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Bitcoin Miner Sued for Unregistered Securities After ICO

Giga Watt, a startup that held an ICO to fund a bitcoin mining facility, is being sued for allegedly conducting an unregistered securities offering.

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Korean Law Firm to Appeal New Bitcoin Trading Rules

A South Korean law firm has reportedly filed a constitutional appeal over upcoming regulations restricting digital currency trading.

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Egypt's Religious Leader: Crypto Trading Forbidden Under Islamic Law

Egypt's Islamic religious leader says the cryptocurrency trading is not legal based on the Islamic religious law.

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Blockchain Asset Registries: Approaching Enlightenment?

Putting real-world assets on a blockchain may be a promise worth pursuing, but field reports suggest it's an idea still just out of reach.

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Indian Finance Ministry: Cryptocurrencies Are 'Like Ponzi Schemes'

The India government doubled down its skepticism over cryptocurrencies, calling them like "Ponzi Schemes."

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Crypto Exchange Poloniex to Impose Customer ID Requirements

Cryptocurrency exchange service Poloniex is taking steps to ramp up the information it gathers on customers.

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Singapore Court Dismisses Summary Judgment for $43 Million Bitcoin Dispute

The Singapore court dismisses B2C2's application for summary judgment for B2C2's lawsuit against Singapore cryptocurrency exchange Quoine.

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2018 and Beyond: Tokens Are Slowly Eating the Firm

Think DAOs and tokens are just a joke? This lawyer believes they may be coming to bring an open-source ethos to your business model.

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Massachusetts Securities Regulator: Bitcoin Fails 'The Smell Test'

The top securities regulator in Massachusetts raised concerns on the bitcoin bubble and called the bitcoin market "entirely speculation."

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South Korea to Tighten Bitcoin Exchange Rules Amid ‘Speculative’ Boom

The South Korea now bans domestic cryptocurrency exchanges from allowing users to make transactions through anonymous accounts.

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