2020-1-15 00:00 |
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) says people need to be wary of crypto investments while assuring Texans of continuing its mandate of robust oversight on cryptocurrency-related activities in the state. origin »
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Texas State Securities Board has added cryptocurrency to the list of investments that raise red flags and require careful scrutiny
2020-1-14 19:31 | |
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Home sales and prices have been rising in tandem for the better part of a decade as the Lone Star State leaves any sign of the Great Recession in the dust. The post Texas Housing Market Is on Fire but a Leveling Out Awaits appeared first on CCN.com
2019-12-5 21:31 | |
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With the loss of their superstar quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, to a dislocated hip on Saturday, Alabama will not be expected to make the College Football Playoffs for the first time since their inception.
2019-11-18 23:17 | |
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Several prominent blockchain company executives have said that a recent study claiming a single investor likely manipulated Bitcoin to its record high of $20,000 in December 2017 is misleading and that it is based on a misunderstanding.
2019-11-5 11:40 | |
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Last year, two academics concluded that the Bitcoin rally in 2017, when the cryptocurrency hit the all-time high, was caused by manipulation. Now the research authors figured out that the surge was likely caused by a single entity.
2019-11-4 18:16 | |
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Bitfinex, which shares co-founders with the Tether stablecoin, is once again attracting controversy over the manipulation of the Bitcoin price. Per a paper published by the University of Texas Professor John Griffin and Ohio State University’s Amin Shams, Bitcoin’s run to a record high near $20,000 in 2017 was caused by a single market whale.
2019-11-5 12:42 | |
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Chinese bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain has opened a headquarters in Texas, marking the latest in a trend for the Lone Star State. The post Bitmain Opens 50 MW Bitcoin Mining Center in Texas appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2019-10-22 20:46 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board announced on Wednesday that it had completed the second regulatory crackdown on cryptocurrency services. The regulator’s Enforcement Division required two allegedly fake crypto firms to cease their activities.
2019-10-18 22:34 | |
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By CCN Markets: Crypto fraudsters beware. Texas' top securities chief is watching you like a hawk, and he's not a fan of your scammy ICO. He’s Joe Rotunda, Director of the Enforcement Division for the Texas State Securities Board.
2019-8-26 19:00 | |
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It seems like not a day goes by without a major company being hacked or a government-run institution exposed to ransomware attacks. Now, state agencies in Texas have succumbed to a coordinated ransomware attack that has impacted at least 23 local government entities across the state.
2019-8-19 08:28 | |
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China introduces its own cryptocurrency right after posting positive guidance for Bitcoin, will it be more successful than Facebook Libra? India Bans Bitcoin (again). When can India learn from China’s earlier mistakes? Texas State Security Board issues guidance for bitcoin.
2019-8-12 18:33 | |
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Officials from the Texas State Securities Board made a move against a misleading crypto ad on Craigslist. They filed a cease and desist order against the promoter to take the ad down. This was the fourth time that the division has had to deal with a situation like this since the beginning of its latest […]
2019-8-9 16:58 | |
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According to a Texas State Security Board announcement dated August 7, a cease and desist order has been filed against a New York-based company who was promising improbable returns to investors through its unlicensed platform which dealt with forex and securities trading, as well as cryptocurrency investing.
2019-8-9 11:24 | |
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The Texas Securities Commissioner has ordered AWS Mining, a mining firm operating in the state, to repay their investors any money they had put into mining contracts. In Texas, the state securities regulators went on a statewide crackdown of illegitimate cryptocurrency businesses that were soliciting investors from Texas.
2019-8-4 13:19 | |
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After a statewide sweep in December 2017, Texas’ securities regulator will begin a second sweep of the entire state to find and shut down any illegitimate cryptocurrency schemes run by unlicensed companies and individuals, as reported by CrowdFund Insider, on July 4, 2019.
2019-7-6 15:00 | |
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IOTA, one of the fastest growing blockchain foundations on the world, announced that it will sponsor the first inaugural Texas Smart Cities Summit, an event that aims to accelerate smart city efforts in the state of Texas.
