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Arca Labs Launches Ethereum-Based SEC-Registered Fund
6.7.2020
After nearly 20 months of back-and-forth, the Los Angeles money manager finally cleared what appears to be the first regulated fund represented by digital shares
Cryptocurrency-Focused Docuseries Airs to Millions of Viewers via the Discovery Science Channel
6.7.2020
A new docuseries called “Open Source Money” recently aired on July 4 and premiered on the Discovery Science channel. The new show gave millions of Discovery viewers information concerning bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings, and blockchain technology....
Philippine SEC Warns Against Crypto Schemes
5.7.2020
Philippine SEC warns against investment schemes including one based on the Ethreum blockchain it says is a Ponzi scheme
Ripple Likely Sold XRP in an Unregistered Securities Offering
3.7.2020
The former CFTC chair’s analysis stating that Ripple’s XRP is not a security might be wrong
US Investor Backs up Telegram’s Claim of Completing $1.2B Refund
1.7.2020
Documents shared with Cointelegraph confirm that Telegram refunded some American TON investors 72% of their investments about a month ago
DeFi Governance Tokens Tread Carefully as the SEC’s Invisible Hand Looms
30.6.2020
The COMP token distribution raised some questions on a potential reprisal against DeFi from the SEC, given certain similarities with traditional stocks
Tezos Likely Avoiding SEC Action with $25M Class-Action Lawsuit Settlement
28.6.2020
The consolidated class-action lawsuit against the Tezos Foundation appears likely to end in a $25M settlement which might forestall further SEC action
Crypto Derivatives Might Drive a New Cycle of Mass Adoption
28.6.2020
The lack of progressive jurisdictions in which a particularly attractive regime for regulating derivatives exists keeps crypto in a gray area, and it has to be changed
Telegram’s Courtroom Saga With the SEC Comes to a $1.2 Billion End
26.6.2020
Judge approves final judgment in Telegram case; firm will return $1.2 billion to investors
Final Judgment: Telegram to Pay Crypto Investors Back $1.2 Billion, US Court Orders
26.6.2020
The dispute between Telegram and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is coming to a close as the final judgment has been filed. Telegram has been ordered to pay back $1.2 billion. The company must also pay the SEC a fine of $18.5 million. Final Judgment in Case of SEC vs. Telegram...
Law Decoded: All Roads Lead to New York, June 19-26
26.6.2020
New York, New York runs the show this week as the site of a host of developments and setbacks for crypto
Mapping the Future of the SEC (There’s a Nonzero Chance Hester Peirce Takes Over)
26.6.2020
The future of the U.S.’s federal securities regulator, and perhaps the direction of cryptocurrency policy, is up in the air. We game out the scenarios
AML Bitcoin Founder Claims DC Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, US Government Are ‘Extorting’ Him
26.6.2020
AML Bitcoin's Marcus Andrade claims he is being extorted by the U.S. government in a response to Thursday's charges by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission
Ebang Hits Nasdaq IPO Running With Ambitious Expansion Plan
26.6.2020
Chinese mining company Ebang has yet to see a positive net income in 2020, but an IPO might give it a jumpstart
Ebang to Establish Crypto Exchange and Mining Farms After Going Public
26.6.2020
The mining equipment firm, scheduled to go public via Nasdaq later today, is preparing for a massive expansion
Sovrin Foundation Sheds All Paid Staff in Tale of a Token Issuance Gone Wrong
25.6.2020
The Sovrin Foundation, a digital ID non-profit, laid off all paid employees after failing to secure funding for an SEC-compliant token issuance
SEC Charges Lobbying Kingpin Jack Abramoff With Fraud For Promotion of 2018 ICO
25.6.2020
Abramoff and the founder of AML Bitcoin face charges for fraud in misrepresenting the token’s compliance, with the founder himself facing jail time for money laundering
Telegram Agrees to Pay $18.5M Penalty in SEC Settlement Over Failed TON Offering
25.6.2020
Telegram has settled its six-month court case with the SEC, agreeing to pay $18.5 million in penalties and to notify the agency if it plans to issue another digital asset in the next three years
SEC Asks Court to Order Telegram to Pay $1.2B Back for $1.7B ICO
25.6.2020
Despite the original TON project being officially terminated, the U.S. SEC asks Telegram to return $1.2 billion
SEC Suit Over $30m Crypto Scam Halted Due to Criminal Proceedings
25.6.2020
An SEC suit against the operators of a $30 million allegedly fraudulent ICO has been stayed pending the conclusion of parallel criminal proceedings