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The U.S. SEC has reportedly entered settlement talks with alleged fraudulent crypto firm Veritaseum
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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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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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A new database called the Blockchain Litigation Database is making easier for law firms to provide legal services to crypto-sector clients concerned about compliance issues with the SEC and CFTC.
2019-8-7 23:12 | |
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Zambian Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned its citizens over their investment interest in ONYXCOIN, as reported by a local daily. The warning came after an increased number of public inquiries about a firm called KWAKOO which has been suggesting people to invest in an unknown cryptocurrency called ONYXCOIN.
2019-8-3 15:30 | |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zambia has issued a caution to the public to beware of scammers operating cryptocurrency investment advice services. The financial regulators received information about a company called KWAKOO that was pushing an initial coin offering with dubious future price predictions.
2019-8-3 00:00 | |
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Despite recent testimony from Bitwise to the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which stated that up to 95% of Bitcoin trading volume is fake, quant trading firm Alameda Research deny the validity of this claim, instead of arguing that the truth is far less clear.
2019-7-24 19:14 | |
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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.
2019-7-2 02:00 | |
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The Blockchain Association has taken over the “Defend “Crypto” fund setup to help finance the legal battle between Kik and the SEC. The social messaging firm has stated that it feels the money could be better put to use by the industry collectively.
2019-6-29 02:00 | |
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The SEC has filed charges of fraud against purported blockchain-related firm Longfin Corp
2019-6-6 00:30 | |
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The SEC filed fresh fraud charges against Longfin Corp. on Wednesday, alleging the company falsified its accounting. Longfin's stock price jumped after it announced a crypto pivot in 2017.
2019-6-6 23:30 | |
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In a press release issued June 4, 2019, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that it was suing Kik Interactive Inc. for conducting a $100 million illegal initial coin offering (ICO) of digital tokens.
2019-6-5 11:00 | |
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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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By CCN: Canadian mobile-messaging company Kik is preparing to fight the SEC tooth-and-nail when the agency sues the firm over its $100 million ICO. Many companies settle to avoid a protracted and expensive legal war.
2019-5-31 17:36 | |
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The firm behind Kik, a Canada-based messaging app, is going to court with the US Securities and Exchange Commission… The post Controversy Arises Around KIK $5M Fund To Take On the SEC appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-5-30 21:51 | |
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Kin, the cryptocurrency project launched by the firm behind the messaging application Kik, has asked the crypto asset space for donations to fund a potential legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
2019-5-29 00:00 | |
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Kik, the embattled messaging startup behind the Kin cryptocurrency, is now crowd-sourcing donations to help fund its legal battle with US regulators. The Defend Crypto Fund is said to be tailored specifically to fight the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “on behalf of the future of crypto in the [United States].
2019-5-28 17:30 | |
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Messaging app firm Kik has launched a crypto crowdfunding campaign to support a likely court battle with the U.S. SEC over its ICO token, kin.
2019-5-29 17:11 | |
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As Bitwise Asset Management patiently awaits its decision from the US Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC], the firm has released yet another report detailing the Bitcoin spot market. Following their March proposal, Bitwise, among other things, highlights the tightening of trading spreads in the BTC spot market.
2019-5-25 09:45 | |
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Startup Kik allegedly spent over $5 million on its negotiations with the U.S. SEC
2019-5-20 20:48 | |
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The U.S. securities regulator has settled with blockchain author Alex Tapscott and his investment firm NextBlock Global over securities violations.
2019-5-15 13:20 | |
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Bitwise Asset Management released a report last month that sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency community. The 227-slide report presented to the SEC in light of the firm’s Bitcoin ETF proposal stated that the data reported by CoinMarketCap was “fake and/or non-economic.
2019-4-22 19:30 | |
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Institutional-grade investment management firm Arca Funds filed with the SEC to issue digitized securities as ERC-20 tokens on the ethereum blockchain
2019-4-18 19:40 | |
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Institutional-grade investment management firm Arca Funds filed with the SEC to issue digitized securities as ERC-20 tokens on the ethereum blockchain
2019-4-17 19:40 | |
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Blockstack, a firm that’s working on offering a decentralized, tokenized computing network (to facilitate decentralized applications) has applied with the SEC to provide a $50 million token sale later this year.
2019-4-12 17:17 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been working to find the best way to regulate the crypto world, starting with establishing how to classify them. This week, the SEC issued a no-action letter in the crypto industry.
2019-4-6 22:43 | |
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The price of bitcoin managed to maintain above the critical $4,000 mark and closed the week two percent higher at a touch over $4,100 per coin. The Bitcoin market remained firm despite the news that the SEC has decided to delay its approval or rejection decision of the Bitwise and VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF applications. WhileRead More
2019-4-2 21:00 | |
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Coinspeaker U. S. SEC Delays Its Decision on Bitwise and VanEck Bitcoin ETF Application to MayThe U. S. securities regulator continues to remain firm on its decision of not approving the Bitcoin ETF anytime soon.
2019-4-1 13:29 | |
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Bitwise Asset Management, a San Francisco crypto investment firm, has applied to the SEC for a Bitcoin ETF. In preparation for their application, they conducted a study of 80 exchanges, mostly unregulated.
2019-3-23 18:15 | |
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The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the country’s first initial coin offering (ICO) portal to police the issuance of digital, blockchain-based tokens. The portal is almost ready to launch and is awaiting final approval from other government agencies like the Commerce Ministry, the Bangkok Post reports.
