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Art Is Not a Security

NFTs “expose the incoherence of the SEC’s understanding of what it’s authorized to regulate,” says law professor Brian L. Frye, following news yesterday that the SEC has issued a Wells notice against OpenSea, claiming the NFT platform has violated securities law.

2024-8-30 17:23	NFTs
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SEC, CFTC Charge Bitcoin Futures Firm 1Broker With Securities Law Violations

The SEC and CFTC are suing bitcoin derivatives trader 1pool and CEO Patrick Brunner for violating federal law with a security swap scheme.

2018-9-28 00:36
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SEC Chairman Clarifies The Comments On Ethereum (ETH) Were Non-Binding and ‘not the Law’

Back in mid June, SEC Commissioner William Hinman, publicly stated that Ethereum (ETH) was not a security. Commissioner Hinman, who is the Divisional Head of Corporate Finance at the regulatory body, made the remarks at the Yahoo All Markets Summit in San Francisco.

2018-9-19 15:15	XRP
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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.

2018-9-12 22:09	Law & justice
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US Judge Rules ICOs Covered by Securities Law

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	United States
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Two-for-One: SEC Slaps Crypto Hedge Fund, Broker With Registration Failures

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	Regulation
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Mark Cuban-Supported Unikrn ICO Sees Class Action Lawsuit For Breaking SEC Rules Allegedly

Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Mark Cuban Backed Unikrn ICO Of Breaking SEC Rules Seattle based e-sport betting startup Unikrn is facing a class action suit that accuses it of violating securities law in the U.

2018-8-17 19:45	News
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U.S. Investors Can Now Buy a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Note

American investors can now invest in bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) through an Exchange-Traded Note (ETN) called Bitcoin Tracker One on the Nasdaq Stockholm Exchange in Sweden, per a Bloomberg report.

2018-8-16 22:09	Adoption & community
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SEC ruling suggests cryptocurrency airdrops violate securities law

Airdrops are totally all the rage. Blockchain companies have been resorting to token giveaways and marketing bounty programs as a way of circumventing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) – but this is probably going to change very soon.

2018-8-15 14:54	Insider
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ICO Regulations Round-Up: Fundraising Law, Jeju Island, Self-Directed IRAs

In recent news pertaining to initial coin offerings (ICO) regulations, an EU report has advocated the regulation of ICOs according to crowdfunding legislation, the governor of Korea’s Jeju Island wants his jurisdiction to become a special economic zone regarding cryptocurrencies and blockchain, and the U.

2018-8-15 21:55
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Bitcoin (BTC) Technical Analysis: Why Code is Law and Self Regulating, Not the SEC

First, let’s remember Satoshi’s words: “We have proposed a system for electronic transactions without relying on trust” Snapping back to reality and lest we forget, cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin are alternatives to the government backed fiat currencies.

2018-8-11 17:31
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Op Ed: Exploring the SEC’s New “Sufficiently Decentralized” Test

The regulators have awoken. SEC Director William Hinman introduced novel concepts to the securities law analysis such that sellers of digital assets may have an escape valve.

2018-8-10 22:24	Op-ed
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Thailand Sees Booming Cryptocurrency Industry As New Law Comes Into Effect

The cryptocurrency industry in Thailand is booming with about 50 initial coin offerings (ICOs) and 20 exchanges showing interest in applying for a digital asset license, according to Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

2018-8-10 23:19	Thailand
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71 Million In Bitcoin Transactions In 2018

As required by law, Square Cash has submitted its quarterly earnings report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In the earnings report, it shows how much Bitcoin has transacted since the buying and selling service was revealed and how much profit has been made from it.

2018-8-6 00:30	Breaking News
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“Not a Great Precedent”: Commissioner Discusses the SEC’s Latest ETF Decision

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	Regulation
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Philippine Crypto Law to Consider All ICO Tokens as Securities

On Thursday, August 2, the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a draft Memorandum Circular that would govern initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the country. In its proposed rules, SEC stated that all tokens issued through ICOs are to be presumed securities unless the issuer proves otherwise.

2018-8-3 15:40	ICO
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Chamber of Digital Commerce Sets Out ICO and Token Guidelines

The Chamber of Digital Commerce’s Token Alliance is producing a new group of guidelines built to help the cryptocurrency and initial coin offering (ICO) markets grow responsibly.

2018-7-30 18:38	Adoption & community
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VanEck Letter To SEC Details ‘Appropriate’ Answers To Bitcoin ETF Worries

Investment management firm VanEck has lobbied the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a fresh attempt to interest the regulator in authorizing a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). VanEck: Proposed ETF ‘Consistent’ With Law In a letter dated July 20, VanEck, which earlier this month announced it planned to collaborate with fellow operator SolidX to launch a fund, reiterated its belief that the industry was both ready and able to support it.

2018-7-24 19:00	VanEck
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BitFunder Founder Seeks Plea Agreement from SEC for Crypto Fraud

FinanceFeeds’ revealed, on July 20, that the founder of the shutdown bitcoin stock exchange, BitFunder, Jon Montroll is trying to work on a “plea agreement” with the U. S Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), for both his and BitFunder’s multiple fraud and scam activities.

2018-7-20 21:08	News
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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.

2018-7-5 23:14	Digital assets
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Op Ed: Utility Token? Why You’re Still Better Off as a Security

The SEC’s proclamation that ether (ETH) is not a security has sparked some celebration amongst the cryptocurrency community. Regulatory clarity is always a good thing, but ICO operators shouldn’t see this as a reason to put the champagne on ice.

2018-6-26 19:36	Op-ed
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Word on the Street: Law firm confirms Tether's assets

A comparatively quiet week in crypto where markets are still taking stock from the highs of the SEC clarifications and low of the Bithumb exchange hack that quickly succeeded it.

2018-6-23 23:22
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SEC Obtains Order to Freeze Additional Assets of PlexCorps’ Dominic Lacroix

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed in a litigation release dated June 20 another emergency court order for an asset freeze over Dominic Lacroix, who the agency describes as a “recidivist Quebec securities law violator.

2018-6-22 16:28	Cryptocurrency
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US: SEC Obtains Emergency Court Order to Freeze Assets of Fraudulent ICO

The U.S. SEC has received an emergency court order to freeze the assets of Dominic Lacroix, who was previously accused of violating securities law in regards to PlexCoin ICO

2018-6-21 03:48	Crimes
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Etherum SEC will not consider

Gains in of over 10 percent in some coins are a welcome respite for investors after crypto markets took a battering over the course of last month. Today’s gains are likely due to positive news that Ethereum (ETH) will not be regulated as a security under U.S. law. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is

2018-6-15 05:51
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Ethereum Rebounds Up Nearly 10% as SEC Confirms It’s Not a Security

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared that Ethereum (ETH) is not a security under U. S. securities law as it is a decentralized structure that is not controlled by any committed third party.

2018-6-15 01:10
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Crypto Markets Rebound After News the U.S. SEC Will not Consider Ethereum a Security

All but two of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap are back in green, as the markets respond to news that Ethereum is not a security under U.S. law

2018-6-15 00:01	Cryptocurrencies
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Crypto Markets Rebound After News the US SEC Will not Consider Ethereum a Security

All but two of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap are back in green, as the markets respond to news that Ethereum is not a security under U.S. law

2018-6-15 00:01	Cryptocurrencies
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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.

2018-6-14 21:32	ethereum
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