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El Salvadorians take to the streets to protest Bitcoin law

Protesters calling themselves the Popular Resistance and Rebellion Block have come out against El Salvador’s government passing a law making Bitcoin legal tender. A Tuesday

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Canadian border town suspends Bitcoin mining over aesthetic concerns

Massena, a town along the New York border with Canada has placed a temporary suspension on new Bitcoin (BTC) mining operations in the area. According

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Bull or bear market, creators are diving headfirst into crypto

After an astronomical bull run into the beginning of this year that was followed by an abrupt halt and 50% drop since April, crypto markets

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Nonfungible tokens from a legal perspective

A nonfungible token (NFT) can be both a representation of a physical or digital asset that only exists on the internet — a programmable piece

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Coinbase and top execs face securities class action over Nasdaq listing

A Coinbase shareholder has filed a securities class action against Coinbase for allegedly misleading investors ahead of its public listing about the company’s financial state

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Nigeria to pilot central bank digital currency in October

For much of 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been in the headlines for its anti-cryptocurrency measures. Yet, the institution has this week

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Binance US ‘looking at IPO route,’ CZ says

Binance US, a United States-based cryptocurrency exchange operating separately from Binance, is looking to go public despite the ongoing regulatory crackdown on Binance. Changpeng Zhao,

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Texas alleges that BlockFi is offering unregistered securities

The Texas State Securities Board has filed for a cease and desist order against crypto lending firm BlockFi for not offering a security licensed at

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Reserve Bank of India mulls first steps toward an eventual CBDC

The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, continues to investigate the issuance of a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. T Rabi Sankar, the deputy

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Get a passport, pay crypto, live tax-free?

Way back in 2014, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that cryptocurrency is property in Notice 2014-21. That classification as property has some