2019-3-13 14:01 | |
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What Is Block Society? Block Society is the world’s first cryptocurrency advisory firm that is legally registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Block Society aims to benefit the cryptocurrency community by improving its cryptocurrency financial advisory services and cryptocurrency education.
2019-3-5 12:27 | |
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It has become increasingly difficult to trust your own eyes – or to put that trust in a third-party when investing in cryptocurrencies. Block Society, the first cryptocurrency advising firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will allow investors of all backgrounds to safely invest in cryptocurrencies when its platform launches on March 1, 2019.
2019-3-2 17:58 | |
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The SEC acknowledged a settlement with Gladius Network LLC today. Gladius raised almost $13 million in an ICO at the height of the crypto boom, from October to December 2017. The company tattled on itself last August, self-reporting potential violations to the SEC.
2019-2-21 22:42 | |
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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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After failing to convince a federal court regarding the nature of Blockvest tokens in the previous hearing, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally convinced the same judge that these tokens are securities.
2019-2-17 08:55 | |
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After failing to convince a federal court regarding the nature of Blockvest tokens in the previous hearing, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally convinced the same judge that these tokens are securities.
2019-2-17 08:55 | |
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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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Lead: Yet another firm has filed for an ETF with the U. S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), this time Reality Shares ETF Trust who, on February 11, 2019, filed for an ETF that would include bitcoin futures and sovereign debt instruments.
2019-2-13 13:29 | |
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After previously withdrawing their application due to the government shutdown, CBOE and VanEck have re-applied for a crypto ETF from the SEC on January 31, 2019. One More Try There has been a long and drawn out battle to secure a cryptocurrency ETF from the SEC.
2019-2-3 20:00 | |
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The Securities and Exchanges Commission is looking for a blockchain analysis firm to provide readable crypto data according to a new tender notice. It says: “The U. S. Securities and Exchange.
2019-2-2 17:07 | |
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A former regional director at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Shamoil T. Shipchandler, has resigned his position at the SEC for Jones Day, a global law firm. Shipchandler, who supervised a large number of high-profile crypto cases, was in charge of more than a hundred attorneys, accountants, investigators and compliance examiners at the […]
2019-1-30 09:10 | |
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Shamoil T. Shipchandler, whose team at the SEC brought cases against AriseBank and 1Broker, has joined law firm Jones Day.
2019-1-30 21:15 | |
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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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During a recent interview with CNBC, Jan Van Eck, CEO of premier investment management firm ‘VanEck’, revealed that his company was all set to withdraw its collaborative ETF application (submitted to the SEC) in the near future.
2019-1-27 21:50 | |
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The Chicago Board of Exchange (Cboe) is pulling the plug on the SolidX and VanEck bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) proposal, adding another twist to a regulatory saga that can’t seem to find an ending.
2019-1-24 23:53 | |
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Wilshire Phoenix, a New York-based Asset management firm, has filed for an ETF which will store bitcoin, treasury bills and the US Dollar, January 15, 2019. Coveting the ETF The journey to finally getting a Cryptocurrency ETF has been a long and elusive one.
2019-1-17 02:00 | |
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American crypto wallet and custodial firm BitGo has teamed up with Genesis Global Trading, a digital asset trading firm, to improve the crypto trading experience for its institutional investors.
2019-1-17 01:02 | |
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Bitwise Asset Management is the latest American financial firm to seek regulatory permission for launching a bitcoin ETF. The company thinks it should succeed in getting the SEC’s approval, which all other applicants have failed to do so far, by utilizing a new model for the instrument.
2019-1-11 03:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency asset management firm, Bitwise, has submitted another Bitcoin ETF filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm’s previous BTC ETF filing was among the ones rejected by the SEC in 2018 Physically-backed Bitcoin ETF If at first, you don’t succeed, try again.
2019-1-10 19:30 | |
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Tron Brings On Former SEC Attorney Tron, a company headed by Justin Sun, has undoubtedly had a good week. The firm’s strong performance continued on Wednesday. According to a press release from the Tron Foundation, the world-renowned blockchain startup has hired a supervisory attorney formerly of the U.
2019-1-10 03:30 | |
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This Thursday, CEO of Pantera Capital investment firm Dan Morehead sent out a newsletter to their clients claiming that 25% of their investments could be ICOs in violation of U.S. securities laws: “While we believe the vast majority of the projects in our portfolio should not be affected, approximately 25 percent of our fund’s capital… The post 25% of ICOs in Pantera Could be Securities, May Require Refunds Due to SEC Rulings appeared first on UNHASHED.
2018-12-17 21:03 | |
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He’s banned from running Binance for life — and says he plans to educate children and focus on philanthropy. But does that mean CZ’s days in crypto are truly behind him? Changpeng Zhao was the world’s richest inmate, with Forbes…
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission had – for a time – added Consensys to a list of crypto investigation targets, prompting the technology incubator company to sue it for overreach in federal court.
Abra has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations the platform, owned by Plutus Lending, inappropriately pushed Abra Earn to customers when the product qualified as a security that should have been registered, the agency said Monday.
Abra has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations the platform, owned by Plutus Lending, inappropriately pushed Abra Earn to customers when the product qualified as a security that should have been registered, the agency said Monday.
Attorneys for former FTX executive Ryan Salame are asking for 18 months in prison, citing his cooperation with authorities and remorse.
Consultants overseeing the liquidation of Celsius Network LLC have demanded a return of $2 billion from significant clients.
Jesse Powell sees CZ’s and Binance’s legal proceedings as a positive change, as “going after the most egregious offenders offshore would require effort.”