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Kik CEO: ‘Buy today, sell tomorrow, profit’ — SEC: ‘Nope, that’s illegal’
In a turn everyone should’ve seen coming, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing messaging app Kik for its initial coin offering (ICO). In court documents released yesterday, the SEC outlined that Kik’s sale of one trillion “Kin” tokens was not registered with the SEC. дальше »
2019-6-5 11:26 | |
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Australian Government Publishes Update on Cryptocurrency and ICO Rules
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has published an update on how it intends to regulate crypto-related businesses and initial coin offerings (ICOs). дальше »
2019-6-1 19:04 | |
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SEC Sues California Operator Behind $26 Million Crypto Pyramid Scam
By CCN: On Thursday, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil injunctive action against the operator of an alleged pyramid scheme that raised $26 million from investors. The defendant in the case is Daniel Pacheco, 45, a resident of San Clemente, California who has been charged by the SEC with selling unregistered securities as well as operating a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. дальше »
2019-5-28 09:16 | |
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SEC Files Charges, Alleges Daniel Pacheco Ran Crypto Ponzi Scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Daniel Pacheco, claiming he sold unregistered securities and raised $26 million with a crypto-related Ponzi scheme he ran through his companies IPro Solutions LLC and IPro Network LLC. дальше »
2019-5-24 00:08 | |
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U.S. Court Claims American Rapper Sold Unregistered Securities During FLiK ICO
On May 20, 2019, Stephen Palley, a lawyer, published the United States District Court of Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division’s order containing allegations by plaintiffs that Clifford “T. дальше »
2019-5-23 17:00 | |
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Tether Partly Backed by Bitcoin, Court Transcription Reveals
Tether, a stablecoin tied to the dollar that is meant to mediate the volatility of other cryptocurrencies, is partly backed by bitcoin. As detailed in court documents obtained by The Block, Tether admitted to using some of the cash reserves meant to back its stablecoin to purchase bitcoin, among other assets. дальше »
2019-5-22 23:02 | |
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Op Ed: Understanding the Latest FinCEN Guidance for Cryptocurrencies
On May 9, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new “interpretive guidance” about how its regulations apply to businesses that conduct money transmissions in virtual currencies. дальше »
2019-5-11 21:34 | |
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2500x Returns:This [Regulated?] Crypto Token Awaits a Staggering Yield
Blockstack, which has filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to potentially become the first registered crypto token offering, has revealed some of the details of its planned steps in its regulated token sale. дальше »
2019-4-13 18:58 | |
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In Plain English: SEC Publishes Guidance on Tokens as Securities
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published an investment contract framework for digital assets, which is intended to give crypto companies guidance as to whether a cryptocurrency is a security. дальше »
2019-4-4 22:02 | |
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Valued At $1 Billion, Canaan Creative Is Encroaching on Bitmain’s Dominance
ASIC chip manufacturer Canaan Creative is closing the gap between itself and industry leader Bitmain after a massive infusion of capital. In its latest funding round, the Chinese mining company has raised several hundred millions of dollars, Chinese publication Securities Times reports. дальше »
2019-3-14 00:05 | |
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Newsflash: SEC Chief Confirms Analysis That Ethereum isn’t a Security
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton has formally confirmed existing staff analysis that Ethereum and other similar decentralized cryptocurrency assets are not securities, even if they were initially sold through an illegal securities offering. дальше »
2019-3-12 16:46 | |
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KIK CEO Gears Up to Take on the SEC Over the Kin Cryptocurrency Token ICO, Worth $100 Million
KIK CEO Ted Livingston is challenging the SEC’s treatment of the firm’s native token which was released last year. In September 2018, $100 million worth of Kin tokens were sold to the public. However, according to Livingston, the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that Kik issued an unregistered currency, a claim […] дальше »
2019-1-28 17:28 | |
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Bitwise Asset Management applies for Bitcoin-backed ETF
Bitwise Asset Management, a cryptocurrency index fund provider, has applied for a new bitcoin-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF). The application, submitted with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), outlines the company’s proposal. дальше »
2019-1-10 20:11 | |
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“Guidance by Enforcement”: How the SEC Is Slowly Shaping ICO Regulation
On November 27, 2018, a California judge turned back the SEC’s request for an injunction against token company BlockVest, a company the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing for allegedly conducting an unregistered securities offering. дальше »
2018-12-1 22:36 | |
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ICO death knell: AirToken will process refunds in USD plus interest. It will also refund people that sold for a loss.
