2019-10-1 01:54 |
Block.One will pay $24 million after settling charges that it operated an unregistered securities sale with its $4.1 billion EOS raise. origin »
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A US state regulator is cracking down on two New Jersey-based initial coin offerings (ICO) offering “fraudulent unregistered securities. ” The Bureau of Securities issued emergency cease and desist orders as part of “Operation Cryptosweep” – an international crackdown on fraudulent ICOs and cryptocurrency-related investment schemes – against Zoptax LLC (also known as Zoptax) and Unocall.
2019-8-8 11:34 | |
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The New Jersey Bureau of Securities has told two companies offering allegedly unregistered ICOs to cease their activities
2019-8-8 03:50 | |
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Kik Interactive Inc. , the Canadian instant messaging company, was sued by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] two months ago, with the SEC accusing the firm of an unregistered token sale which raised $100 million.
2019-8-7 13:30 | |
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A week ago, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced a fine for ICO promoters CoinLaunch for conducting unregistered ICOs. Commercial litigator, economist, and former coder, Evan Thomas took this news to warn other ICO/STO projects about facing the same consequences.
2019-7-29 19:09 | |
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As regulators pine over the safety of Libra, recent crypto-related crimes are sure to keep them on edge. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Princeton-based company, Pocketinns Inc.
2019-7-20 13:20 | |
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On July 8 the office of the New York Attorney General submitted a report detailing Bitfinex and Tether’s alleged illegal trading and securities issuance in the state of New York. Have Tether and Bitfinex Colluded to Manipulate Bitcoin Price? A recently filed Memorandum of Law filed by the New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) alleges that Bitfinex and Tether knowingly issued USDT as loans to investors and operated as an unregistered securities operator in New Read More The post Tether Is In The Soup ‘Again’ For Blatant USDT Issuance appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
2019-7-10 13:00 | |
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Malaysia’s capital markets regulator has warned all unregistered crypto exchanges doing business in the country to end operations and give back investor funds. In a press release, Securities Commission Malaysia indicated that only three digital asset exchanges were registered in the country.
2019-7-5 12:13 | |
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The asset crashed after the US Securities and Exchange Commission opened a lawsuit against Kik for selling unregistered securities.
2019-6-10 14:52 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued messaging app Kik over their 2017 ICO for its KIN token. Officials allege that the ICO constituted an unregistered securities offering.
2019-6-5 12:05 | |
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Coinspeaker SEC Accusing Kik for Illegal ICO, and They May Be RightThe U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing messenger app maker Kik for $100 million ICO for its Kin token which they think was an unregistered securities sale.
2019-6-5 11:20 | |
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Kik counteracts the claims of the Securities and Exchange Commission, even raising $5 million to mount its own lawsuit.
2019-6-5 11:11 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4 filed a lawsuit against Kik Interactive, the company behind… The post Token KIN Faces Death As SEC Sues KIK For Selling Unregistered Securities appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-6-5 08:50 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it is suing Kik Interactive Inc. for conducting an illegal $100 million ICO. We are excited to finally get the clarity we all need.
2019-6-5 22:48 | |
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A newly released document shows the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Kik for holding a $100 million dollar ICO in 2017. SEC Claims $100 Million Token Sale was Illegal An SEC filing from June 4 shows that the U.
2019-6-4 22:30 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Kik for raising $100 million in an allegedly unregistered token offering in 2017
2019-6-4 21:53 | |
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The SEC might have a ‘Crypto Mom,’ but this parent knows how to get tough. The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a suit against Kik Interactive for the “illegal” sale of unregistered securities.
2019-6-4 19:59 | |
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By CCN: On Thursday, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil injunctive action against the operator of an alleged pyramid scheme that raised $26 million from investors. The defendant in the case is Daniel Pacheco, 45, a resident of San Clemente, California who has been charged by the SEC with selling unregistered securities as well as operating a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid scheme.
2019-5-28 09:16 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Daniel Pacheco, claiming he sold unregistered securities and raised $26 million with a crypto-related Ponzi scheme he ran through his companies IPro Solutions LLC and IPro Network LLC.
2019-5-24 00:08 | |
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On May 20, 2019, Stephen Palley, a lawyer, published the United States District Court of Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division’s order containing allegations by plaintiffs that Clifford “T.
2019-5-23 17:00 | |
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The token holders were reportedly promised profits from the work of the company
2019-5-21 14:10 | |
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Centra Tech ICO Lawsuit Removes DJ Khaled And Floyd Mayweather As Defendants Centra Tech lawsuit dismisses multiple parties from being held responsible, including Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled, the CTO of Centra Tech, and the Director of PR for Centra Tech.
2019-5-18 20:47 | |
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Rumors of an SEC crackdown are flying after Poloniex said it will delist nine crypto tokens including DCR for trading to U. S. customers. No Longer Available to U. S. Cryptocurrency Traders Poloniex has announced that it will no longer offer nine cryptocurrency tokens for trading to U.
2019-5-17 14:00 | |
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Kik's CEO says the company has spent more than $5 million talking to the SEC about whether its kin ICO was an unregistered securities sale.
2019-5-17 23:50 | |
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Nestled in the exhibition room at this year’s Consensus conference, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had a message for conference goers as they weaved in and out of booths representing various projects and startups in the space: “Be on the lookout for virtual currency fraud” and if you see it, let us know.
