US attorney general releases guidelines for enforcing crypto laws
Regulation and guidance continue to come in hot from the land of the free. William Barr, the attorney general for the U.S., published official guidelines for keeping crypto markets accountable. The lead U.S. attorney's Cyber-Digital Task Force put together the guidelines, officially calling them: Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework, according to an Oct. 8 statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. The statement explained:"The Framework provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging threats and enforcement challenges associated with the increasing prevalence and use of....
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