2020-8-28 02:00 |
Recently announced changes to US securities laws by the SEC will open up investment opportunities that were previously reserved for the ‘already rich’ - by relaxing the laws around who qualifies for accredited investor status origin »
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According to a court filing on June 24, 2020, the U.S Southern District Court of New York Judge Kevin Castel, ordered Telegram to pay a civil penalty of $18.5 million to the SEC within the next 30 days for violating the securities laws in issuing its GRAM tokens during its public offering. The court also […]
2020-6-26 23:59 | |
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A U. S. Judge has shown some sympathies to Robert B. Ladd, the CEO of Bitcoin mining firm MGT Capital Investments, over an alleged $27mn pump-and-dump scheme. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said that the SEC had failed to provide sufficient evidence that Ladd had violated securities laws.
2020-2-27 17:00 | |
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The U. S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ruled that startup Enigma MPC violated federal securities laws when it conducted the ENG token ICO. The company must refund investors and pay a fine.
2020-2-20 01:00 | |
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U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce has formally proposed a grace period of three years for tokens. Project developers would be exempt from the federal securities laws during that time, provided that they meet certain conditions.
2020-2-9 14:29 | |
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Blockchain projects could get a three-year exemption from U.S. securities laws to build decentralized networks, according to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s latest safe harbor proposal. Operating Under Regulatory Uncertainty Cryptocurrency...The post Crypto Projects Could See Three-Year Exemption to Securities Laws appeared first on Cryptocurrency News.
2020-2-7 08:41 | |
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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.
2020-2-6 19:00 | |
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In its amicus curiae brief, the Blockchain Association argues that Telegram’s token sale complies with U.S. securities laws
2020-1-22 18:22 | |
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The crackdown on the sale of unregistered securities continues with the SEC fining the ICO-as-a-service platform, ICOBox, $16 million for the violation of securities laws.
2020-1-18 14:05 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked investors to be wary of investing in Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) as they may not be compliant with securities laws. IEOs that are catering to United States persons must comply with federal securities and corporate law.
2020-1-16 14:00 | |
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SEC tells the public to be wary of IEOs and their related exchanges as they may fall under securities laws
2020-1-15 02:26 | |
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In this roundup, we cover several crypto-related actions by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York regulator’s crypto job posting. We also cover new Chinese laws, South Korea’s tax clarification, India’s blockchain education, the IMF working with the Philippines’ central bank, as well as crypto regulatory developments in Turkey and Qatar.
2020-1-7 17:00 | |
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In this roundup, we cover several crypto-related actions by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York regulator’s crypto job posting. We also cover new Chinese laws, South Korea’s tax clarification, India’s blockchain education, the IMF working with the Philippines’ central bank, as well as crypto regulatory developments in Turkey and Qatar.
2020-1-7 17:00 | |
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Congress isn't likely to pass crypto-favorable legislation in 2020. In the meantime, we have to hope for action from the SEC.
2020-1-4 17:00 | |
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The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced they are looking into amending the royal decree issued for digital assets in May 2018. According to the Bangkok Post, the SEC has already given certain crypto companies permission to legally operate and serve customers in the region, November 25, 2019.
2019-11-27 00:00 | |
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Crypto laws in Thailand to change next year, says SEC
2019-11-25 12:37 | |
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Coinspeaker SEC, CFTC and FinCEN Release Joint Statement for Crypto RegulationThree major financial regulators released a statement specifically to the crypto sector, explaining that all financial institutions must follow laid down banking laws.
2019-10-14 13:45 | |
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The SEC continues to crack down on any token offerings or initial coin offerings which may violate securities laws. The latest victim in this crusade is Telegram Group Inc. Their TON tokens raised US$1.
2019-10-13 23:14 | |
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The heads of top US financial regulators issued a joint statement warning digital asset business operators to abide by the banking laws of the United States. The statement was signed by the leaders of the U.
2019-10-12 16:30 | |
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The heads of three US financial regulators have issued a warning to the crypto asset industry to adhere to relevant banking laws. In a joint statement released on October 11, signed by Commodity Futures Trading...
2019-10-12 11:15 | |
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Three major US financial regulators are warning the crypto industry players to adhere to the country’s banking laws. The warning was given in a joint communique issued on Friday and signed by the heads of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Heath Tarbert, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Kenneth Blanco and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]
2019-10-12 00:33 | |
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The heads of three U.S. financial regulators warned the crypto industry to abide by banking laws in a joint statement published Friday.
2019-10-11 20:11 | |
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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.
2019-10-3 13:00 | |
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The firm behind blockchain-powered cloud computing service EOS must pay $24 million for violating US securities law with its initial coin offering (ICO). “Block. one did not register its ICO as a securities offering pursuant to the federal securities laws, nor did it qualify for or seek an exemption from the registration requirements,” said the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) via a press release.
2019-10-1 16:48 | |
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Facebook is still trying to carve the path for the launch of its new Libra token, but there are a lot of people in its way. The chairman of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Jay Clayton is one of these people.
2019-8-28 20:17 | |
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If you started your legal career more than 30 years ago in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Enforcement Division by suing a company offering geographical dental licenses on the theory they are “investment contracts” and thus “securities” subject to registration under the federal securities laws,*[1] you learned a few things.
2019-8-17 22:16 | |
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Kik claims the SEC took comments out of context and manipulated facts in its suit alleging the firm’s token sale violated securities laws.
2019-8-7 04:06 | |
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Pro-bitcoin SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says adopting a single global regulatory framework for crypto is an “unwise” approach to governing the budding industry. Peirce says continued communication among the world’s financial regulators is the key to unlocking the opaque regulatory puzzle we find ourselves in.