2019-5-16 14:35 | |
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Flaring, a common practice of burning off natural gas that can’t be efficiently captured and stored has reportedly reached record levels in the state of Texas. Let’s look at why Bitcoin mining would be the perfect solution to capture this energy ‘waste’ and transform it into sound money.
2019-4-24 22:00 | |
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According to an official notice from Texas State Securities Board, the regulator decided to issue a cease and desist order against a crypto trading company. The firm is known as FxBitGlobe and the decision to issue this order was published on April 9.
2019-4-10 21:21 | |
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Travis J. Iles, the Securities Commissioner of Texas, isn’t taking any guff from a site called FxBitGlobe. Iles issued an “emergency” cease and desist order to FxBitGlobe, ordering them to quit attempting to do business with anyone in the great State of Texas.
2019-4-10 19:37 | |
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Cryptocurrency and foreign currency investment firm FxBitGlobe received an emergency cease and desist order by the Texas State Securities Board
2019-4-10 13:24 | |
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Anyone who’s spent any time in cryptocurrency communities knows fraud is a widespread issue. We’ve seen ‘pump and dump’ tactics, Ponzi schemes, Twitter cryptocurrency scambots impersonating tech moguls like Elon Musk, and multi-million dollar exit-scams.
2019-3-19 12:17 | |
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In the US state of Texas, a new proposed bill sets out to require identity verification to use cryptocurrencies. The… The post Texas Bill Proposal: ” Before Accepting Payment by a Digital Currency, a Person Must Verify the Identity of the Person Sending Payment” appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-3-16 12:32 | |
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A bill proposed by the Texas legislature will require that all receivers of cryptocurrency in regular transactions verify the identity of the cryptocurrency sender before accepting any payment.
2019-3-12 01:04 | |
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A Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, Phil Stephenson, has just introduced a bill that would require residents of the state to identify themselves if they wish to use cryptocurrencies.
2019-3-11 07:20 | |
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The Securities Board claims the companies were selling unregistered securities and recruiting unregistered dealers and agents.
2019-2-23 22:19 | |
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On February 7, the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) published a report wherein it makes an analysis of the millions of dollars lost related to fraud during 2018. The report reveals that the majority of the losses far beyond the cryptocurrency sector.
2019-2-12 13:30 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board is the watchdog for financial scams in the state, and they recently published an annual report that revealed cryptocurrency to be one of their main priorities this year.
2019-2-8 04:29 | |
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Updated Policies With Texas’s Department Of Banking May Require Stablecoin Issuers To Gain Licensing Approval Cryptocurrency is categorized into many different classifications on a federal level and state level.
2019-1-5 20:30 | |
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A new memo by the Texas Department of Banking notes that stablecoins may fall under the state's definition of "money" and therefore would be subject to money transmission laws.
2019-1-5 01:35 | |
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Jared Rice Sr. , CEO of the Dallas-based bank AriseBank, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, and charged with six counts of securities fraud and wire fraud.
2018-11-30 23:03 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board issued on November 27 an “Emergency Cease and Desist Order” against a cryptocurrency mining and trading business, dubbed My Crypto Mine. ‘My Crypto Mine’ Promised Insane Guaranteed Profits The California-based My Crypto Mine was allegedly offering unregistered securities tied to cryptocurrencies in the state of Texas.
2018-11-28 15:59 | |
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Regulatory compliance is one of the most (if not the most) stressful points surrounding cryptocurrencies. Regulators across the world strive to understand and effectively classify blockchain-based projects, in an attempt to protect the investing public from fraudsters who plague this nascent industry.
2018-11-26 16:29 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board has issued a cease and desist order to Australian cloud mining company AWS Mining PTY LTD, with claims that the company engaged in the unlawful selling of unregistered securities.
2018-11-9 19:14 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board has issued an emergency cease and desist order to an Australia-based cryptocurrency mining company and its affiliates. According to the order, the company represents that investments in its mining contracts are “guaranteed to 200% profit.
