SEC prosecutors quit after ‘abuse of power’ in DEBT Box case

Two SEC lawyers, Michael Welsh and Joseph Watkins, have resigned from the agency due to “materially false and misleading representations” made in a crypto case last year.

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Do Kwon's Terraform Labs Seeks Early Court Rejection of U.S. SEC Case

Terraform Labs and its co-founder, Do Kwon, are asking a federal judge to side with them in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fraud case, arguing that the regulator hasn't managed to prove the crypto company was offering securities.

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XRP Lawsuit: Ripple Gains Incredible Backings As SEC Case Takes Surprising Turn

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SEC Gains Another Supporter in Ripple Case

Yet another independent entity has thrown its support behind the SEC in the Ripple case

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Ripple’s SEC case “endgame” speculated after major date, but how is XRP behaving?

Ripple case with SEC facts expected to trickle in on September 19 The case… The post Ripple’s SEC case “endgame” speculated after major date, but how is XRP behaving? appeared first on CoinJournal.

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XRP primed for a recovery to $1 amid major development in SEC case

The price of XRP/USD is primed for a bold recovery. While the market uncertainty is still there, the token could create a bullish flag as the market eagerly waits for a major development in Ripple’s case with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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SEC Brings Charges in its First Case Involving Securities & DeFi

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a pair of men for their part in making millions off fraudulent offerings. The case has already been settled. The post SEC Brings Charges in its First Case Involving Securities & DeFi appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Judge Approved Blockchain Association’s Brief in Kik Case Despite SEC Objections

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein allowed the Blockchain Association to file a brief in the SEC v. Kik case a day after the regulator filed an objection to letting the group comment.

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US SEC Re-Opens Infamous Bitcoin Scammer Case

According to recent documents, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) believes that the case against the serial Ponzi scammer, Renwick Haddow, has yet to be properly solved. The United States SEC does not appear to be satisfied with the New York Southern District Court judge’s decision regarding the case against Renwick Haddow.

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SEC Requests UK’s Intervention to Force Telegram’s Former Advisor to Testify

The U.S. SEC is attempting to force Telegram’s former chief investment advisor to testify in the case over the firm’s Grams tokens offering

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Judge Preserves SEC Motion to Strike Telegram’s Void for Vagueness Defense

A federal judge has preserved an SEC motion to strike Telegram’s void for vagueness defense in the Gram token sale case

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Judge Orders Telegram Founder/CEO to Testify in SEC Case Regarding Gram Token

Telegram was already a massive social media platform, and they decided to launch a new cryptocurrency asset called the Gram. Unfortunately, its legal status is still being debated, leading to a court case involving the SEC.

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Telegram CEO and Founder Pavel Durov to Testify in SEC Gram Token Case

Coinspeaker Telegram CEO and Founder Pavel Durov to Testify in SEC Gram Token CaseTelegram founder Pavel Durov along with the company’s vice president and one more employee will give testimonies beginning on the SEC case.

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Telegram Founder Durov Should Testify in SEC Case Over Gram Token: Judge

Telegram's founder and CEO Pavel Durov, plus two other employees, should be deposed to give testimony in the SEC case over whether the gram token is a security, a judge has ordered.

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The Case for a Bitcoin ETF

Dave Weisberger of CoinRoutes lays out why he believes that the SEC is wrong to deny a bitcoin ETF.

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Ignoring the SEC, Telegram Tokens Remain a Risky Proposition

The Telegram Open Network under pressure from the Securities Exchange Commission for allegedly conducting an unregistered security sale, with a court hearing scheduled for 2020. But even if TON successfully defends its case there are other issues that may worry potential investors.

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Kik’s Defense Against SEC Isn’t Going Well; Suffering Setbacks As Judge Tosses Vagueness Plea

Kik is still trying to build up a strong defense against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The case is about the firm’s $100 million coin offering. As it has been reported in October, Kik’s team of lawyers tried to persuade the New York Southern District Court to refute SEC’s claim against the Toronto-based […]

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Kik Suffers Setbacks With ‘Void for Vagueness’ Defense in SEC Case

Kik has hit a brick wall with its ambitious "void for vagueness" defense in a case brought by the SEC over its $100 million initial coin offering.

