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The Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed memecoins don’t fall under securities laws and don’t have to be registered with the regulator. origin »
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Permission-based repo ledgers are among the most successful applications of blockchain technology.
2024-6-25 12:46 | |
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RDC's aim is to address the institutional desire to bitcoin investment that may not be satisfied by a spot ETF.
2024-1-4 15:13 | |
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In his recent talk before the 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum, SEC Chair Gary Gensler offered a stark warning to the burgeoning crypto asset securities markets, captured in his terse comment, “Don’t get me started on crypto.
2023-10-26 13:30 | |
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Pro-XRP legal expert John Deaton has come for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following its comment relating to the false Spot Bitcoin ETF approval post that was made by the media outlet Cointelegraph.
2023-10-18 15:00 | |
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ALSO: Former CFTC Chair Timothy Massad told CoinDesk TV that regulatory agencies “don’t have to resolve” the stubbornly troublesome issue whether cryptos are commodities or securities.
2023-7-13 05:49 | |
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On-chain Analyst Willy Woo has said, “Binance customers don’t care” about recent enforcement actions by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). Woo made the comments regarding Bitcoin holders on the main global platform.
2023-6-7 14:30 | |
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Don’t miss anything in the quick-changing world of crypto with the latest news digest by U.Today!
2023-6-7 18:42 | |
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler reiterated his strong stance on digital currencies in a CNBC interview on Tuesday
2023-6-7 18:27 | |
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Federal securities laws only apply in the United States, but the protocols were developed overseas, argues Terraform Labs.
2023-5-5 07:00 | |
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A programmer by training, Owocki's view of securities law is not based in any formal legal training but crypto optimism, evolutionary science, economics and legal theory, with a focus on the principal-agent problem.
2023-3-9 15:00 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Do Hyeong Kwon and his Singapore-based company Terraform Labs with orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud involving the UST stablecoin and other crypto asset securities.
2023-2-24 14:01 | |
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“I look forward to working with crypto projects and intermediaries looking to come into compliance with the laws,” said Gary Gensler.
2022-9-9 20:15 | |
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Paul Beaudry, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, believes the crypto space does not pose a significant threat to the financial system, at least not at the moment. He shared his thoughts on the matter during the Ontario Securities Commission Dialogue 2021 on November 23.
2021-11-25 16:27 | |
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Jonathan Steinberg, CEO of WisdomTree Investments —a New York-based exchange-traded fund and exchange-traded product sponsor and asset manager —has stated that a Bitcoin ETF approval from the U. S Securities and Exchange Commission is inevitable and could happen soon.
2021-10-13 14:45 | |
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Crypto supporter SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce countered Gary Gensler, saying the existing securities laws don't work well for certain aspects of crypto. It was “people's freedom to interact using new technology” that has produced the innovation.
2021-8-5 15:33 | |
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Spanish financial authorities don’t seem to be happy with the massive crypto-related advertising campaigns deployed across Madrid’s streets. The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) is rushing to approve a regulation on such ads that promote bitcoin in Spain.
2021-4-1 07:30 | |
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Mizuho Securities analyst Don Dolev has forecast that Paypal will earn up to $2 billion in revenue from its bitcoin business by 2023. This year, he expects that the payment giant’s overall revenue will climb 20%.
2021-1-17 18:30 | |
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XRP investors don't want to have their holdings lumped in with Ripple's.
2021-1-4 18:21 | |
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Malaysia’s financial watchdog has said Binance and eToro don’t comply with the country’s securities law; it’s unlikely to make much of a difference to their local operations, however.
2020-7-17 19:58 | |
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Binance is the latest addition to the Securities Commission of Malaysia’s Investor Alert List that covers those unauthorized websites, investment products, companies, and individuals that don't comply with the country’s securities law.
2020-7-17 17:40 | |
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There is so much bad investing advice out there. As wonderful as the Internet has been for the free-flowing exchange of ideas, information, and transparency when it comes to securities trading, there has been an equally poor effect on those who don't really understand investing but seek knowledge.
2019-9-20 19:30 | |
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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).
2019-6-1 19:04 | |
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Nestled in the exhibition room at this year’s Consensus conference, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had a message for conference goers as they weaved in and out of booths representing various projects and startups in the space: “Be on the lookout for virtual currency fraud” and if you see it, let us know.
2019-5-17 19:00 | |
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Security tokens are coming to Bitcoin, courtesy of Blockstream. The Bitcoin and blockchain technology company announced on May 15, 2019, the final day of the Consensus 2019 conference, that Liquid Securities, a platform for issuing and managing security tokens on its Liquid sidechain, is ready to go live.
2019-5-16 19:14 | |
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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.
2019-5-11 21:34 | |
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Whilst the world waited for the SEC’s postponed decisions on two outstanding Bitcoin-ETF applications, somebody filed a new one. The United States Commodity Index Fund Trust filed the application yesterday for a fund based on a portfolio of both bitcoin and ether.
2019-5-10 16:00 | |
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By CCN: ‘Crypto Mom’ and SEC commissioner, Hester Peirce, has extended yet another olive branch to the cryptocurrency community. Speaking at the Securities Enforcement Forum in California on May 9th, Peirce said officials should be wary of stifling creativity with overzealous regulation.