2018-11-8 06:35 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board has issued an emergency cease and desist order to an Australia-based cryptocurrency mining company and its affiliates. According to the order, the company represents that investments in its mining contracts are “guaranteed to 200% profit.
2018-11-8 06:35 | |
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AWS Mining, based in Australia, and Canadian EXY Crypto targeted Texas’ citizens illegally, the local securities regulator has said.
2018-11-8 00:33 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board entered emergency action on November 6, against two fraudulent companies involved in cryptocurrency mining activities. AWS Mining PTY Ltd and EXY Crypto had been allegedly deceiving investors promising unrealistic returns, enticing them through social media platforms and by recruiting unlicensed multilevel marketing agents, respectively.
2018-11-7 18:59 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board has issued an emergency cease and desist order to an Australia-based cloud mining company AWS Mining PTY LTD for selling unregistered securities, according to an official notice filed Nov.
2018-11-15 17:57 | |
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An Australian-based cryptocurrency mining service has been told to cease its operations by regulators from the other side of the globe. The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) issued an emergency cease-and-desist order yesterday, to Automated Web Services Mining (AWS Mining).
2018-11-7 13:40 | |
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In an exclusive interview, CryptoSlate spoke with the Director of Enforcement at the Texas State Securities Board, Joseph Rotunda, who has presided over more than a hundred investigations into suspect crypto offerings since a 2017 state-wide sweep that rocked BitConnect with an emergency cease-and-desist order.
2018-11-7 02:05 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board issued an emergency cease-and-desist against a company it claims committed fraud in offering crypto mining contracts.
2018-11-7 00:30 | |
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Bitcoin ATM Operator Coinsource has been granted a BitLicense by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Based in Texas, Coinsource deploys Bitcoin ATMs to key population centers across the world with over 200 machines installed in the U.
2018-11-1 19:11 | |
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According to recent court documents, an Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint has been filed at a U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against BitConnect.
2018-10-19 22:58 | |
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When Dan Neves started a hedge fund for cryptocurrency investors, he didn’t do it with the goal of helping the government crack down on fraud, but that’s exactly what he and his team are doing. Ironically, it started, with a cease-and-desist letter to his own company from the director of enforcement from the Texas State […] The post Meet the Hedge Fund Manager Cracking Down on Crypto Investment Fraud [INTERVIEW] appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-10-1 10:00 | |
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Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles has issued emergency ordinances against three separate fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes linked to Russian scammers. The orders were issued on September 18, 2018, against DGBK Ltd.
2018-9-20 00:05 | |
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The local financial regulator issued emergency orders against DigitalBank (DGBK Ltd.), Coins Miner Investment, and Ultimate Assets for unlawfully targeting Texas residents.
2018-9-20 23:59 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board has taken emergency action against three crypto investment schemes it alleges are attempting to hoax local investors.
2018-9-20 18:00 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board issued three emergency cease and desist orders Tuesday, Sept. 18, to shut down a Russian cryptocurrency scam, charge DigitalBank and two principals for threatening immediate and irreparable harm to the public, and charge a forex and Bitcoin trader of guaranteeing false ROIs, respectively.
2018-9-19 13:00 | |
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Today, September 12, 2018, OKCoin announced that the company will be offering token-to-token only trading in twenty states across the U. S. This announcement of its expansion in U.
2018-9-12 17:01 | |
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Coinspeaker Texas Securities Regulator Summons SBF to February 2 Hearing The regulator is pursuing a cease and desist order against FTX, Administrative Fines, and a refund of the assets received from investors amongst other demands.
Texas state security board has issued an order for the former FTX CEO SBF to be present at the FTX hearing scheduled for February 2, 2023.
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) has announced a series of enforcement actions against 15 online investment entities that illegally market cryptocurrency, binary options, and forex investments in Texas.
A South African group calling itself “Anonymous ZA” has published fresh information that seemingly supports long-standing allegations that Mirror Trading International (MTI), an ostensible bitcoin investment company, is running a multi-level marketing scam.
On February 7, the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) published a report wherein it makes an analysis of the millions of dollars lost related to fraud during 2018. The report reveals that the majority of the losses far beyond the cryptocurrency sector.