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Traditional Markets Remain Skeptical of TZero-Backed Security Token Platform

9.3.2020
Security tokens are finding a cold reception in traditional capital markets as a tZero-backed platform attempts to secure SEC approval

US Congressman Introduces Crypto-Currency Act of 2020

9.3.2020
U.S. Congressman introduces Crypto-Currency Act, looking to finally clarify which regulator is responsible for which digital assets

tZero-Affiliated Firm Hopes SEC Will Pass Updated Proposal for Security Token Platform

9.3.2020
The Boston Options Exchange modified its plan to launch a security token exchange, increasing its required market makers and bringing its listing standards closer to the NYSE's

Proving That Tether Manipulated Bitcoin 2017 Bull Run Won’t Be Easy

8.3.2020
USDT court case development — Shipkevich: “I am pessimistic that [plaintiffs] will be able to overcome the hurdle of proving market manipulation”

Retail Demand May Force the SEC to Approve a Bitcoin ETF

8.3.2020
IndexIQ’s director believes that retail demand and a maturing of the crypto sector will force the SEC to approve a Bitcoin ETF in the coming years

ICOBox Startup Fails to Acknowledge US SEC Action, Owes $16M

7.3.2020
ICO conductor and broker ICOBox must pay $16 million — the result of initial SEC legal action left unacknowledged by the startup

Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturer Canaan Sued – Accused of Misleading IPO Investors

7.3.2020
Bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Canaan Inc. is being sued for allegedly breaking U.S. securities laws before its initial public offering (IPO). Phillippe Lemieux, a Canaan investor, filed a class-action lawsuit that claims the company violated the Securities Act of 1933. Lemieux believes Canaan...

SEC Proposes to Simplify 'Complex and Confusing' Exempt Offering Rules

5.3.2020
The SEC wants to improve the complex and confusing rules governing ICOs and other security offerings

Russian Oligarch, Ex-Cabinet Minister Invested in Telegram’s ICO, Court Filing Says

4.3.2020
A Russian oligarch, a former cabinet minister and the COO of fintech Wirecard invested in Telegram’s $1.7 billion ICO a new court document says

Chicago Startup Fintank Aims to Launch a Crypto Self-Regulatory Organization

3.3.2020
FinTank, a Chicago-based fintech organization, aims to start a national SRO to provide regulatory clarity in crypto

US Charges North Korea-Linked Chinese Nationals for Laundering Over $100 Million in Stolen Cryptocurrency

3.3.2020
The U.S. government has charged two Chinese nationals involved in laundering stolen cryptocurrency worth $100 million from an exchange allegedly for the benefit of North Korea. They are linked to the U.S.-designated North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. A total of 113 cryptocurrency accounts...

MoneyGram Declared $11.3 Million Ripple Cash Injection as Revenue

2.3.2020
MoneyGram previously declared $11.3 million in “Ripple market development fees” as revenue

Hester Peirce’s Last Effort at SEC as Wilshire Phoenix BTC ETF Is Rejected

1.3.2020
The SEC commissioner Hester Peirce slams the SEC for the unfair treatment of BTC-related products

Cryptocurrency Could Kill Bank Lending, Warns Bank of England Deputy Governor

1.3.2020
In the cryptocurrency economy, the supply of credit through the banking system could disappear, warned Bank of England Deputy Governor Sir Jon Cunliffe. That would be a change with “profound economic consequences,” he added, emphasizing the risks from Facebook’s Libra project...

Wilshire Phoenix Slams SEC for Bitcoin ETF Rejection

29.2.2020
Wilshire Phoenix has taken aim at the SEC for rejecting its Bitcoin ETF, arguing that a regulated product would offer US investors a safer way to access exposure to crypto

SEC Karate-Chops Steven Seagal Over Promoting Cryptocurrency Touted as the Next Gen Bitcoin

28.2.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged actor Steven Seagal for unlawfully promoting a cryptocurrency investment scheme claiming to be “the next generation of bitcoin.” Seagal failed to disclose that he was being compensated in cash and crypto by Bitcoiin2gen,...

Beyond the Law Star Steven Seagal Settles With SEC + More News

27.2.2020
Beyond the Law movie poster. Steven Seagal is in the middle. Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Legal news The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled...