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SEC Depositions Shed Light on Telegram’s $1.7B Token Sale

22.1.2020
Newly released transcripts of the SEC’s depositions of Telegram executives offer a rare window into the logic and the mechanics behind its $1.7 billion token sale

Davos Experts Say Regulation Is the Key to Unlocking Tokenization

22.1.2020
Blockchain industry participants in Davos believe that digital tokens could transform the world of business and art – providing the capacity to “break down an Andy Warhol painting into a million different tokens.” The industry professionals were speaking at a session entitled “From Token Assets...

Blockchain Association Supports Telegram in Legal Battle With SEC

22.1.2020
In its amicus curiae brief, the Blockchain Association argues that Telegram’s token sale complies with U.S. securities laws

Notes From the WEF: The Coming Battle Between Surveilled and Private Money

22.1.2020
Most Davos experts appear to agree that blockchain technology is best for data collection rather than self-sovereign finance

Crypto vs RBI: Exchange Counsel and RBI Take Center Stage at Supreme Court Today

22.1.2020
India’s supreme court spent all day on Wednesday hearing extensive arguments from both the counsel representing crypto exchanges and the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The counsel for the central bank confirmed again that cryptocurrency is not banned in India, but still...

Blockchain Association Sides With Telegram Against SEC, Says Grams Are Not Securities

22.1.2020
The U.S. advocacy group has come out strongly on the side of Telegram in its ongoing SEC court case

SEC Charges $600,000 ICO Project Opporty for Fraudulent Security Offering

22.1.2020
The SEC is targeting a U.S. ICO project for fraudulent claims, despite the relatively small sums collected

SEC Charges Blockchain Marketplace Opporty Over ‘Fraudulent’ $600,000 ICO

22.1.2020
The firm is alleged to have conducted a fraudulent and unregistered sale of digital assets called OPP Tokens, raising around $600,000

Digital Chamber Asks Court to Draw Line Between Investment Contracts and Assets in Telegram Case

22.1.2020
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, a blockchain advocacy group, wants a U.S. court to distinguish between an investment contract and the underlying asset used by Telegram during a 2018 initial coin offering

Vodafone Becomes 8th Company to Exit Libra Association

22.1.2020
After a spate of big names parting ways with the Libra Association late last year such as Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, and Ebay, British telecommunications giant Vodafone has become the latest to bid the ambitious digital asset project farewell. While Vodafone’s statement notes it does not rule...

Uzbekistan Prepares Crypto Tax Exemptions, Launches Licensed Exchange

22.1.2020
A new presidential decree in Uzbekistan envisages the introduction of tax exemptions for income obtained from operations involving crypto assets. The draft document published recently also incorporates proposals for the establishment of a blockchain valley and licensing regime for cryptocurrency...

Deribit Releases Specifics of New KYC Policy Following Move to Panama

21.1.2020
Deribit clarifies new requirements for customer information to take effect following move to Panama, itself an effort to avoid new E.U. AML regulation

RBI Confirms Crypto Not Banned in India

21.1.2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has confirmed that cryptocurrency is not banned in India. During the latest supreme court hearing of the crypto case, the central bank’s reply to the Internet and Mobile Association of India was read out in detail. The RBI clarified that it only fenced in...

FCA’s New AML Regime – UK’s Crypto Market Will Have to Adapt in 2020

21.1.2020
The FCA has officially taken over as the ALM/CTF supervisor for the U.K., but what ramifications will this have on the wider crypto industry?

Digital Chamber of Commerce Weighs In on Telegram Legal Battle With SEC

21.1.2020
The Chamber of Digital Commerce filed an amicus brief in the Telegram vs SEC case, asking the Court to affirm that a digital asset should not be considered a security just because it is based on blockchain

Switzerland Softens Tone on Libra After Ex-President Says Project ‘Failed’

21.1.2020
Switzerland's now-departed president said the project had "failed" in its current form

WEF’s Blockchain ‘Bill of Rights’: Is Crypto Regulation Imperative?

21.1.2020
The Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology team at the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced that it is creating a ‘Blockchain Bill of Rights: Design Principles for a Decentralized Future,’ to be presented at the international organization’s Annual Meeting in Switzerland from January 21–24....