The XRP cryptocurrency soared on Wednesday as investors grew hopeful that Ripple, a company closely associated with the token, would win its prolonged legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The token was worth around 45 cents at about 8 a.m. ET, according to ...Read More

After the New York Department of Financial Services took possession of Signature Bank on Sunday, speculation mounted that regulators had seized the bank because of its crypto-friendly stance and Signet payment platform, a popular tool for the blockchain industry. The narrative was boosted by former Rep. Barney Frank, ...Read More

“Compliance” would seem like an unlikely buzzword at ETHDenver, one of Ethereum’s  largest conferences, set literally in the “Wild West.” But developers and founders have warmed up to the idea that crypto projects will need to comply with rules and regulations in order to ...Read More

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was granted emergency relief by a Florida court on Monday to freeze and appoint a receiver for the assets of Miami-based crypto hedge fund BKCoin and one of its co-founders, Kevin Kang. According to regulators, BKCoin and Kang raised ...Read More

In late 2018, the companies behind the most widely traded cryptocurrency were struggling to maintain their access to the global banking system. Some of their backers turned to shadowy intermediaries, falsified documents and shell companies to get back in, documents show. One of those ...Read More

On Thursday several crypto firms made statements meant to distance themselves from crypto-friendly bank Silvergate, which saw shares free fall on Thursday after the company delayed its annual report and said it would report further losses. Coinbase, Paxos, Galaxy Digital, Gemini, BitStamp, Crypto.com and Circle each ...Read More

Cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx has been sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who alleges the firm falsely represented itself as an exchange by failing to register as a securities and commodities broker-dealer in the state. A 38-page petition filed by James in the New York ...Read More