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U.S. representatives have reintroduced the Token Taxonomy Act, which seeks to exclude digital assets from being classified as securities
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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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A couple of Congressmen in the United States are trying to get an exemption for cryptocurrencies from securities law. If successful, it could signal a paradigm shift in the US regulatory climate as far as virtual currencies are concerned.
2018-12-22 22:00 | |
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XRP Could Be Benefited By The Amends Proposed By Congressmen To The Old Securities Definition Ripple could potentially be benefited if the proposal to change the 72-year-old securities definition is approved.
2018-12-22 20:24 | |
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Representatives Warren Davidson and Darren Soto want to change a 72-year old federal Securities Act.
2018-12-22 22:15 | |
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A new bill was introduced in the U. S. Congress on Thursday, aiming to bring regulatory clarity on cryptocurrencies, CNBC reported. The Century’s Most Innovative Technology Defined by Decades-old Legislation The bill, dubbed “Token Taxonomy Act,” was led by congressmen Warren Davidson of Ohio and Darren Soto of Florida, and focuses on two amendments.
2018-12-21 14:59 | |
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Two congressmen are introducing a bill that would exclude digital currencies from securities classification and substantially improve the tax treatment for cryptocurrencies. The new definition could benefit current cryptocurrency projects—such as Ripple’s XRP—and allow for ICOs and STOs to fundraise with more clarity.
2018-12-21 02:03 | |
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Two US Congressmen have introduced the “Token Taxonomy Act,” which proposes to exclude digital tokens from the definition of a security. If passed, the sponsors say it could provide more “certainty” for blockchain innovators.
2018-12-22 00:55 | |
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The Congressmen Warren Davidson and Darren Soto announced the Token Taxonomy Act, H. R. 7356. The main intention behind this act is to provide a clear regulatory environment for businesses and companies in the blockchain environment.
2018-12-21 23:33 | |
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A pair of U. S. lawmakers are looking to bridge the gap between the crypto community and fuzzy regulation. Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio and Darren Soto of Florida have introduced the “Token Taxonomy Act,” which would essentially remove cryptocurrencies from the securities discussion.
2018-12-21 22:19 | |
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Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly clarified how existing laws can apply to crypto securities. In addition, Thai companies planning to issue securities tokens abroad would be guilty of wrongdoing under the Digital Asset Act for avoiding regulated fundraising channels.
2018-12-1 07:50 | |
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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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There won’t be a Bitcoin ETF anytime soon. Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, made that clear when he told a packed audience of crypto investors to collectively “Get your act together.
2018-11-30 00:04 | |
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Speaking at the ongoing CoinDesk's Consensus Invest conference in New York, U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton spoke on why his agency hasn’t yet approved a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).
2018-11-29 21:56 | |
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On November 16, 2018, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a public statement clarifying its intent to regulate activities involving the issuance and trading of digital assets.
2018-11-21 01:44 | |
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The Colorado Securities Commissioner Gerald Rome has recently issued an immediate cease and desist orders to four companies undergoing initial coin offerings (ICOs). According to DCEBrief’s article published on November 11, 2018, the Colorado Division of Securities has already cracked down on 12 ICOs that have violated the Colorado Securities Act.
2018-11-13 00:00 | |
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In the latter half of 2018, few developments have occupied crypto investors’ headspaces like the industry’s indefatigable pursuit of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).
2018-11-9 20:03 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board has issued an emergency cease and desist order to an Australia-based cloud mining company AWS Mining PTY LTD for selling unregistered securities, according to an official notice filed Nov.
2018-11-15 17:57 | |
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has claimed that it will include crypto funds under its regulatory umbrella. The SFC issued a statement on November 1, 2018, laying out its new approach for regulating virtual assets in the future.
2018-11-2 00:40 | |
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Coinbase has secured approval from New York state regulators to act “as a limited purpose trust company” in the state, a press release reveals. According to the release, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has officially signed off on an application for the Coinbase Custody Trust Company, a subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc.
2018-10-24 00:55 | |
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FinHub will act as a central medium for the securities agency to interact with developers and entrepreneurs from the fintech space. The post The U.S. SEC Announces a FinHub Division to Tackle ICO Issues appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-10-19 12:07 | |
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The law offices of Pomerantz LLP in New York have filed a series of civil suits against MGT Capital Investment and its executive officers on behalf of several of the trading firm’s past or present customers.
2018-10-18 20:05 | |
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Stability. The word seems to be at complete odds with the current nature of the crypto market. With its flagship coin having “died” on hundreds of occasions, volatility and meteoric price swings have come to define cryptocurrencies, as price stability, ever-elusive, is in short supply.
2018-10-3 19:05 | |
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Three U. S. agencies have taken action against international bitcoin-funded securities dealer 1pool Ltd. , aka 1Broker. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says 1Broker violated federal securities laws.
2018-9-29 23:30 | |
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In a landmark case for the cryptocurrency industry, a federal judge has ruled that a cryptocurrency caught in the midst of a lawsuit is a commodity, court documents reveal.
2018-9-28 23:15 | |
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On September 20th, 2018 SEC or The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that its decision regarding Cboe Bitcoin exchange ETF is set for a later date being postponed. According to the commission’s post.
2018-9-21 00:41 | |
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BREAKING: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested further comment for its decision on the Cboe Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) today, September 20th. In a notice published on its website today the SEC said: “Pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act,30 the Commission is providing notice of the grounds for disapproval under consideration.
