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Former World Gold Council Exec Develops New Bitcoin ETF
23.10.2019
The portfolio manager behind SPDR Gold Shares is developing a bitcoin ETF, but winning SEC approval remains a holy grail in the nascent space
Pomp’s Morgan Creek Raises $61M For Blockchain Fund, Targets $250M
22.10.2019
Morgan Creek Capital Management firm has raised $61 million for second blockchain fund
US Lawmaker Introduces Bill Classifying Stablecoins as Securities
22.10.2019
A draft bill published Tuesday would regulate stablecoins under the Securities Act of 1933
Rep. Warren Davidson: You Have to Defend Money to Defend Freedom
22.10.2019
U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson speaks with Cointelegraph on Libra and securities law ahead of Zuckerberg hearings scheduled for Wednesday
Kik Messenger Saved From the Verge of Shutdown
22.10.2019
The SEC’s lawsuit against Kik almost cost the company its life. Here is the story of how it survived
Telegram Backer Sought Circle Listing Before SEC Halted Token Launch
22.10.2019
A backer of Telegram's blockchain project asked Circle's Poloniex exchange to list the gram token before the SEC halted issuance, court papers show
Bitmain’s Jihan Wu Talks Mining and Industry Growth With Bitcoin.com’s CEO
21.10.2019
At the World Digital Mining Summit in Frankfurt, Germany, Bitcoin.com’s CEO Stefan Rust sat down with Jihan Wu, cofounder of Bitmain Technologies and Matrixport. The two discussed how cryptocurrencies being used for payments is spreading and how Bitmain is doing after the bear market last...
Court Postpones TON Hearing Till February, Impatient Investors May Get 77% Back
21.10.2019
The New York court reviewing Telegram’s contested coin offering in the U.S. has postponed a scheduled hearing on the case till February. The defendants, Telegram Group and its subsidiary TON Issuer, have been banned from distributing and selling the tokens. Investors who don’t want...
‘No-Deal Brexit Huge Positive for UK Cryptocurrency’ – How Brexit Could Affect the Industry
20.10.2019
British lawmakers have voted to postpone a crucial Brexit vote and forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask the EU for an extension. News.Bitcoin.com talked to the CEO of a local crypto exchange to find out the effects a no-deal Brexit could have on the crypto industry. Also read: SEC Wants...
Telegram Writes Investors to Counter FUD Before Feb. SEC Hearings
19.10.2019
In letter to investors, Telegram calls February hearings “a positive step” in process of determining that Gram tokens are not securities
SEC’s Court Hearing on Telegram Token Delayed Till Next Year
19.10.2019
The messaging app company and the SEC will now meet next February to debate the regulator's claim the gram token is a security
NY District Court Postpones Telegram’s TON Hearing to 2020
19.10.2019
New York District Court postpones Telegram’s TON hearing to 2020
Kik Messaging App Now Has New Owner, Will Continue Work on Kin Token
18.10.2019
Kik messaging app has a new owner that is optimistic about the future of the platform’s Kin token
Telegram Offers to Postpone Launch of the TON Network
18.10.2019
Telegram, which was surprised with a last minute restraining order on the sale of its tokens in the U.S., is now ready to delay the launch of the TON network until the spring of next year. The company has informed the New York court reviewing the case that it can suspend all operations with grams...
TON’s ‘Force Majeure’ Clause — Is Telegram About to Refund Investors?
18.10.2019
Legal expert says the Durovs may have to pay investors back with their own money
SEC Insists Grams Are Securities — TON Launch Won’t Change This
18.10.2019
The SEC insists that Grams are securities, arguing that a preliminary injunction against Telegram is needed to prevent further violation
What to Make of the SEC’s Latest Bitcoin ETF Rejection
18.10.2019
The bitcoin market isn't mature enough to support an ETF, said the SEC in its latest rejection of the concept. So what now?
SEC Wants Second Look at Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Proposal
18.10.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing its order issued last week pertaining to a rejected proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The proposal was filed by NYSE Arca for the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust. Meanwhile, the SEC is also evaluating a proposed rule change...
SLP Token Ecosystem Built on Bitcoin Cash Continues to Blossom
17.10.2019
The Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) has come a long way since its inception and more than 4,900 SLP tokens have been created to date. During the last few months, SLP usage has grown significantly with people constructing various types of unique ideas that create more use cases for these token...
Telegram Asks Court to Deny SEC’s Action, Says Gram Is Not a Security
17.10.2019
Telegram urges the U.S. court to deny the SEC’s emergency action, calling it “an ‘emergency’ of its own making”