Indian Court Bars Police From Freezing Entire Bank Accounts in Crypto Fraud Probes

An Indian High Court has ruled that police cannot freeze entire bank accounts during fraud investigations. Only fraud-related amounts in bank accounts can be frozen. The decision followed a case where an account was frozen due to a cryptocurrency investigation. The court stressed that freezing accounts entirely disrupts livelihoods and called on investigative agencies to … Read more

Banks Freeze Company’s Accounts After Owner Traded on Localbitcoins

The owner of cryptocurrency mining electric bicycle retailer, 50cycles, recently had his company’s accounts with HSBC and Barclays frozen within hours of transacting on peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform, Locabitcoins. Also Read: P2P Exchange Options Increasing for Crypto Traders in India HSBC and Barclays Freeze Accounts of 50cycles Scott Snaith, the owner of cryptocurrency mining electric bicycle … Read more

EOS Decentralization Questioned as Block Producers Freeze Accounts

On June 17, 2018, the 21 block producers or nodes that run the EOS network chose to freeze seven accounts that were allegedly stolen from EOS community members. According to reports, all 21 block producers unanimously decided to freeze the compromised assets but the decision was met with controversy from the EOS community, and possibly … Read more