Kollen Post

Kollen Post is Cointelegraph's policy editor. He specializes in mapping the intersections of regulation, law and blockchain, especially as they cross national borders. Outside of crypto, he likes languages, rock climbing and bad horror movies.

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Ripple has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the SEC which targets documents pertaining to Ethereum co-founders

Ripple demands to know why Ether isn't a security as XRP defense gets desperate

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2021-01-29T19:59:52+00:00

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Fearing that recent delistings and volatility "undermine market confidence," the U.S. securities regulator says it is looking into the Robinhood fiasco.

SEC is looking into Robinhood's handling of GameStop trading

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2021-01-29T14:58:23+00:00

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Both the Senate and the House are looking into Wall Street's market practices, especially short-selling.

Congress announces hearings on stock market in light of Robinhood vs. Reddit battle

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2021-01-28T21:40:53+00:00

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The Blockchain Association's ranks swell as firms look to aid its work in keeping crypto transactions peer-to-peer.

Crypto industry jumps into lobbying in response to FinCEN

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2021-01-28T20:56:30+00:00

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The Department of Justice has seized half a million dollars in crypto from NetWalker, in an operation that also involved Bulgarian authorities.

DoJ, Chainalysis work to break up ransomware network that targets hospitals

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2021-01-27T21:04:35+00:00

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Arrested by the FBI earlier today, 24-year-old Spence also faces civil charges of fraud that look to bar him from future trading.

Update: "Coin Signals" trader also faces charges from the CFTC

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2021-01-26T20:14:47+00:00

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The trader was both lying to investors and using an unregistered derivatives strategy on BitMEX.

FBI arrests 24-year-old crypto trader for commodities and wire fraud

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2021-01-26T17:20:46+00:00

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The Treasury has opened up the comment period for its self-hosted wallet requirements for another 60 days.

With Yellen confirmed, Treasury moves forward with stalled crypto monitoring rule

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2021-01-26T14:47:21+00:00

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