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Texas State Securities Board Flags 15 Investment Entities Including One Unregistered Crypto Trader

21.11.2020
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) has announced a series of enforcement actions against 15 online investment entities that illegally market cryptocurrency, binary options, and forex investments in Texas. Fake Social Media Accounts The regulator alleges that operators of the companies...

Airbnb IPO Prospectus Says Future Success Means Adapting to Cryptocurrencies

20.11.2020
The giant online rental marketplace based in San Francisco, Airbnb is considering supporting cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The news stems from the company’s initial public offering (IPO) prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Airbnb’s filing...

Thailand’s New Rules Help Securities Companies Launch Crypto Exchanges

20.11.2020
Thailand has reportedly revised its net capital rules which help securities firms launch cryptocurrency exchanges. The country now has 15 licensed crypto service providers. New Thai Rules and Crypto Exchanges The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revised its net capital (NC) rules...

Texas Financial Regulators Crack Down on 15 Alleged Crypto Scams

19.11.2020
Many of the alleged crypto scams had a common tactic: savvy social media posts to draw victims in

Spanish Security Giant Prosegur Enters Crypto Custody Race

19.11.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/proseguralarmasperu Another international security services behemoth has taken the crypto plunge, with Spanish firm Prosegur launching a dedicated subsidiary that will offer crypto custody services. The company, which is based in Madrid, has over 160,000 employees...

Rapper T.I.’s associates to cough up $100K in FLiK token case with SEC

19.11.2020
The settlement with the SEC came after the three were charged in September for their participation in “unregistered and fraudulent” ICOs

Promoters of Rapper TI’s 2017 ICO Ordered to Pay $103K Penalty

18.11.2020
The associates are also barred from selling digital securities for five years

SEC leader touts record on digital assets on his way out the door

18.11.2020
The outgoing SEC director first joined the agency in 2017

Scaramucci’s Billion-Dollar Mega Hedge Fund Skybridge ‘May Hold Positions’ in Bitcoin

17.11.2020
In a filing registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the giant global investment firm Skybridge Capital explained that the fund Skybridge G II may invest in digital currencies like bitcoin. On November 13, the New York-based company with $7.7 billion assets under...

Nigerian Authorities Put Mastermind of the Inksnation Crypto Scam on Wanted List

16.11.2020
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is seeking the public’s help in locating Omotade Sparks Amos Sewanu, the mastermind behind the Inksnation crypto scam. According to a notice published in the local media on November 11, the EFCC wants Sewanu to respond to fraud...

Pakistan’s SEC Discusses Cryptocurrency Regulation, Central Bank Confirms No Crypto Ban

15.11.2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has published a paper discussing cryptocurrency regulation in the country. Meanwhile, the central bank has reportedly confirmed that there is no cryptocurrency ban. Pakistan’s Crypto Regulation in the Works The Securities and Exchange...

Pakistan’s securities regulator mulls new legal framework for crypto

12.11.2020
Pakistan wants to unlock a new era of digital finance with crypto

The SEC collected $1.26 billion from unregistered ICOs in 2020

12.11.2020
In a record-breaking year, the SEC seized $4.68 billion — more than one-quarter of which came from cryptocurrency-related firms

$200 Million Brazilian Crypto Fraud Scam: The US Seizes $24 Million Worth of Digital Currencies

5.11.2020
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized cryptocurrencies worth $24 million after receiving an official request from the government of Brazil. The seizure stems from an ongoing investigation into the $200 million cryptocurrency scam that may have defrauded tens of thousands...

Investors fight to keep Bancor securities case out of Israeli court

3.11.2020
“Defendants say, in passing, that Israel is the more appropriate forum, but fail to provide any supporting detail,” stated lawyers in the class-action suit

SEC Changes Rules, Making Fundraising Easier for Crypto Firms

3.11.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended some exemption rules, making it easier for crypto companies to raise funds. The rule changes raise fundraising limits for Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation A, and Regulation D’s Rule 504 offerings. SEC’s New Rules Allow...

Hong Kong Amends Crypto Law to Regulate All Exchanges

3.11.2020
Cryptocurrency regulation in Hong Kong is undergoing changes. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is reportedly introducing a new licensing system to regulate all crypto exchanges operating in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s New Crypto Regulation The CEO of the SFC, Ashley Alder, talked about...