Two days ago, SEC issued a statement that Airfox, a Boston-based company that held an ICO where it collected $15 million of funds, didn’t registered their ICO and because of that failed to comply with the federal securities laws in the United States. дальше »
2018-11-18 16:47 | |
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SEC Orders Airfox and Paragon to Return Millions to Investors on ICO Registration Violations
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges against two cryptocurrency companies which were accused of violating ICO securities offering registration rules. Both firms, Carrier EQ (Airfox) and Paragon Coin sold digital tokens in ICOs in 2017 after the regulator’s official stance on the ICO. дальше »
2018-11-17 01:00 | |
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ICO Issuers Settle Registration Charges With SEC
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to settle charges with two startups that sold tokens through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) in 2017. The companies were charged by the SEC for running their ICOs after the regulator clearly defined such offerings as unlicensed securities in its DAO Report of Investigation. дальше »
2018-11-17 00:07 | |
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Two ICO issuers settle SEC charges, agree to register tokens as securities
CryptoNinjas The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced settled charges against two companies that sold digital tokens in initial coin offerings (ICOs). These are the commission’s first cases imposing civil penalties solely for ICO. дальше »
2018-11-17 00:07 | |
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Two ICO issuers agree to register tokens as securities under the SEC order
On November 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against two companies that sold digital tokens in initial coin offerings (ICOs). These are the Commission’s first cases imposing civil penalties solely for ICO securities offering registration violations. дальше »
2018-11-17 21:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency fraudster faces 5 years in prison for selling fake ICOs
A Brooklyn-based businessman turned cryptocurrency huckster faces up to five years in prison for orchestrating two monstrously phony initial coin offerings (ICOs) last year. Maksim Zaslavskiy, a former institutional developer and “businessman,” plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud before a New York district court yesterday, reports FinanceFeeds. дальше »
2018-11-16 14:18 | |
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Israeli Bitfarms Crypto Mining Company Files For IPO In Ontario, Canada After Posting Huge Gains
One of the largest blockchain technology companies in the world, Bitfarms, applied for a preliminary prospectus with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to offer public shares on one of Canada’s leading exchanges. дальше »
2018-11-15 20:13 | |
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Ripple Files to Move Securities Lawsuit from State to Federal Court
Ripple’s legal team in their ongoing securities suit is attempting a new tack: to have the claim proceed at the federal level. In a move that legal commentator Jake Chervinsky described as “seriously crafty,” Ripple has filed a formal notice-of-removal motion to have their most recent securities suit, Zakinov et al v. дальше »
2018-11-14 00:41 | |
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Overstock’s tZero Issues SEC-Complaint Security Tokens
tZero announced it has issued its preferred tZero security tokens, sold during the Security Token Offering (STO) earlier this year. The company raised $134 million from investors worldwide during the months-long STO. дальше »
2018-10-17 20:00 | |
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Why Ethereum (ETH) Is Well Placed to Tokenize Securities
Securities can be defined as investment instruments bought and sold in financial markets, such as bonds, debentures, notes, options, shares (stocks), and warrants. This means that they can fall victim to fraud through forgery as well as physical theft. дальше »
2018-9-29 12:05 | |
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Federal Judge Rules Cryptocurrency MBC Is a Commodity
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. дальше »
2018-9-28 23:15 | |
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Federal Judge Applies Long-Established Securities Law to ICOs
Does a decades-old securities law apply to an initial coin offering (ICO)? In a case that represents the first time securities laws have been applied to cryptocurrencies, a district judge says it may. дальше »
2018-9-12 22:09 | |
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Beware The Lies: Bloomberg Misrepresents Judge’s Ruling
A court in the USA has today ruled that tokens sold during ICOs count as securities under federal law, according to Bloomberg, which stated in an article that “Federal prosecutors won a key legal victory when a judge ruled that U. дальше »
2018-9-12 21:09 | |
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The SEC Slaps Scam ICO Organizer with $30,000 Penalty
According to a statement released by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 14, 2018, David T. Laurance, the organizer of a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that issued Tomahawkcoins to California residents, has been penalized by the regulatory watchdog. дальше »
2018-8-17 12:00 | |
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South Carolina State Regulators Withdraw Enforcement Actions on Two Blockchain Startups
The South Carolina securities regulator removed cease-and-desist orders against two blockchain startups that allegedly sold unregistered securities
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Bitwise Files With SEC for Cryptocurrency ETF
Bitwise Asset Management is the latest venture to apply for a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF). Called the Bitwise HOLD 10 Cryptocurrency Index Fund, the ETF will track the returns of the company’s HOLD 10 Index, a “market-cap-weighted index of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies” that captures roughly 80 percent of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization. дальше »
2018-7-25 02:18 | |
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Coinbase Obtains License to List Cryptocurrency Security Tokens
Coinbase announced yesterday (July 16, 2018) that it had obtained the go-ahead to become a government-licensed broker-dealer platform in the United States. Thus, the largest cryptocurrency exchange platform in the country can now list ICO tokens. дальше »
2018-7-17 10:57 | |
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Another Class Action Filed Against Ripple, Claims XRP Has “Hallmarks of a Security”
Ripple is staring down the barrel of yet another securities lawsuit — its third one this year. Filed in the Superior Court of the State of California in San Mateo County, the class action alleges that Ripple and its team illegally sold and promoted XRP, Ripple’s currency, as an unregistered security. дальше »
2018-7-5 23:14 | |
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Survey Shows 40% of Canadians Have Sold Their Cryptocurrency
A recent study investigating the investments habits of Canadians found that 40% of Ontario’s resident investors have sold their cryptocurrency holdings. 40% of Ontario Investors Have Sold their Crypto Holdings The study put out by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) was conducted to measure the habits of those invested in cryptocurrency as well the level. дальше »
2018-7-3 15:30 | |
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A Nuanced Look At Crypto Assets as Securities In Light of SEC Comments
On June 14, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) director of corporate finance made waves in the cryptocurrency space when he commented at Yahoo Finance’s All Market Summit: Crypto that ether is not a security. дальше »
2018-7-3 23:16 | |
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SEC Director of Corporate Finance: Ether Is Not a Security
In an informal statement made at Yahoo Finance’s All Market Summit: Crypto, William Hinman, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s director of corporate finance, indicated that the regulatory agency has no plans to deem ether a security. дальше »
2018-6-14 21:32 | |
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Proposed Regulations Could Cause Major Shifts in Canadian Crypto Businesses
Canada’s government has released draft regulations for “virtual currencies” with a consultation period of 90 days, saying that proposed regulatory changes could mean a loss of $60 million over 10 years for businesses that deal in cryptocurrencies but will improve Canada’s international reputation and make it easier for crypto businesses to deal overseas. дальше »
2018-6-13 20:24 | |
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