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 ...

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 Japanese government has made major strides towards the acceptance of cryptocurrency. Japan is among the countries that recognize Bitcoin legal tender with over 30% of world Bitcon dealings being ...

The National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and other organizations released a report on Thursday, revealing how the US uses technological hegemony to harvest global virtual currency assets.

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 ...

Justice Minister Park Sang-Ki said Seoul was preparing a bill to shut down the country's virtual coin exchanges... p pulse Follow Bitcoin and other virtual currencies were sent on rollercoaster rides ...

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) ...

“No matter the industry, businesses always seek to stay where they are most welcomed, and being welcomed means having clear regulations. In Asia, Singapore took the lead by issuing licenses to virtual ...

Recognizing the evolving landscape of digital finance, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), an association of state financial regulators, issued advisory guidance on the treatment of ...

Lee Eog-weon, Chairperson of the Financial Services Commission, stated that the plan to limit major shareholders’ stakes in virtual currency exchanges to 15–20% is part of efforts to “adjust ...