2018-9-21 23:31 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is delisting eight coins: BitcoinDark (BTCD), Bitmark (BTM), Einsteinium, (EMC2), Gridcoin (GRC), NeosCoin (NEOS), PotCoin (POT), VeriCoin (VRC) and BitcoinPlus (XBC).
2018-9-20 01:10 | |
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Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles has issued emergency ordinances against three separate fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes linked to Russian scammers. The orders were issued on September 18, 2018, against DGBK Ltd.
2018-9-20 00:05 | |
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In April 2018, former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent off inquiries to more than a dozen cryptocurrencyexchanges to learn more about their internal operations.
2018-9-19 02:06 | |
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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 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission will reevaluate its recent round of bitcoin ETF rejections. This Wednesday, August 22, 2018, the SEC denied 9 ETF proposals from ProShares, GraniteShares and Direxion in three separate orders.
2018-8-24 01:16 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just put nine more bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the chopping block. In three separate orders issued on August 22, 2018, the agency nixed the proposals and contingent rule changes for ETF filings submitted by ProShares, GraniteShares and Direxion.
2018-8-23 18:18 | |
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In a message on GEAR Token’s website, iconic political talk show host Larry King says that global climate change is threatening humanity’s existence and is “a potentially catastrophic issue from the combustion of fossil fuels .
2018-8-13 18:08 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in no hurry to review the pile of Bitcoin ETF filings it has been accumulating over the past year. Not three weeks since postponing its decision on five other Bitcoin ETFs, the SEC has indicated in a public statement that it will be delaying its decision to approve or reject SolidX Bitcoin Shares until late September.
2018-8-8 17:15 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed their decision on the commodity-backed Bitcoin ETF. The final determination is pushed ahead, as expected. The Waiting Begins In a notice dated August 7, the SEC announced they are pushing back the decision on what would be the very first regulatory approved Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the U.
2018-8-8 09:00 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected the Winklevosses’ latest attempt to list a bitcoin ETF. After having a proposal rejected last year, the Gemini exchange founders had hoped to secure their Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust on BATS Global Market’s BZX stock exchange with this latest attempt.
2018-7-27 02:19 | |
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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 U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed the review of Bitcoin ETFs proposed by investment firm Direxion Asset Management, as it needs more time to study the proposal before reaching a final decision.
2018-7-26 23:43 | |
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Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange has apparently piqued the interest of the Investor Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ). The IPU is specifically responsible for enforcing provisions of the Delaware Securities Act and the the Rules and Regulations Pursuant to the Act.
2018-7-25 07:38 | |
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Bitwise Asset Management is the latest venture to apply for a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF). Called the Bitwise HOLD 10 Cryptocurrency Index Fund, the ETF will track the returns of the company’s HOLD 10 Index, a “market-cap-weighted index of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies” that captures roughly 80 percent of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization.
2018-7-25 02:18 | |
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In an update to Monday’s story in which leading U.S. exchange, Coinbase Inc., claimed to have received SEC and FINRA approval to go forward with three acquisitions that would effectively allow the exchange to act as a broker dealer for digital coins deemed securities, the San Francisco-based company is now claiming that it received no… The post Coinbase Exchange Retracts SEC Approval Announcement, Claims It Never Needed Approval for Acquisitions appeared first on UNHASHED.
2018-7-19 21:26 | |
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StartEngine Capital, a subsidiary of StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc. , a funding portal that helps companies raise capital utilizing the Regulation Crowdfunding exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, announced that it is now.
2018-7-19 15:55 | |
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“This bill ensures that America’s garages have fewer old cars and more new startups. ” So says Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling in a sign that lawmakers have finally heard us.
2018-7-18 16:06 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board announced on July 12 that immediate action had been taken to halt the business of a network of companies, offering crypto related services and products. Counts of unregistered securities, violations of Texas Securities Act, and fraud all made the basis for the Cease and Desist order.
2018-7-15 15:49 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is examining an application from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Global Markets which, if approved, could grant the company a coveted bitcoin ETF license, and bring new waves of institutional investors to the bitcoin arena.
2018-7-10 02:38 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) finally refuted recent reports stating that it plans to make some changes to existing cryptocurrency regulations. The FSA is the government agency responsible for regulating the insurance, securities, exchange, and banking sectors in the country to ensure the stability of the financial system.
2018-7-5 16:39 | |
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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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Leading U. S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is under heavy criticism by its users for being underprepared to handle increasing demand. Coinbase Not Ready For Its Own Success The criticism was documented by a five-month Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process, which comprised a total of 134 pages of complaints filed by users of the exchange with the U.
2018-6-25 21:00 | |
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The US House of Representatives passed the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) by a resounding 279 to 136 vote. The bill, seen as a major win for the crypto industry, aims to establish a long-awaited regulatory framework for digital assets in the US.
In a detailed analysis shared with his 788,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter), renowned analyst Pentoshi has forecasted a more restrained outlook for the current crypto bull run, suggesting that it may not mirror the explosive growth seen in previous cycles.
In his latest essay, Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of crypto exchange BitMEX, introduced a bold investment philosophy he calls the “Left Curve. ” This strategy diverges sharply from traditional investment approaches typically adopted during bull markets in the crypto world.
Wally Adeyemo cited a recent settlement with crypto exchange Binance and sanctions against crypto mixer Sinbad in calling for an expansion of the U.S. Treasury’s authority.
Genesis claims Gemini made preferential transfers of about $689 million from Genesis and wants the court to “correct this unfairness.”
The former presidential candidate spoke at NABS about opportunities the United States may be missing to blockchain and AI for the public good.
The third-party crypto bot Wallet is debuting its global rollout on Telegram Messenger in several countries in Latin America and Africa.