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Blockchain Firm Settles With SEC Over Unregistered $6.3 Million SAFT
14.8.2019
A healthcare-focused blockchain firm has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its 2017-2018 SAFT offering
SEC Is Bringing ‘Thor’s Hammer’ Against Ripple, Warns Tone Vays
14.8.2019
Ripple “scam coin” should never have existed, says Tone Vays
SEC Lodges Emergency Action Against Fraudulent Organizer of VERI ICO
14.8.2019
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sought that the assets belonging to the organizer of VERI (Veritaseum) initial coin offering, Reginald “Reggie” Middleton, be frozen. The Commission has accused Middleton for conducting an illegal and fraudulent ICO for the VERI coins...
SEC Reserves Its Decision on Exchange-Traded Fund Applications
13.8.2019
In a decision that could further impact the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the security and exchange commission (SEC) has reserved the decision to grant permission to three exchange-traded funds (ETF) in the US. The regulatory body also reserved the decision regarding rule changes...
Disgruntled Investor Appeals to U.S. SEC Guidelines in Class Action Suit Against Ripple
13.8.2019
A class action suit has appealed to SEC guidelines to make its case that Ripple sold XRP as an unregistered security
PlexCorps and United States SEC Reach Settlement
13.8.2019
According to the latest reports, the case between PlexCorps and the United States SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has reached a settlement. Both the individual defendants have given their written consent to pay the fines and refrain from participating in the activity of digital securities...
US Court Temporarily Freezes $8M in Response to SEC Request Yesterday
13.8.2019
U.S. district court has approved of the temporary freeze on $8 million of a New York citizen and two of his entities’ related assets following the U.S. SEC
SEC Files Emergency Action Against Organizer of ‘Fraudulent’ $15 Million ICO
13.8.2019
The SEC is seeking to freeze the assets of Reggie Middleton, organizer of the $14.8 million Veritaseum (VERI) ICO
SEC Guidance Gives Ammo to Lawsuit Claiming XRP Is Unregistered Security
13.8.2019
Investors suing Ripple have started citing the SEC’s token guidance to back their claim that XRP is an unregistered security
ICO Issuer PlexCorps Reaches Settlement With US Securities Regulator
13.8.2019
Lacroix and Paradis-Royer each agreed to pay $1 million apiece as a civil penalty. PlexCorps must disgorge $4.56 million in addition to some $350,000 in interest
SEC Requests Freeze on Assets in Connection With Alleged $15M ICO Fraud
13.8.2019
The SEC is prosecuting a New York businessman in connection with ICO fraud and is seeking immediate relief
SEC Postpones Decision on Three Bitcoin ETF Rule Change Proposals
12.8.2019
The United States SEC has delayed its decision on whether to approve three Bitcoin ETF proposals
WATCH: Ted Livingston Discusses Kik’s Response to the SEC
12.8.2019
Kik CEO Ted Livingston discussed his company's legal fight with the SEC on CoinDesk Live last week
SEC Delays Decisions on 3 Bitcoin ETF Proposals Until Autumn
12.8.2019
The SEC extended the time it would have to make a decision on three different bitcoin ETF proposals Monday
Blockchain in Business: What Do Companies’ 10-K Reports Say About DLT?
11.8.2019
An analysis of American companies’ stances toward blockchain and distributed ledger technology in SEC-required Form 10-K reports
US Exchanges Race to Launch Regulated Physically-Delivered Bitcoin Futures
9.8.2019
The race to launch regulated physically-delivered bitcoin futures is back on for three US-regulated trading platforms after one of them hit a snag with the country’s derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Two other exchanges are racing to launch similar products this...
Kik Lawyers Say SEC Has No Strong Evidence, Twisted Facts in Complaint
7.8.2019
Kik says the SEC has seriously misrepresented the facts relevant to their case, and they will not succeed in the courtroom
Kik Fights Back; Submits Exhaustive Report Against SEC’s Cryptocurrency Lawsuit
7.8.2019
Kik Interactive’s instant messaging mobile app- Kik Messenger faced complaints from SEC which were filed against the company in June this year. During the lawsuit, which was filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the Canadian messenger company, the platform aggressively...
Coinbase Hit with Bitcoin Cash Negligence Wrap, Kik Hits Back at SEC
7.8.2019
An American court has ruled that cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will be charged with negligence for allegedly making a hash of the launch of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) token.
Bloomberg reports that San Francisco District Judge Vince Chhabria described the launch as an “incompetence born of haste,”...
Kik Says SEC Lawsuit ‘Twisted Facts’ About Startup’s $100 Million Token Sale
7.8.2019
Kik claims the SEC took comments out of context and manipulated facts in its suit alleging the firm’s token sale violated securities laws