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Telegram Introduces A Desktop Test Wallet For Its GRAM Token Amid Ongoing SEC Case

Encrypted messaging app giant Telegram has rolled out a desktop test wallet for its testnet of the yet to be released crypto network, Telegram Open Network (TON). According to CoinDesk, the test app is now available for download for Linux, macOS as well as Windows.

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The case against a Bitcoin ETF

The Winklevoss brothers first announced their intention to launch a Bitcoin ETF in 2013. Anticipation continues to build for the launch of an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of bitcoin. While no such investment vehicle has yet been approved by the SEC, the consensus view is that an ETF will eventually be approved.

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SEC’s Court Hearing on Telegram’s Gram Token Postponed to 2020

Coinspeaker SEC’s Court Hearing on Telegram’s Gram Token Postponed to 2020The court's hearing on the case of the status of Telegram's token Gram has been postponed to February 2020.

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Telegram Awaits Court Hearing on SEC Case Against Its Token Sale

Telegram, the most popular messenger in the crypto community, is facing challenges surrounding the launch of its TON blockchain. Following an intervention by the U. S. securities regulator, a court hearing on the sale of the native gram tokens is scheduled to take place a week before the network was expected to go live.

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PlexCoin ICO’s fraudulent proprietors ordered to pay nearly $7 million for defrauding investors

The SEC has obtained a final judgment against PlexCoin’s fraudulent ICO and its proprietors, finding the defendants in the case guilty for violating antifraud provisions of Federal security laws.

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Fintech Firm Longfin to Pay $6.8 Million For A Fraudulent Regulation A Offering In 2017

Longfin’s CEO, Venkata S. Meenavalli, has been fined a penalty of $6. 8 million by the Exchange Commission (SEC) and US Securities. This is because his cryptocurrency company was involved in fraudulent activities and also an unregistered ICO.

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Messaging App Kik’s Legal Battle Shines Light on Past ICO Scams

Popular messaging app Kik is shutting down due to a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit regarding ICO activity for the company’s cryptocurrency, kin. Ted Livingston, Founder and CEO of Kik and Kin, denies the allegations and maintains that the SEC’s case is based on mischaracterizations, but that shutdown for Kik is necessary to focus on […] The post Messaging App Kik’s Legal Battle Shines Light on Past ICO Scams appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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SEC Asset Freeze Caused ‘Significant Harm’ to Holders, Says Veritaseum

The chief defendant in an alleged $15 million ICO fraud case has appealed against an asset freeze from the SEC

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Case Against Ripple Toughens as SEC may “Hammer” XRP

According to Tone Vays, derivatives trader & YouTube content creator in a tweet on August 14, 2019, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is coming after Ripple Labs with Thor’s Hammer.

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Disgruntled Investor Appeals to US SEC Guidelines in Class Action Suit Against Ripple

A class action suit has appealed to SEC guidelines to make its case that Ripple sold XRP as an unregistered security

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Kik Lawyers Say SEC Has No Strong Evidence, Twisted Facts in Complaint

Kik says the SEC has seriously misrepresented the facts relevant to their case, and they will not succeed in the courtroom

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Financial Law Firm Creates Unified Bitcoin And Crypto Crime Database

A new database called the Blockchain Litigation Database is making easier for law firms to provide legal services to crypto-sector clients concerned about compliance issues with the SEC and CFTC.

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ICO Law Specialist Calls for Kik CEO to Stand Down in Crypto/Securities Case vs SEC

A partner at a law firm working with startups that have raised funds using via an initial coin offering is calling on the CEO of Kik to stand down in his case against the SEC. The expert in crypto law believes that Ted Livingston might well do more harm than good to the industry.

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Kik vs SEC – The Lawyers Speak

The SEC's complaint against Kik, after it raised $100 million in an ICO, seemed pretty brutal, but not so fast, we're only hearing one side of the story. Watch more here as three lawyers discuss the case, its merits and its potential impacts for the crypto industry as a whole.

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Ethereum Market Analysis: ETH Statement At $230, Will Prices Sync With Darma’s Vision?

Today’s Ethereum (ETH) News A lot has been said about Ethereum. It is the pioneering smart contracting platform with real use case. Although there is no official statement from the US SEC stating overtly that the network is completely decentralized, many of its executive officials are confident it is. That is the kind of acknowledgement […]

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SEC’s allegation against Kik is gross mischaracterization and misleading of the facts, says Ted Livingston

Recently, Ted Livingston, the CEO of a Canadian-based messaging startup, Kik, spoke about the reason they were being sued by the United States Securities and Exchanges Commission, in an interview for CNBC Crypto Trader.

