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A U.S. judge has asked lawyers from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to provide an opinion in the case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Telegram's $1.7 billion token sale. origin »
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A U. S. Federal Judge has declared that cryptocurrencies are commodities and as such fall within the regulatory jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Judge Rya Zobel made this declaration in the case brought against My Big Coin Pay Inc.
2018-9-28 21:31 | |
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In a court case of fraud allegations against My Big Coin Pay, a federal judge ruled that cryptocurrencies can be treated as commodities, even as legal discussions over its asset status continue. As reported by Reuters on Sept.
2018-9-28 21:17 | |
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In a landmark case for the cryptocurrency industry, a federal judge has ruled that a cryptocurrency caught in the midst of a lawsuit is a commodity, court documents reveal.
2018-9-28 23:15 | |
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The case against My Big Coin moves forward.
2018-9-28 21:14 | |
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SEC Seeks Sanctions Against Plexcoin Organizers The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to impose sanctions on the perpetrators behind the scamming ICO known as Plexcoin. Since December 2017, the SEC has been involved in a lawsuit against PlexCorps, the company that allegedly organized the Plexcoin token crowdsale. The case, in which the […]
2018-9-27 23:39 | |
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As individuals, we pay for home insurance and auto insurance to provide coverage in case of a fire or car crash. Businesses often invest in liability insurance in case someone gets injured on their property.
2018-9-24 10:46 | |
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A US court has dismissed charges against Mt. Gox,its executive and Mizuho Bank for lack of jurisdiction.
2018-9-17 08:37 | |
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Ethereum has taken an experimental approach to blockchain technology, by pushing the code to its absolute limits. Whilst this… The post Case Study: Benchmarking the Ubiq Network Against Ethereum appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2018-9-15 08:52 | |
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The Reserve Bank of India has continued is tirade against the legalization of cryptocurrencies by filing an affidavit to the country’s supreme court. The Supreme Court will be holding a hearing on the case of legalizing cryptocurrency on September 17th, at which time the affidavit will be reviewed.
2018-9-14 22:00 | |
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The Mt. Gox saga appears to be far from over as a Pennsylvania judge has dismissed the case of a claimant on the grounds of a lack of jurisdiction in the case. Mt. Gox user, Gregory Pearce, who was implicated in the Bitcoin exchange’s collapse, submitted a withdrawal request for $5,900.
2018-9-13 12:04 | |
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After a long period of silence and uncertainty, the U.S. government has stated that at least two initial coin offerings (ICOs) are not exempt from security laws. Howey vs SEC The ruling comes after ICO participants from Recoin and Diamond Reserve Club filed a federal case against the projects’ founder Maksim Zaslavskiy for misleading investors, who […] The post US Judge Rules ICOs Covered by Securities Law appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-9-12 10:00 | |
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In moving closer to the governmental goal of cryptocurrency regulation, a United States federal judge has passed a ruling suggesting that U. S. securities laws could cover Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).
2018-9-12 06:22 | |
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In what it deems a first for both enforcement actions, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is charging two entities with registration failures.
2018-9-12 23:36 | |
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A new ruling by a federal judge in New York has put Initial Coin Offerings under the umbrella of securities law, in a first-of-its-kind legal case against a man charged with promoting digital currencies that were supposedly backed by non-existent real estate and diamonds.
2018-9-12 22:00 | |
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A year-old legal battle between two of the crypto industry’s leading organizations is coming to a close. After a volley of countersuits that had the companies jumping from courthouse to courthouse, Ripple and R3 have brokered a settlement that will put the drama to rest.
2018-9-12 21:26 | |
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A federal judge has ruled that a criminal case against an alleged ICO fraudster will proceed to trial, saying existing securities laws apply.
2018-9-12 19:39 | |
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Two crypto companies, Gemini Trust and Paxos, got a green light from a New York state regulator to launch their own stablecoins pegged 1:1 to the U. S. dollar. New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) gave an okay to Gemini Trust, the crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, to launch Gemini Dollar (GUSD).
2018-9-11 01:58 | |
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Ripple saw a victory Wednesday as a lawsuit against it received a "complex" designation, meaning it will be coordinated with another case.
