In this issue: • Solutions Debut for Wine, Farming Data, Media Authenticity and Credentialing • Blockchain Platforms and Crypto Exchanges Launch Products, Announce Developments • Foreign Regulators Issue New Regulations and Licenses, WEF Launches Consortium • Alleged BTC-e Operator Extradited, Insurer Traces Ransomware Payment, 51% Attack Reported, Crypto Crimes Report Published Solutions Debut for Wine, Farming Data, Media Authenticity and Credentialing By: Veronica Reynolds A multinational closures company has announced what it describes as the…

In this issue: • Blockchain Solutions Advance in Manufacturing, Food, Pharma and Grant Management • Marco Polo Network Completes Pilot, Banks Make Crypto Moves, Bitcoin Futures Launch • Multiple US Enforcement Actions for ICOs, Dark Web Sales, Fraud and SIM Swapping • Reports Detail Crypto Hacks, Ransomware, Dark Markets and Crypto Fraud Schemes Blockchain Solutions Advance in Manufacturing, Food, Pharma and Grant Management By: Simone O. Otenaike Last week, one of the world’s largest industrial…

In this issue: • Shipping Firms, DHS and Wine Merchants Participate in Blockchain Pilots • Crypto Payment Gateways Announced, Multimillion-Dollar Property Sold for Bitcoin • Developments in Cryptocurrency Custody Providers, Banks and New Product Offerings • Enforcement Updates From US and Dutch Agencies Shipping Firms, DHS and Wine Merchants Participate in Blockchain Pilots By: Simone O. Otenaike Earlier this week, one of the United States’ largest multinational package delivery and supply chain management firms reportedly…

In this issue: • Token Taxonomy Framework Published, Blockchain Supply Chain Pilots Expand • Stellar Burns Tokens, New Cryptocurrency Market Data and Studies Released • Blockchain Startup Receives Transfer Agent License, UK and Hong Kong Issue Crypto Guidance Enforcement • Multiple US Agencies Bring Enforcement Actions, Report Describes North Korea Crypto Sanctions Evasion Token Taxonomy Framework Published, Blockchain Supply Chain Pilots Expand By: Robert A. Musiala Jr. This week, the members of the Token Taxonomy…

In this issue: • Crypto and Blockchain Capital Markets News From UNICEF, Europe and Hong Kong • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Payment Applications Introduced Across Jurisdictions • Class-Action Suit Filed Against Bitfinex/Tether, US Enforcement Actions Continue • Incidents of Ransomware, Cryptocurrency Hacks and Malware Continue Crypto and Blockchain Capital Markets News From UNICEF, Europe and Hong Kong By: Joanna F. Wasick   On Wednesday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced its launch of a newly…

On Oct. 9, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued additional guidance regarding the taxation of cryptocurrency. The guidance comes more than five years after the IRS issued Notice 2014-21, the first and, until now, only official guidance regarding cryptocurrency. Revenue Ruling 2019-24 (the Revenue Ruling) reaffirms that virtual currency is treated as property and does not constitute currency. The Revenue Ruling distinguishes virtual currencies from foreign currencies. According to the Revenue Ruling, foreign currency, unlike…

In this issue: • Smart Contracts Deployed by Icelandic Retailer, Blockchain for Sneakers and DHS • Cryptocurrency Service Providers Target Mainstream Investors, FINRA Application Approved • SEC, DOJ and State Agency Enforcement Actions for ICOs and Crypto Fraud Schemes • Regulatory Problems and Solutions in the Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Arena Smart Contracts Deployed by Icelandic Retailer, Blockchain for Sneakers and DHS By: Robert A. Musiala Jr. A press release issued this week announced the…