2019-5-10 15:04 | |
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According to the latest revelations, as of April 30, the USDT stablecoin is only about 74 percent backed by fiat equivalent, stated issuer’s general counsel. On Tuesday, Tether’s general counsel Stuart Hoegner wrote in an affidavit that the company behind USDT holds about $2.
2019-5-4 02:15 | |
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North Korea could pose a threat to countries across Southeast Asia as it looks to exploit cryptocurrency exchanges due to gaps in regulatory frameworks, according to a new report.
2019-4-25 17:04 | |
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Andrei Poliakov is the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry, one of Canada’s premier digital currency platforms. His company is the first in Canada to partner with a government municipality.
2019-4-23 17:42 | |
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By CCN: Crypto winter or not, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is cracking down on products that could mislead investors eager to gain exposure to bitcoin – or at least the technology behind it.
2019-4-16 08:45 | |
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Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server).
2019-4-12 22:03 | |
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Lawyer Stephen D. Palley has an interesting write-up at the Block about how a federal judge has ruled that ATB Coin was an unregistered security even if the token didn’t entitle buyers to profits.
2019-4-4 04:30 | |
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U. S. regulators may appear to have finally come to terms with the fact that the crypto industry isn’t going anywhere, but they are stalling nonetheless. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on the hunt for a crypto specialist attorney, one who will seemingly provide yet more clarity as the agency navigates the choppy market terrain.
2019-4-1 19:35 | |
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Canadian financial regulators have plans to establish new rules to curb risks associated with cryptocurrency exchanges. The agency is considering preparing a set of tailored regulatory requirements that will address the risks and features of the platforms.
2019-3-17 18:00 | |
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On March 9–10, 2019, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted a two-day event, the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2019. Put together by the student-organized MIT Bitcoin Club, the conference welcomed more than just Bitcoin voices from every corner of the industry.
2019-3-15 01:08 | |
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When you think of Apple, you think iPhone, iPad, or even privacy concerns. You probably don’t think conflict minerals used in the manufacturing of its devices or how blockchain could prove the cure for an ethical supply chain.
2019-2-21 12:30 | |
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Latest Bitcoin News There is a sweeping wave across Europe and America acknowledging the advantages of DLTs and their products as cryptocurrencies. States as Texas, Wyoming and New Hampshire don’t accept Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as money—not yet, but property whose gains are subject to taxes.
2019-1-28 16:55 | |
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This past December, cryptocurrency investors were delighted to hear that lawmakers had put forth a bill – aptly dubbed the “Token Taxonomy Act” – that would change the Securities and Exchange Commission’s 72-year-old definition of securities in order to exclude crypto.
2019-1-28 01:30 | |
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The crypto-related attorney Jake Chervinsky released a tweet in which he says that the Token Taxonomy Act will take months or years to be approved. This bill exempts cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) from U.
2019-1-28 00:15 | |
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The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) says cryptocurrency exchanges in the state do not require Money Transmission Business Licenses. MTA Not Applicable to Bitcoin in Pennsylvania In a memo titled “Money Transmitter Act Guidance for Virtual Currency Businesses,” the Pennsylvania DoBS clarified that the Money Transmitter Act (MTA) did not apply to cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-1-23 14:00 | |
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Last week, two of the largest banking regulators within the European Union released reports calling for uniformity in the regulations of crypto assets and Initial Coin offerings (ICOs) across the continent.
2019-1-16 01:54 | |
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Technology lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff launched his new, Toronto-based, all-crypto legal firm on January 3, 2019, Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, as a statement of his commitment to working for and promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-based businesses.
2019-1-11 21:17 | |
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Cryptocurrency asset management firm, Bitwise, has submitted another Bitcoin ETF filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm’s previous BTC ETF filing was among the ones rejected by the SEC in 2018 Physically-backed Bitcoin ETF If at first, you don’t succeed, try again.
2019-1-10 19:30 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been quickly becoming more aggressive in their pursuance of cryptocurrency exchanges that don’t follow the protocols they’ve laid out. A recent example includes an order that was released on Friday for CoinAlpha Advisors LLC to cover a fine for an unregistered securities sale. CoinAlpha Advisors LLC is a […]
2018-12-8 00:38 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision to approve or disapprove the VanEck/SolidX bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Per an official document published by the agency, the new deadline to review the VanEck proposal has been shifted to February 27, 2019, which the regulator claims would afford it the time needed to review the potential rule change further.
2018-12-7 19:56 | |
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Exchange traded funds (ETFs), as a whole, have been rising in popularity since they were first brought to the traditional finance market in 1993. The assets accounted for with ETFs amount to well over $4 trillion.
2018-12-6 19:44 | |
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Having met the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August 2018, officials of VanEck, SolidX and Cboe BZX Exchange have met with the Commission again, in the latest attempt to convince the regulator to approve the nation's first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to an official presentation submitted to the SEC.
2018-12-1 01:17 | |
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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.
2018-12-1 22:36 | |
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