2018-8-30 22:21 | |
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The Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has had the last laugh in its case against New York-based crypto firm, CabbageTech Corp. The judge hearing the case in the New York Eastern District Court ruled, on Aug 24, that there is credible evidence in favor of CFTC’s allegations that the company was defrauding its clients.
2018-8-29 18:10 | |
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The crypto industry has scored another first, as a junior U. S. Senator from Montana, Steve Daines, has lobbied against the planned closure of a coal-fired power plant in Rosebud County, arguing that its closure could harm the growing cryptocurrency mining industry in the state.
2018-8-28 19:11 | |
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The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) won a court case against a cryptocurrency promoter that cheated investors by running “a bold and vicious fraud. ” According to Bloomberg on August 24, 2018, the CFTC managed to ban the cryptocurrency operator permanently, Patrick McDonnell ordering, him to pay a hefty fine in restitution and penalties.
2018-8-25 17:00 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just put nine more bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the chopping block. In three separate orders issued on August 22, 2018, the agency nixed the proposals and contingent rule changes for ETF filings submitted by ProShares, GraniteShares and Direxion.
2018-8-23 18:18 | |
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As the old maxim asserts: those who made the most money in the gold rush were those who sold shovels. With our own digital gold rush in a downturn, however, the shovels aren’t selling so well, as mining companies themselves are struggling to move hardware because miners are struggling to turn a profit.
2018-8-22 22:53 | |
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Nearly eight months to the day after the ponzi scheme BitConnect exit scammed, the sins of the project have caught up to one of its figureheads. Divyesh Darji, the alleged leader of BitConnect’s Asian team, was arrested this Saturday, August 18, 2018, in the Delhi airport by the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
2018-8-20 19:54 | |
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A United States Court judge in Northern District of California has slapped down an investors motion to remand the class action suit against Ripple Labs on August 14, 2018. The case is now set to move to federal court.
2018-8-18 20:00 | |
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BitAngels founder Michael Terpin has filed a $224 million lawsuit against telecoms provider AT&T, alleging that its negligence led him to lose about $24 million worth of cryptocurrency to fraudsters, according to a CNBC report.
2018-8-16 23:14 | |
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Peoples Token is an erc20 utility token. Peoples token aims to create a fully community driven and decentralized token. A lot of token ICO fails to fulfil and reach their goals as promised by the team.
2018-8-15 19:03 | |
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Ripple scored a small victory in its ongoing legal defense when a San Francisco judge ruled against a motion to remand the case of Coffey vs. Ripple Labs to California state courts. However, the company associated with the third-largest cryptocurrency is still knee-deep in a fight which could have deep reverberations through the cryptocurrency space.
2018-8-14 16:41 | |
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One of the big issues surrounding XRP is decentralisation. This is because Ripple, as a company own an awful lot of XRP, and also, until recently, operated the majority of the validator nodes on the XRP blockchain.
2018-8-14 13:00 | |
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Ripple can breathe a little easier after an XRP investor’s case was dismissed. The case alleged that Ripple used dishonest and illegal tactics to control the price of XRP. To Be or Not to be a Security? Yesterday the US Northern District of California court denied a remand application for a lawsuit filed against Ripple Labs Inc.
2018-8-13 05:00 | |
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On the 10th of August 2018, the US District Court of the Northern District of California, issued an ‘Order Denying Motion to Remand’ towards the court case of Ryan Coffey against Ripple Labs and Brad Garlinghouse.
2018-8-12 16:53 | |
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Tezos Foundation has failed to convince the federal court to dismiss allegations of securities laws violations.
2018-8-9 08:51 | |
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When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell.
2018-8-4 22:49 | |
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OKCoin Sued for Failing to Avail BCH to Investor after BCH Fork Recently, a Chinese crypto investor filed a case against OKCoin after failing to receive a Bitcoin Cash airdrop from the digital currency trading platform.
2018-8-3 00:03 | |
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In California, the first case has been brought against an alleged SIM hijacker charged with stealing over $5 million worth of cryptocurrency with the help of accomplices.
