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Though he did not specify any particular crypto, SEC chair Gary Gensler said proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies could be subject to securities laws. origin »
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U. S. District Judge Raymond Dearie said today the government is permitted to proceed in a criminal case concerning two fraudulent ICOs, a situation the prosecution says falls under securities laws.
2018-9-12 16:00 | |
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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 | |
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In moving closer to the governmental goal of cryptocurrency regulation, a United States federal judge has passed a ruling suggesting that U. S. securities laws could cover Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).
2018-9-12 06:22 | |
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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 | |
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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.
2018-9-12 21:09 | |
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A federal judge has ruled that a criminal case against an alleged ICO fraudster will proceed to trial, saying existing securities laws apply.
2018-9-12 19:39 | |
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Consensys is asking regulators and policymakers in the Philippines to keep an open mind about blockchain technology and its relation with traditional finances.
2018-9-5 14:27 | |
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Filipino cryptocurrency exchanges could see draft rules outlining their treatment as trading platforms as soon as next week, the country’s financial regulator told local media last week. ‘Regulate Them As Trading Platforms’ As The Manila Times reports September 3, the Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to release “draft rules” governing exchanges, which currently operate on a case-by-case approval basis, by the middle of the month.
2018-9-3 22:00 | |
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Airdrops have become the new and trendy way of crowdfunding in the crypto space. What started as a gimmick is now becoming the norm; blockchain startups appear to be considering them to be de rigeur.
2018-8-20 19:08 | |
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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 | |
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A new leader of the agency charged with enforcing the state’s securities laws has been chosen, and she seems cautious of cryptocurrency.
2018-8-10 21:36 | |
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Tezos Foundation has failed to convince the federal court to dismiss allegations of securities laws violations.
2018-8-9 08:51 | |
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Current Securities Laws For Blockchain And ICO Tokens The Chamber of Digital Commerce released a new report, which was the topic of a Bloomberg discussion between Perianne Boring, the Chamber’s founder, and former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins.
2018-8-6 15:44 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.
2018-7-26 18:55 | |
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The Maltese government is gradually building a global market for cryptocurrencies as it continues to assert itself as the world's blockchain island with crypto-friendly regulations.
2018-7-20 22:19 | |
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There are still some concerns as to whether or not Ripple’s XRP will be labeled a security. The SEC has not yet rendered its verdict in this regard. Another lawsuit has been filed against the founder of Ripple Labs, alleging that the defendants broke state and federal securities laws by selling the unregistered XRP asset. […]
2018-7-6 19:00 | |
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The developer of XRP, the third largest cryptocurrency in the world, Ripple Labs Inc. , has been hit with another lawsuit for securities fraud. This is the third lawsuit in three months. The current lawsuit alleges that the company violated US securities laws and manipulated prices.
2018-7-6 18:14 | |
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A third lawsuit, alleging securities fraud, was filed last week against Ripple Labs Inc, XRPII LLC, and its CEO Bradley Glaringhouse. In 28 pages, the class action suit attempts to make the case XRP is a security: issued, maintained, and supported by Ripple in clear violation of US regulatory laws.
2018-7-5 12:20 | |
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Cryptocurrency’s legal status in Thailand becomes clearer following new laws that make digital assets and currencies more legitimate. Thailand’s Digital Assets Business Decree defines cryptocurrency as a medium for exchanging “goods, services or any other rights, or to be exchanged for other digital assets, as well as other electronic data specified by the Securities and […] Cryptocurrency Becomes More Legitimate in Thailand Following New Laws was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-7-4 08:29 | |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking comments on another bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). The proposal in question calls for the listing and trading of SolidX bitcoin shares, and stems from the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust, which states it will invest in “bitcoin only.
2018-7-3 17:52 | |
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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.
2018-7-3 23:16 | |
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Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Florida, Jimmy Patronis, announced the creation of a new position in the state called cryptocurrency chief on Tuesday, June 26. The new designee will help develop a regulatory framework in the state for cryptocurrencies and look into the current insurance and securities laws and their application on digital currencies and Initial […] Florida Could Now Have a Cryptocurrency Chief for Regulatory Oversight was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-6-27 22:58 | |
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This follows the news from the US SEC which does not consider Ethereum a security. And, as with Bitcoin, applying the disclosure regime of the federal securities laws to current transactions in Ether would seem to add little value,” Hinman explained.
2018-6-15 17:30 | |
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With crypto scams running rampant across the globe, Human Trust Protocol, aka Hub, is joining hands with Civic, a blockchain identification service provider, to verify users via know-your-client (KYC) data gathered from the Civic secure identity platform (SIP).
2018-6-13 00:23 | |
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