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Free TON Community’s Meritocratic Token Distribution Model to Revolutionize Tokenomics
15.12.2020
Free TON is a community driven PoS network with a focus on decentralized governance. It is based on the open-source TON project which was previously developed by Telegram. Free TON never had an ICO and will never have a token sale. Instead the project implements a distribution model that will...
DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather promoted his 2017 ICO; now, he faces a year behind bars
15.12.2020
Robert Farkas will face the lightest felony sentence possible for his role in Centra Tech's 2017 ICO
SEC lands $700K victory in another ICO court case
11.12.2020
Another ICO case comes to a close
SEC Enforcement Director to Step Down by End of Year
10.12.2020
Enforcement Director Stephanie Avakian led SEC investigations during the heart of its ICO crackdown
Belgian Regulator Warns of Crypto Scammers That Target Male Tinder Users With Fake ICOs
10.12.2020
The Belgian regulator, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), says scammers are employing new techniques which target Tinder and Facebook users. Using what the FSMA terms an “emotional scam,” criminals are targeting male users of the dating app Tinder with promises...
Did you fall for it? 13 ICO scams that fooled thousands
6.12.2020
ICOs are revolutionary for business, though the fear of being scammed keeps investors at a distance
33% of Surveyed ICO Investors Feel Deceived, But 56% Would Invest Again
4.12.2020
Nearly 33% of surveyed investors feel that the initial coin offering (ICO) project they invested in deceived them, found South Korean business giant Hanhwa Group-backed crypto disclosure platform Xangle. However, 56% of all respondents said they'd make another investment if they had more...
SEC's fintech wing leaves the nest, becoming stand-alone office
3.12.2020
FinHub will have new independence and responsibilities, reporting directly to the SEC's chairman
Report: 33% of US Based ICO Investors Say Founders Intentionally Deceived Them or Withheld Key Information
2.12.2020
A survey conducted by Xangle Research finds that a third (33%) of respondents say founders of an initial coin offering (ICO) in which they invested either intentionally deceived them or withheld key information. A further 17% of the responding ICO investors say they did not know if they had been...
Report: ICOs left retail investors in the dark
1.12.2020
New, small-scale research from Xangle takes a look at investors' reflections on their initial coin offering investments between 2017 and fall 2020
Travel Tech Firm Monaker Group Eyes Regulated Thai ICO Market
19.11.2020
Monaker Group, which builds booking platforms for the travel industry, is venturing into tokenized assets with the indirect acquisition of Thailand’s Longroot initial coin offering (ICO) portal. The Nasdaq traded company took an “indirect controlling stake” in the entity that owns...
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 brought 56 cases against crypto-related firms during Jay Clayton's tenure
17.11.2020
The SEC summarized its efforts on combating crypto misconduct as its chairman is set to step down by the end of this year
3 key on-chain metrics suggest Ethereum price is in a 2017-style bull run
16.11.2020
Numerous on-chain indicators suggest Ethereum price is on the verge of another 2017-style bull run
Your car insurance salesman is now an AI bot connected to blockchain
13.11.2020
A new virtual assistant powered by blockchain can complete insurance contracts without human assistance
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
The cryptocurrency sector is overflowing with dead projects
8.11.2020
Blockchain technology is just a tool that solves a problem, it cannot be the goal of the entire project
US Prosecutors Seek ‘Substantial’ Prison Sentence for Centra Tech Co-Founder in $25M Fraud Token Sale
4.11.2020
According to court documents, U.S. federal prosecutors are asking that one of Centra Tech’s co-founders, Robert Farkas, be sentenced to prison instead of his request for home confinement and community service
Prosecutors seek harsh sentence for fraudster behind celeb-spruiked ICO
4.11.2020
The U.S. government is seeking harsh sentencing for the founder of the company behind a fraudulent, celebrity-promoted initial coin offering from 2017
Bill Hinman, who spearheaded the SEC's early crypto guidance, is leaving the commission
27.10.2020
Hinman's commentary on the status of cryptocurrencies and the Howey Test was particularly critical to regulation surrounding ICOs