SEC Crypto Task Force discusses securities tokenization with Nasdaq, DeFi startups

Last week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force intensified studies on how public blockchain technology can support the issuance and trading of tokenized securities.

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Expert Urges Against Buying XRP Amid Ongoing Ripple vs SEC Battle – Top Alternative to Buy?

XRP community is usually really vocal and positive about price trajectory. When you scroll through X you can find many shocking price predictions with some backed by serious technical analysis. However, Vincent Van Code who has been in crypto for a long time as a software engineer and founded many AI startups, tweeted a few […] The post Expert Urges Against Buying XRP Amid Ongoing Ripple vs SEC Battle – Top Alternative to Buy? appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.

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Celestia raises $100m, Binance founder leaves prison, Gensler reaffirms Bitcoin stance | Weekly Recap

The crypto venture capital scene is busy; Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao completes a four-month sentence; and SEC chair Gary Gensler addresses Bitcoin in a TV appearance. Read on for our weekly recap: Celestia, crypto startups attract VC…

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The FCC’s Net Neutrality Ruling Is Good News for Web3 Startups

The principle of an open internet underpinned the growth of the early Web and is just as necessary now. If only the SEC could back innovation in a similar way, says Sarah Aberg, General Counsel at Nova Labs, the company behind Helium Mobile.

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SEC plans to 10x the definition of “accredited investor”

In an effort to “enhance investor protection and disclosure” the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, is planning to raise the limit for who is eligible to become a so-called “accredited investor”, or who is allowed to invest in “unregistered” share offerings, startups in the common tung.

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IDEO CoLab Raising $100 Million For a Crypto Fund

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SEC Raises Fundraising Limits for Crypto Startups and Small Businesses

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US Supreme Court limits the SEC’s ability to extract disgorgement payments from crypto startups

The court acknowledged SEC’s authority to make seizures where lawful, but ruled that disgorgements... The post US Supreme Court limits the SEC’s ability to extract disgorgement payments from crypto startups appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Making Sense of the SEC’s Case Against Telegram

Telegram lost another round in court against the SE and now can’t launch its $1.7 billion token sale. What does it mean for the crypto industry and other startups that sold tokens?

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U.S. SEC’s “Crypto Mom” Asks For 3-Year Safe Harbor Period for Crypto Businesses

According to a Bloomberg report published on February 6, 2020, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) most noticeable cryptocurrency advocate, Hester Peirce, has floated a plan to allow crypto startups to sell digital tokens without regulatory oversight.

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The New SEC Proposal Could Actually Hinder Crypto: Here’s Why

Earlier today, a commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed a proposal that would allow some blockchain startups exemption from current securities regulations. The regulatory change would give crypto asset companies a three year period in which they could prove themselves sufficiently decentralised to pass a Howey test.

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Proposes 3-Year Safe Harbor Period for Crypto Token Sales

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has unveiled her proposal to create a safe harbor for crypto startups, allowing them three years to build out their networks before having to address federal securities laws.

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Blockstack Paves Way for Blockchain Startup Fundraising with SEC Nod

Blockchain startups have received a dose of clarity on the fundraising landscape, and you can feel the excitement in the air. The U. S. securities regulator has given Blockstack the green light to sell Stacks (STX) tokens in the maiden SEC-approved crypto deal of its kind.

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SEC, FINRA Issue Explanation of Crypto Custodian Approval Delay

In a joint statement Monday, the SEC and FINRA laid out the issues they must examine before approving broker-dealer applications from crypto startups.

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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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FINRA and SEC Frustrating U.S Crypto Startups

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a non-governmental and self-regulatory organization (SRO) in charge of regulating member brokerage firms, has been reluctant to approve the application of nearly 40 firms looking to offer crypto-related services in the region.

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Did Kik Just Place a Target on the Backs of its Form-D ICO Peers?

By CCN: Kik might very well have good intentions by inviting a fight with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. If the litigation, which the securities regulator has filed against the company, goes Kik’s way, it will set a precedent for other blockchain startups that have taken a similar approach to raise funds in an initial coin offering (ICO).