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SEC continues to divide and conquer the whole industry, says Kik CEO Ted Livingston

Recently, Ted Livingston, the CEO of Kik, a Canadian-based messaging startup, shed light on the on-going case with the United States Securities and Exchanges Commission [SEC], in an interview with Ran NeuNer for CNBC Crypto Trader.

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The SEC Can’t Keep Kik-ing the Crypto Can Down the Road

The SEC's case against Kik shows clear, consistent guidance on tokens is still needed, argues a Cato Institute scholar.

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The SEC's Case Against Kik Could Have Ramifications For Other 2017 ICOs

As more details have emerged regarding the case the US Securities and Exchange Commission has built against Kik and its Kin token ICO, the odds seem stacked in the agency's favor. A legal win for the SEC could spell trouble for other ICOs that were held around the same time.

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SEC Accusing Kik for Illegal ICO, and They May Be Right

Coinspeaker SEC Accusing Kik for Illegal ICO, and They May Be RightThe U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing messenger app maker Kik for $100 million ICO for its Kin token which they think was an unregistered securities sale.

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The SEC Case Against Kik’s ICO Appears Strong, Experts Say

The SEC seems to have a strong case on the facts in its complaint against Kik and its 2017 token sale, according to legal experts.

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The Case of KiK and Quest for Howey Test Change

KiK, a freeware instant messaging app from the Canadian Company KiK Interactive, will take on the SEC in an attempt to challenge regulatory measures by the US regulatory agency. No doubt, the inevitable battle between.

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Need to Know: Kik’s $5 Million Fund to Fight the SEC

On May 28, 2019, during the Unchained podcast, the co-founder of the social media platform Kik and its cryptocurrency arm Kin Foundation, Ted Livingston, announced the launch of a $5 million fund to fight Kin’s ICO case with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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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.

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Crypto Lawyer: SEC’s ICO Guidance Just a Legal ‘Nothingburger’

When the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission publishes anything related to the cryptocurrency space, the industry immediately pays attention. However, a highly-touted guidance document from the regulator in regards to blockchain and ICOs is shaping up to be seen as a case of nothing to see here.

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Crypto AriseCoin Creator Pleads Guilty to $4.2 Million Securities Fraud

An ICO fraud case has concluded with a guilty plea. Jared Rice Sr. , the former CEO of decentralized bank startup AriseBank and creator of the AriseCoin, has pleaded guilty to cheating investors out of $4.

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U.S. SEC Chairperson Jay Clayton Clarifies that Ethereum is Not a Security

CoinSpeaker U. S. SEC Chairperson Jay Clayton Clarifies that Ethereum is Not a SecurityIn his answer letter, Jay Clayton opens up on defining ICO tokens as securities saying that there cannot be a static approach to deal with different crypto assets.

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Crypto Firm Gladius Tattles on Itself Before SEC Brings Down the Hammer

The SEC acknowledged a settlement with Gladius Network LLC today. Gladius raised almost $13 million in an ICO at the height of the crypto boom, from October to December 2017. The company tattled on itself last August, self-reporting potential violations to the SEC.

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SEC Gains Injunction Against Blockvest LLC in Fraudulent Securities Case

In a sudden turn of events, the US SEC has been given an injunction against Blockvest, a digital asset firm accused of selling unregistered securities in a February 14, 2019, press release. New Developments The SEC has gained a small victory in their case agonists Blockvest, a blockchain-based asset exchange, by getting an injunction against them onRead MoreRead More.

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SEC Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Blockvest For Fraudulent Securities Offer

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a preliminary injunction granted against Blockvest LLC for unlicensed security offer. This overturns a previous court order, claiming that the SEC failed to prove that the token was a security.

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Why This Privacy Watchdog Says the SEC’s Crypto Exchange Crackdown Threatens to Stifle Free Speech

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is taking the SEC to task for potentially repressive policies related to enforcement actions levied against crypto industry firms. Free speech online is the EFF’s wheelhouse, but in a recent blog post, they’ve also addressed other matters in the cryptosphere.

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