HomeLEGAL

LEGAL

Explore Bitcoin’s legal landscape with Bitcoin Magazine’s Legal category – updates on regulations, laws, and compliance.

LEGAL

Saving Private Keys From The Courts

Christopher Allen -
Courts and regulatory entities shouldn’t be allowed to impose their uninformed thoughts on Bitcoin private keys in the form of law.
LEGAL

What The Sanctioning Of Tornado Cash Means For Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine -
What Ethereum’s Tornado Cash protocol being blacklisted by the government means for Bitcoin, and how to read the consumer price index print.
LEGAL

Treasury Sanctions Open-Source Software

Dylan Leclair And Sam Rule -
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned the Tornado Cash mixing tool, setting a precedent for blocking financial privacy and censoring open-source code.
LEGAL

Senate Bill Classifying Bitcoin As A Digital Commodity To Be Introduced Today: Report

Shawn Amick -
The bill seeks to empower the CFTC to regulate bitcoin as a digital commodity while excluding securities from also falling under the same category.
LEGAL

Law Commission of England Proposes New Form of Property For Bitcoin

Shawn Amick -
The proposal from England’s Law Commission outlines a new form of property for digital assets, custodial operations, and a framework for legal proceedings.
LEGAL

Bitcoin Exchange FTX Wins Full Approval To Operate In Dubai

Shawn Amick -
The company will build a headquarters in Dubai to operate exchange and clearinghouse services for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies through a subsidiary.
LEGAL

Is Bitcoin A New Type Of Property?

Marty Bent -
Bitcoin may eventually be labeled as a brand new type of property in the U.S. and U.K. because it doesn’t physically exist in any one specific location.
LEGAL

U.S. Senators Condemn Fidelity Investments’ Bitcoin 401(k) In Open Letter

Shawn Amick -
Three senators chastised Fidelity for offering a bitcoin 401(k) option claiming it is too volatile and untested to be used as a retirement savings tool.
LEGAL

Coinbase, Kraken Under Investigation By U.S. Regulators: Report

Shawn Amick -
The two cryptocurrency exchanges are under increased U.S. scrutiny for allegedly listing unregistered securities and evading sanctions, respectively.
LEGAL

Rio De Janeiro Moves Forward With Bitcoin Integration

João Grilo -
The secretary of finance and planning commented on the city’s plans to put a percentage of the treasury into bitcoin. Brazil has tax breaks for bitcoin miners.
LEGAL

U.S. Senators Introduce Bill For Tax Exemption On Small Bitcoin Transactions

Shawn Amick -
The bill would provide tax exemption on bitcoin transactions for less than $50 or trades netting a gain of less than $50.
LEGAL

Now That Bitcoin Is Considered Property In The UK, Reclaiming Ransomed Assets Sent To Exchanges Is Much Easier

Matthew Green And Brian Mondoh -
While bitcoin itself is difficult to confiscate or censor, U.K. courts have labeled bitcoin as property which aids in recovery when scammers try to cash out.
1...131415Page 14 of 15

LATEST ARTICLES

Advertise with us

Amplify your brand with the world’s first and most trusted Bitcoin media company. Every year, millions of people with diverse interests depend on Bitcoin Magazine for the most reliable, accurate, timely and relevant content. We are trusted by the Bitcoin community to inform and enlighten with quality stories that meet our stringent editorial and journalistic standards.

GET IN TOUCHGET IN TOUCH

EDITOR PICKS

POPULAR POSTS

CATEGORIES

ABOUT US

Established in 2012, Bitcoin Magazine is the oldest and most established source of trustworthy news, information and thought leadership on Bitcoin.

FOLLOW US

© 2025 BTC INC