2018-8-2 01:39 | |
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Mining The Securities Commissioner of South Carolina dismissed its previous order of nearly half a year ago against Genesis Mining. Both Genesis Mining and Ship Chain were issued cease and desist order withdrawal notices.
2018-7-29 08:48 | |
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The Securities Commissioner of South Carolina dismissed its previous order of nearly half a year ago against Genesis Mining. It’s rare, and some say this is a first for the state, as the Commissioner hasn’t previously withdrawn such an order.
2018-7-29 06:45 | |
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Cryptocurrencies have found an unlikely ally in their quest to become legalized in India, following intense legal battles between companies, consumers, and the Reserve Bank of India. The recommendation to legalize crypto comes from the law commission of India, as they are a vital part of their case against a blanket ban on sports betting.
2018-7-26 08:00 | |
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In a press release, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it has successfully prosecuted another fraudulent cryptocurrency case against Dillon Michael Dean and his UK-registered company, The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited (TEH), for operating an illegal Bitcoin investment pool.
2018-7-26 20:23 | |
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As reported on FinanceFeeds, the criminal case filed against defendants Bitfunder and Jon E. Montroll, accused of operating an unregistered securities exchange and defrauding its users, has led to a plea agreement.
2018-7-24 16:25 | |
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In a case that has been developing over the past few months, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken another step in its actions against Dillon Michael Dean and his U. K. -registered company The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited (TEH).
2018-7-24 00:00 | |
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India’s central bank told the country’s supreme court on Friday that “allowing dealings in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin would encourage illegal transactions. ” Other crypto petitions being heard include one asking the government to “take emergency steps to restrain the sale and purchase of illegal cryptocurrencies.
2018-7-22 02:34 | |
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The following is a diagram from a slide that I made in one of my presentations at Cornell this week: </img> If there was one diagram that could capture the core principle of Casper’s incentivization philosophy, this might be it.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Today was the proverbial D-Day for the cryptocurrency industry in India as the Supreme Court was scheduled to hear the case against the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) instituting a ban forbidding all commercial banks in the country from facilitating crypto related transactions.
2018-7-20 19:39 | |
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The operator of defunct bitcoin investment platform BitFunder, Jon Montroll, is reportedly seeking a plea bargain over fraud and other charges laid against him by the U. S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).
2018-7-20 19:16 | |
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The operator of defunct bitcoin investment platform BitFunder is negotiating a plea deal over criminal charges laid against him by the SEC.
2018-7-20 16:30 | |
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The biggest case involving the Indian cryptocurrencies market is scheduled to resume today as the Supreme court presides over a lawsuit filed by exchanges against the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). A directive by the central banking authority required that all banks in the country quit doing business with virtual currency exchanges on or before […] The post India Stands Still – Should Crypto Go or Stay ? appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2018-7-20 15:08 | |
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So, while the bulls may feel emboldened by a possible inverse head-and-shoulders breakout, they are cautioned against being too ambitious. The area between $7,000 – $7,100 hosts more relevant technical hurdles that need to be penetrated in order to prove the bull case.
2018-7-17 00:37 | |
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Сообщение Robinhood Adds Telegram’s TON Token, Expanding Crypto Reach in the U.S. Marketplace появились сначала на Coinstelegram.
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Verb holds $713 million in Toncoin and $67 million in cash reserves. Ledger Live integration allows TON staking from just 10 tokens. TON Sharpe ratio turned positive in August, indicating momentum.
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Сообщение Nasdaq-listed Verb Technology Raises $558M to Launch TON Strategy Co. Treasury Initiative появились сначала на Coinstelegram.
С утра понедельника Toncoin ощутимо просел на -5%, вернувшись к $2,79 после локального хайпа, который разогнали сами же его разработчики… Ситуация показательная и полезная для всех! Глава TON Foundation, Макс Краун, в воскресенье выкатил в X пост с заявлением о том, что если застейкать TON на $100к на три года и заплатить $35к комиссии, то […] Материал TON и «Золотая виза» в ОАЭ – FAKE появился сначала на WHATTONEWS – Новости криптовалют.
The Open Platform (the first Telegram Web3 unicorn) raises $28.5M to expand TON-based products, crypto wallets, and AI-powered blockchain apps globally.