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Former SEC Chief Calls IEOs “Unregulated Crypto-Casino Fundraising Mutations”

In 2017, the explosion of initial coin offerings (ICOs) – a new fundraising method where startups could issue tokens in exchange for early capital they otherwise wouldn’t have access to – helped fuel the crypto mania alongside Bitcoin’s meteoric rise.

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SEC Chair: Bitcoin Is Not Like Stocks, ‘We Won’t Flip a Switch on Crypto’

  By CCN: SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has realized something the crypto community has been trying to tell him for years – cryptocurrencies aren’t stocks. In an interview with CNBC this morning, Clayton offered the securities regulator’s latest take on bitcoin, and it seems they appear no closer to providing any clarity for traders and blockchain startups today than they were a year ago.

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SEC’s Hinman Says Some ICOs May Be Eligible for ‘No-Action’ Relief

Startups that conducted ICOs may be eligible for relief from SEC enforcement actions, an agency official said.

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Polychain’s Assets Drop $376 Million Since August, SEC Filings Show

Polychain, one of the most elite funds serving startups in the crypto industry, is no longer a billion-dollar operation.

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SEC Makes Historic Decision by Not Taking Action Against a Cryptocurrency Startup

The SEC makes it clear that it’s open for business, and it wants to engage with more cryptocurrency startups

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US SEC to Clarify Cryptocurrency Related Regulations in Meetings with Startups

The US Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a series of meetings to discuss securities law and the potential of digital assets.

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The SEC’s Crypto Czar Is Hitting the Road – And She Wants to Meet You

The SEC is visiting cities around the U.S. to meet with crypto startups about token offerings and solicit feedback on existing regulations.

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SEC Wants to Expand its “Test-the Waters” Reforms to Include All IPO Issuers

The new rule will allow the expansion of the “test-the-waters” that involves startups to include all issuers to include investment company issuers. The proposal will enable every prospective issuer to test the market interest for proposed IPOs or proposed registered securities offerings, including Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) by giving room for interaction with particular investorsRead MoreRead More.

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UK financial watchdog asks the public how to regulate cryptocurrency

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies (cryptoassets) have caused regulators many headaches in recent years. In the latest twist in crypto’s regulation saga, the UK’s financial watchdog has launched a consultation on existing guidance around cryptoassets amid fears that companies could be putting consumers at risk by offering unauthorized services.

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Crypto ICO Price Continues to Fall, Likely Due to Growing Regulatory Pressure

Blockchain and crypto projects that raised millions of dollars via tokenized crowdfunding means are now lining up to return their capital to their original investors. Because apparently, they were not allowed to raise funds in the first place.

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SEC’s Crypto Czar Signals Some Flexibility on Token Offerings

No-action letters may be a way forward for crypto startups hoping to avoid securities classifications.

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SEC Chairman on ICOs; “Effective Way For Entrepreneurs”

One of the most criticized parts of the cryptocurrency market and blockchain industry is the ICO. Initial Coin Offering is a method that many startups in the blockchain industry utilize to raise funds for their projects and companies.

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Crypto Week In Review: SEC Delays Bitcoin ETF Ruling, Coinbase Lists Four Altcoins

In a bear market-induced sense of panic, the crypto market at large has stopped responding to industry developments altogether, with the news of the past week coming in one ear, and out the other.

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Is the ICO party over in the US?

Earlier this month on November 16th, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instructed two crypto startups — Airfox and Paragon Coin — to register their tokens as securities. The SEC argues that the two ICO’s had not registered their tokens as security offerings.

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Is The ICO Party Over in the US?

Earlier this month on November 16th, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instructed two crypto startups — Airfox and Paragon Coin — to register their tokens as securities. [Editors note: This article is a guest op-ed submitted by Dr.

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Nearly 500 Crypto Startups Bank at Silvergate, IPO Filing Reveals

The California-based operator of Silvergate Bank has detailed its relationships with the cryptocurrency industry as part of its IPO filing with the SEC.