2019-5-17 19:00 | |
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Atonomi Token, a virtual currency that was released to the market is currently facing some legal issues after being accused of selling unregistered securities. The information was released by the recognized cryptocurrency lawyer in the community, Stephen Palley, on April 26.
2019-4-28 20:45 | |
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Sensing a rise in crypto-related scams and fraudulent investment schemes, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have issued a joint warning to investors, encouraging them to take a more thorough approach to verifying potential investments in the space.
2019-4-26 18:43 | |
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Their chairman described the actions taken by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to resolve unregistered securities offerings in a speech published on April 8, 2019. The document sheds more light on the Commission’s dealings with the crypto industry.
2019-4-11 11:44 | |
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The folks at ATB Coin asked a New York judge to dismiss a case brought against them by those who invested in the company's initial coin offering (ICO). The judge denied the request based on an established presence in New York and the argument that the ICO indeed qualified as an unregistered security offering.
2019-4-10 18:39 | |
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Lawyer Stephen D. Palley has an interesting write-up at the Block about how a federal judge has ruled that ATB Coin was an unregistered security even if the token didn’t entitle buyers to profits.
2019-4-4 04:30 | |
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Initial Money Offerings (ICOs) have developed a negative reputation and many investors seem to find themselves dissatisfied with platforms skirting securities laws. Notable actions against ICOs include Ripple Labs and Bitconnect.
2019-3-23 13:32 | |
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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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The Securities Board claims the companies were selling unregistered securities and recruiting unregistered dealers and agents.
2019-2-23 22:19 | |
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Cryptocurrency companies offering unregistered securities sign regulatory enforcement agreement in the Texas
2019-2-23 11:46 | |
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After the blockchain company self-reported its unregistered securities offering, it walked away without paying a fine.
2019-2-21 01:23 | |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to terms of a settlement with the crypto start-up Gladius Network LLC the SEC announced Wednesday. Charges included running an unregistered security offering within the U.
2019-2-21 00:01 | |
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A crypto startup has self-reported to the U.S. SEC for selling unregistered securities
2019-2-21 21:11 | |
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Gladius Network will refund investors who request it and register its tokens as securities after settling "unregistered ICO" charges with the SEC.
2019-2-20 19:45 | |
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In a sudden turn of events, the US SEC has been given an injunction against Blockvest, a digital asset firm accused of selling unregistered securities in a February 14, 2019, press release. New Developments The SEC has gained a small victory in their case agonists Blockvest, a blockchain-based asset exchange, by getting an injunction against them onRead MoreRead More.
2019-2-17 18:00 | |
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The SEC filed a complaint against Blockvest and its founder for allegedly making unregistered securities offerings and using the SEC seal without permission. On Feb. 14th, the US District Court of California entered in a preliminary injunction against the firm.
2019-2-17 01:56 | |
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ICO operator Blockvest actually did offer unregistered securities, US court decides
2019-2-15 10:46 | |
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The Texas securities regulator has released a report showing that 60 individuals and entities were cited for selling unregistered securities related to crypto investments
2019-2-8 11:29 | |
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KIK CEO Ted Livingston is challenging the SEC’s treatment of the firm’s native token which was released last year. In September 2018, $100 million worth of Kin tokens were sold to the public. However, according to Livingston, the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that Kik issued an unregistered currency, a claim […]
2019-1-28 17:28 | |
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Running an unregistered crypto exchange or an initial coin offering (ICO) in Malaysia could land the operator in jail for a maximum of 10 years. $2. 43 Million in Fines Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), the country’s top financial watchdog, has announced that it would categorize cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin as securities.
2019-1-17 19:33 | |
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In a recent article quoting Stephen Palley and Nelson Rosario, two crypto legal experts, The Block talks about Ripple’s litigation. Ripple has been sued several times accused of selling unregistered securities with their cryptocurrency XRP.
2018-12-22 09:10 | |
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The company offered unregistered securities for more than eight months in late 2017- early 2018, according to the regulator.
2018-12-10 20:10 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been quickly becoming more aggressive in their pursuance of cryptocurrency exchanges that don’t follow the protocols they’ve laid out. A recent example includes an order that was released on Friday for CoinAlpha Advisors LLC to cover a fine for an unregistered securities sale. CoinAlpha Advisors LLC is a […]
2018-12-8 00:38 | |
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The SEC has issued a cease-and-desist order against CoinAlpha after it offered unregistered securities.
2018-12-7 20:30 | |
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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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The Texas State Securities Board issued on November 27 an “Emergency Cease and Desist Order” against a cryptocurrency mining and trading business, dubbed My Crypto Mine. ‘My Crypto Mine’ Promised Insane Guaranteed Profits The California-based My Crypto Mine was allegedly offering unregistered securities tied to cryptocurrencies in the state of Texas.
2018-11-28 15:59 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a statement in which the agency informs that Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) must be compliant with securities laws. Two ICOs that have been sanctioned for selling unregistered securities are Paragon and AirFox.
2018-11-22 09:08 | |
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Kalin Metodiev emphasized that Nexo has been navigating through conversations with regulators for the past couple of years to ensure compliance, and was surprised that this news was “thrown out there in public.”
Late last week, the SEC released a statement informing the crypto and investor communities that it had settled with two ICOs that had carried out unregistered securities offering. The two firms that were cited by the SEC were CarrierEQ Inc.