2019-8-2 15:07 | |
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As expected, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Kik Interactive Inc. The regulatory body alleges that the social messaging firm turned crypto company broke securities laws when it held its $100 million ICO in 2017.
2019-6-5 00:00 | |
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Speaking at today's SEC FinTech Forum 2019, Director of Corporate Finance William Hinman said he believes ICO-funded projects could become exempt from securities laws if they become sufficiently decentralized.
2019-6-1 18:52 | |
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Bitcoin and crypto are rising, but Goldman Sachs-backed Circle laid off 10 percent of its workforce blaming a ‘restrictive’ regulatory climate. But is that just a smokescreen to mask Circle’s dwindling user base? SEC Bullish on Bitcoin, Bearish on Alts OK, so we may not call the SEC exactly ‘bullish’ on Bitcoin.
2019-5-22 14:00 | |
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A senior office holder at the United States Securities regulator has made a noteworthy statement concerning securities laws on May 13 at the Consensus 2019, saying that securities laws are “written to be dynamic.
2019-5-15 06:35 | |
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Securities laws are “written to be dynamic,” a senior SEC official has said, expressing the regulator’s willingness to interact with crypto players to develop better regulation
2019-5-15 17:41 | |
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Certain initial exchange offerings (IEOs) may be breaking U.S. securities laws, an SEC official said.
2019-5-14 00:36 | |
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SEC Commissioners have published a new framework to provide further clarity on ICO’s and their applicability to U.S securities laws.
2019-4-4 16:04 | |
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Coinspeaker SEC Introduces Long-Awaited Guidance for Token IssuersThe guidance released by SEC includes examples of both networks and tokens that fall under securities laws and outlines projects which do not.
2019-4-4 11:06 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published an investment contract framework for digital assets, which is intended to give crypto companies guidance as to whether a cryptocurrency is a security.
2019-4-4 22:02 | |
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Two pro-cryptocurrency bills were introduced to the US House requesting the CFTC, in consultation with the SEC, produce reports to inform lawmakers about crypto. The bills aim to gather information on how to encourage adoption of cryptocurrencies, create more competitive regulation, improve laws for crypto exchanges, and prevent price manipulation.
2019-4-2 14:25 | |
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If its latest job posting is anything to go by, the US Securities and Exchange Commission‘s (SEC) could be stepping up its involvement in the cryptocurrency world. The SEC is looking for an “Attorney Adviser” to operate as a “Crypto Specialist,” according to a job listing posted on federal employment website USAJobs.
2019-4-1 15:56 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has recently stepped up its enforcement actions against virtual currency exchanges and Initial Coin Offerings (“ICOs”) that violate federal securities laws.
2019-3-21 01:33 | |
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SEC Asks For Feedback Regarding Crypto Assets Custody The creation of laws by a nation’s government can either enable the growth of an industry or stifle it. This can be seen with states like Ohio accepting Cryptocurrency for tax payment and in places like China banning Cryptocurrency altogether. As such, many of these nations are […]
2019-3-19 20:48 | |
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On the heels of recent commentary from the published correspondence between Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton and representative Ted Budd, SEC senior advisor Valerie Szczepanik explained at Austin’s SXSW conference that stablecoins may be violating current securities laws.
2019-3-18 23:54 | |
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SEC’s Valerie Szczepanik Says There Are Many Stablecoins In The Market Currently That “Might Be Violating Various Securities laws” During her appearance at the ongoing SXSW conference in Austin, the SEC’s Senior Advisor for Digital Assets ‘Valerie Szczepanik’ went on record to state that there currently existed a number of stablecoin offerings that could potentially […]
2019-3-17 23:31 | |
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Some stablecoins reportedly could raise problems under securities laws, according to senior advisor for digital assets at U.S. SEC Valerie Szczepanik
2019-3-16 14:29 | |
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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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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.
2019-3-13 11:53 | |
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On March 12, the cryptocurrency and blockchain legislative advocacy group Coincenter published correspondence between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton and representative Ted Budd.
2019-3-12 21:45 | |
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has instructed his country’s government to adopt federal laws relating to cryptocurrency by July this year. Russia has earlier broadened the definition of “digital financial assets” to include cryptocurrencies.
2019-2-28 09:43 | |
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has instructed his country’s government to adopt federal laws relating to cryptocurrency by July this year. Russia has earlier broadened the definition of “digital financial assets” to include cryptocurrencies.
2019-2-28 09:43 | |
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Whether or not financial innovations like Bitcoin could fit inside the parameters of old-school laws became the central point of Hester Pierce’s recent keynote. The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner, while speaking at the University of Missouri School of Law, recognized that blockchain-based decentralized networks do not fit “neatly” within their securities framework.
2019-2-11 21:30 | |
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Bitget, top global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is responding to trader demand and is to list SKALE (SKL). The SKALE Network is designed to enhance the scalability and efficiency of Ethereum-compatible applications.
VALR, Africa's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has launched perpetual futures trading, featuring the world's first Bitcoin and USDT perpetual futures paired against the South African Rand.
Controversial crypto exchange Binance has appointed Richard Teng as its new CEO. The appointment follows the resignation of former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao who pleaded guilty to charges levied against him by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao will reportedly step down as CEO of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).
Since its 2009 inception, Bitcoin has heralded a shift from traditional to decentralized finance (DeFi), signaling the future of financial markets. Today, the crypto landscape extends beyond Bitcoin, with multiple projects contributing to a dynamic ecosystem of financial innovation.