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Texas: Mayoral candidate proposes city-run cryptocurrency to fund understaffed police department

A candidate for mayor in Lewisville, Texas has found a way to increase funding for the city's understaffed police department…

Pablo Escobar’s brother forked Bitcoin to create DietBitcoin, claims to know who Satoshi Nakamoto is

Roberto de Jesus Escobar Gaviria, the biological brother of the famous Colombian leader of the Medellín Cartel, Pablo Escobar, has…

Securities laws apply to most cryptocurrencies and exchanges, SEC says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has made it clear it is looking to apply securities laws to everything in…

SEC subpoenas TechCrunch founder’s cryptofund amid regulatory uncertainty

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington's $100 million cryptofund in a broader investigation into…

US government is nowhere close to regulating bitcoin, White House official says

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Rob Joyce, special assistant to President Donald Trump and White House cybersecurity…

A New York University student paid his four-year tuition with bitcoin profits

Guided by an algorithm that is supposed to be able to predict the performance of cryptocurrencies, some New York University…

$1.8 million worth of ether stolen at gunpoint in New York City

An unidentified man from New York City was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint by an acquaintance and robbed of a digital…

Blockchain and cryptocurrency bills introduced in New York legislature

Lawmakers in New York have introduced four bills related to blockchain technology, smart contracts and digital currencies.

US Federal Reserve issues bitcoin warning, citing “financial stability risks”

The US Federal Reserve has issued a bitcoin warning, citing "financial stability risks" and urging central banks to take a…

Proposed US Senate Bill to criminalize concealed bitcoin ownership

The US Senate Judiciary Committee is currently taking a fresh look at bill S.1241, aimed at “Modernizing AML Laws to…