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Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 14, 2020
14.9.2020
As some bitcoin options traders bet on new all-time highs and another DeFi protocol is attacked, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
DeFi Defied: Five Key Benefits The COV Token Will Bring To Covesting
14.9.2020
In the ever-evolving crypto market that never sleeps, new trends and coins are popping up every passing day. The recent decentralized finance explosion has only hastened the pace at which fly-by-night coins are being created. At the same time, however, the booming bandwagon has also shed light...
Sushiswap’s 2 Million Token Airdrop: Founders Face Accusations of ‘Making Defi a Joke Again’
14.9.2020
Sushiswap’s new leader and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted on September 12 that the promised 2 million token airdrop would go on as scheduled. The process was expected to last up to two hours or less depending on network congestion. The airdrop caps an eventful week for Sushiswap that...
How on-chain KYC can breathe new life into enterprise blockchain
13.9.2020
Widespread crypto adoption by enterprises has the potential to become a self-perpetuating mechanism for public blockchains, creating bigger, stronger networks
DeFi: A shrinking window of opportunity
12.9.2020
With regulators unlikely to change old-fashioned rules in favor of the emerging market, DeFi might be burdened under fraud and new portions of restrictions
Why DeFi, in its current state, is destined to fail
12.9.2020
Like the ICO boom of 2017, DeFi plays to our desire to get rich fast without any responsibilities
SEC Charges Rapper TI With Securities Violations for Promoting 2017 ICO
11.9.2020
The SEC alleged film producer Ryan Felton misappropriated funds from two separate initial coin offerings, and charged rapper TI with boosting one of them
Messari's Ryan Selkis Says DeFi bubble will pop soon
10.9.2020
The man is known for his predictions, but is he right about this one?
DeFi Mania Proves We Learned Nothing From the ICO Run-Up
10.9.2020
DeFi is making money out of nothing but other people's misery. Five thousand years of history tell us how this tale will end
How to analyze crypto tokens properly before investing
8.9.2020
The only way you can protect yourself and analyze crypto tokens properly is by exercising caution to the best of your ability
DeFi Is Hot but Retail Interest Nowhere Close to ICO Frenzy
8.9.2020
It may be too early to draw parallels between the DeFi explosion and the ICO bubble of two years ago
Ethereum ATH Fees Drop, Remain 50% Higher Than During ICO Boom
4.9.2020
Following a strong market correction this week, Ethereum (ETH) fees have finally dropped, at least for now. But they are still significantly higher compared to the highs seen during the 2017/2018 initial coin offering (ICO) boom.
After a week of ascending Ethereum fees, the trajectory finally moved...
Tezos Investors Win $25M Settlement in Court Case Over $230M ICO
1.9.2020
A U.S. lawsuit that alleged the Tezos ICO was an unregistered securities sale has been settled for $25 million
Class action lawsuit targeting Tezos ends in $25M settlement after 3 years
1.9.2020
After three long years, the class-action lawsuit alleging that Tezos violated securities laws through its 2017 ICO has concluded
DeFi Is Just Like the ICO Boom and Regulators Are Circling
24.8.2020
DeFi needs to self-regulate or, as happened with ICOs, regulators will punish irrational exuberance in the crypto markets
A Former Beauty Queen Raised $12M to ‘Revolutionize’ Cannabis. The Courts Can’t Find Her
19.8.2020
Here's how a weed-smoking model raised millions of dollars with a 2017 token sale in California, then disappeared during an ongoing lawsuit
Starting Second Term Today, SEC Commissioner Peirce Tells Cointelegraph Her Crypto Priorities
17.8.2020
Sworn in for her second term today, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce tells Cointelegraph about the commission’s work on crypto and new tech in investing
US Regulator Charges Tech Firm, CEO in $5 Million ICO Fraud Case
16.8.2020
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly charged Virginia-based Boontech and CEO, Rajesh Pavithran for fraud and registration violations. The charges stem from an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $5 million from 1,500 investors around the world in exchange for Boon...
Law Decoded: How Long Is the Arm of the Law? August 7-14
14.8.2020
New muscle from law enforcement investigating crypto suggests that government innovation may be slow but the government gets what it wants
Boontech, Founder Pavithran Settle SEC Charges Over Fraudulent ICO and Registration Violations
14.8.2020
Marketed as a “decentralised job marketplace,” Boontech and its founder Rajesh Pavithran have settled charges of fraud and registration violation brought by the SEC