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Travis Kling on Bitcoin as a Safe Haven Asset

8.1.2020
Ikigai’s Travis Kling looks at BTC's correlation to gold and crude in response to Iran missile strikes, plus SEC priorities and Congressional intrigue

Regs Roundup: SEC Actions, Crypto Tax-Free in Korea, India’s National Blockchain Seminar

7.1.2020
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...

Telegram Rejects SEC Request to Hand Over Bank Records for TON

5.1.2020
Telegram Group, the company behind the TON blockchain project, has reportedly refused to share information with the SEC showing how much it spent of the $1.7 billion raised from investors in the past couple of years and where. In a recent court filing, the securities regulator alleges that Telegram...

Cloud Token and the Rise of MLM Crypto Projects

29.12.2019
Chinese law enforcement recently busted 72 individuals connected to the Cloud Token (CTO) scam. The Ponzi was similar to the Plustoken fraud and CTO scammers made off with $500 million. According to regional press, the CTO scam artists are likely connected to the Plustoken swindlers. Moreover...

Bitcoin Gained 8.9 Million Percent Over the Last Decade

27.12.2019
2020 is fast approaching and the last decade will be behind us. Throughout the last ten years, the biggest unicorn firms were born like Uber and Airbnb. However, even though Bitcoin isn’t a company, the best investment of the decade belongs to the decentralized cryptocurrency Satoshi created....

Securities Regulator Says Crypto Investments Are Top Investor Threat in 2020

24.12.2019
Crypto-related investments are among the top five investor threats for 2020 according to the oldest international investor protection organization, the NASAA

Why the SEC Asked Blockforce Capital to Pull a Bitcoin ETF Proposal as Soon as It Was Filed

23.12.2019
Reality Shares ETF Trust, a branch of Blockforce Capital, filed an ETF proposal under the condition that it would pull the proposal after one day

SEC to Boost Access to Crypto Investments With Proposed New Accredited Investor Definition

19.12.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed amending the definition of “accredited investor” — a move that will increase access to regulated cryptocurrency investments. A number of them are currently only available to accredited investors. Among other changes,...

CITIC Securities Tops Asia Capital Equity Markets (ECM) Ranking 2019 by Beating Goldman Sachs

19.12.2019
As per the data revealed by Refinitiv, CITIC securities, one of the top Chinese brokerage firms, will top the Asia Pacific’s Equity Capital Markets Ranking beating last year topper Goldman Sachs. This Asia Pacific ranking though excludes Japanese firms. The top ranker is selected based on several...

TokenSoft Scores SEC Transfer Agent Registration to Build ‘Automated Investment Bank’

12.12.2019
Crypto startup TokenSoft has obtained a key regulatory seal of approval as it seeks to build an investment bank for the age of tokenization

Santander Exec Claims Blockchain Success as Bank Redeems Ethereum-Issued Bond

10.12.2019
"This unequivocally proves that a debt security can be managed through its full lifecycle," said an exec

SEC Approves Bitcoin Futures Fund

7.12.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an investment fund that will invest in bitcoin futures contracts. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce calls this move “a bit of progress.” The SEC has also revealed why it decided to approve such a fund. Also read: Swiss Licensed...

Ripple Files Final Motion to Dismiss Class-Action Securities Lawsuit

6.12.2019
Ripple has filed to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that alleges it sold XRP in an unregistered securities offering

XRP the Best Performer Today; Ripple Dismisses Securities Suit Again

6.12.2019
XRP is the best-performing top 10 coin today. This coincided with Ripple's recent court filing and statement that, even if XRP were a security, the plaintiffs still brought the case against the company too late. At the time of writing (9:19 UTC), XRP is one of only four green coins among the...

Ripple Files Last Bid to Dismiss XRP Securities Lawsuit Before Court Meeting

5.12.2019
Even if XRP were a security, the investors suing Ripple brought their case far too late for it to proceed, the company said in a new filing

Swiss Licensed Crypto Bank Expanding Into 9 Markets

1.12.2019
A fully operational crypto-focused bank based in Switzerland is expanding into nine other markets. With a banking and securities dealer license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, its services include crypto custody, trading, and asset management. The bank has launched...

Canadian Regulator Green-Lights Bitcoin Fund IPO

30.11.2019
The Bitcoin Fund’s initial public offering (IPO) filing has been accepted by Canada’s Ontario Securities Commission. Despite previously rejecting it, the Canadian regulator finally accepted the fund’s IPO prospectus after a public hearing and a favorable ruling. Also read: Bitcoin...