On December 9, 2025, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a guilty plea by a peer-to-peer convertible virtual currency exchange (the “CVC Exchange”) for conspiring to: (i) violate the Travel ...

The Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint detailing two hacks of virtual currency exchanges by North Korean actors. These actors stole millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency and ...

The Democratic Party of Korea, the ruling party, is facing internal conflict over its proposed "Phase 2 Virtual Asset ...

On March 28, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Division of Market Oversight (“DMO”) and Division of Clearing and Risk (“DCR”) withdrew Staff Advisory No. 18-14, Advisory with ...

Today, in a coordinated action with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ...

But the new virtual money could face a tough battle integrating into the wider financial system. After debuting on currency trading platforms in October, Zcash took off, hitting an exchange rate of $1 ...

South Korean authorities are reportedly investigating crypto exchange Upbit for numerous KYC (Know Your Customer) violations. Due to these reported compliance failures at the Korean exchange, Upbit ...

Ilya Lichtenstein hacked into a virtual currency exchange and stole approximately 120,000 bitcoin. It would be valued at more than $7.6 billion at current market prices, per prosecutors. WASHINGTON ...

MADISON — Wisconsin financial regulators are warning consumers and businesses about the risks of virtual currency, like bitcoin. Virtual currency can be bought or sold through virtual currency ...