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Cryptocurrency-related lawsuits are mooning, up 300% from last year

Here’s an extraordinary fact about the 2018 bear market: business for Bitcoin-lawyers is booming. Forty-five lawsuits involving cryptocurrency were filed in the first half of this year, reports blockchain research unit Diar.

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The Strategy Is Clear – the SEC Will Not Allow Crypto Abuses, Especially Through ICO’s

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are known as the Wild West of the cryptocurrency market. Though ICOs have bought billions of dollars into the pockets of aspiring startups, they lack one major element of the traditional IPOs – investor security.

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The Strategy Is Clear – the SEC Will Not Allow Crypto Abuse, Especially Through ICO’s

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are known as the Wild West of the cryptocurrency market. Though ICOs have bought billions of dollars into the pockets of aspiring startups, they lack one major element of the traditional IPOs – investor security.

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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.

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SEC Settles Securities Registration Charges Against 2 ICO Startups

The SEC has settled charges with crypto startups Airfox and Paragon for securities law violations.

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SEC’s End-of-Fiscal-Year Report Reveals Heavy Action Against ICO-Related Fraud

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a report detailing actions taken against fraudulent ICOs and financial ventures, and, indeed, the year has been wrought with cases.

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SEC Sues Floyd Mayweather- and DJ Khaled-Backed ICO For Fraud

Despite cryptocurrency startups being relatively niche, there’s no shortage of celebrities looking to get in on the fun. However, celebrity involvement doesn’t necessarily mean legitimacy.

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Bitcoin Magazine Week in Review: Stablecoins Take the Spotlight

With the exception of the SEC’s FinHub announcement, it has been a quiet week for regulatory news — something we’ve been getting a lot of recently as U. S. officials clamp down on unscrupulous coin offerings and crypto companies.

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SEC to Engage Directly with ICOs and the Public via New Portal

If the blockchain industry had been knocking at the iron-clad gates of the Securities and Exchange Commission, it appears access was just granted. The US’s supreme financial watchdog unveiled the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology, or ‘FinHub’, which aims to help streamline the legal affairs of blockchain companies and fintech startups by boiling down […] The post SEC to Engage Directly with ICOs and the Public via New Portal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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SEC Launches FinHub – A Fintech Portal to Help Blockchain Startups

US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched its dedicated fintech “strategic hub,” commissioner Hester Peirce confirmed October 18. FinHub ‘Here For Fintech’ The platform, known as FinHub, brings together multiple aspects of US regulation with the aim of guiding the nascent financial technology industry as it grows.

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SEC Launches FinHub to Assist Fintech Startups With Securities Regulation Information

US SEC Is Setting Up A New Office To Talk To ICO Startups As part of an effort to regulate the market better, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is about to launch a new division which will be focused on helping fintech startups, including the ones which are getting their funds via […]

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SEC Sets Up Open Line of Communication for Fintech Projects With FinHub

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new office to engage with cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. Called the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub), the division will make it easier for fintech startups to interact with the regulator on related issues and the legal implications of products before they launch them.

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The SEC Is Setting Up a New Division to Talk to ICO Startups

The SEC's new FinHub is being launched with the aim of facilitating interactions with fintech startups, including ICO issuers.

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Hundreds of ICOs Being Secretly Investigated by SEC, Claims Report

Hundreds of startups are reportedly being “secretly” targeted by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission for their involvement with initial coin offerings. Companies that participated in ICOs are now scrambling to clarify whether their token constituted a security, and, if so, whether it was properly registered with or exempted by the SEC.

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Tesla’s woes unlikely to end soon, but startups can take a cue

“Funding secured. ” When Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted the above statement early August, it kickstarted a series of things: Tesla stock jumped from about $363 to $379. The Securities and Exchange Commission launched a formal investigation into Musk — accusing him of making false and misleading statements to prop up Tesla’s value.

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Michael Arrington's VC Firm to Leave US Following Subpoena

Arrington XRP Capital may stop funding U.S.-based blockchain startups after being subpoenaed repeatedly by the SEC.

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