Long Blockchain is appealing a delisting decision from stock exchange operator Nasdaq which, according to a letter, believes the publicly-traded company misled its investors. In a Feb. 21 letter, Long Blockchain –…

France’s stock market regulator released a statement about cryptocurrency-tied derivatives on Thursday, which includes a curb on the advertising of such products. In its statement, L’Autorite Des Marches Financiers (AMF) said that…

Venezuela officially has its own cryptocurrency – and its president wants some of the country’s state-owned businesses to use it. According to a recording posted on Twitter by television network VTV, Venezuelan President…

New statements suggest that Iran’s central bank is developing a new cryptocurrency that would be administered by the state government. Information and Communications Technology Minister MJ Azari Jahromi made the announcement on…

Officials from the Venezuelan and Russian governments discussed the former’s newly-launched cryptocurrency during a meeting in Moscow this week. Venezuelan Finance Minister Simon Zerpa Delgado was in Moscow on Wednesday discussing collaboration…

Two board members of the Switzerland-based Tezos Foundation, including its president Johann Gevers, have stepped down from their positions. The pair will be replaced by Tezos community member Ryan Jesperson – who will…

Bitcoin’s failure to find acceptance above the $11,000 mark this week has neutralized the immediate bullish outlook. However, the rally from Feb. 6 lows could resume if prices break above $11,250, the…

Germany’s financial markets regulator has issued new guidance on how it will classify tokens sold during initial coin offerings (ICOs), including those it will consider securities. On Feb. 20, the Federal Financial Supervisory…

A woman peers out from a watchtower. Below her hundreds of people are walking the streets of a bustling marketplace. She has one power: If a vendor tries to cheat a buyer…

Jared Marx is an attorney at the Washington, D.C. law firm Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis. He represents companies and individuals in civil and criminal proceedings.  With the rise and rise of initial…