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SEC Proposal Would Broaden ‘Accredited Investor’ Definition

18.12.2019
The SEC's proposed amendment would allow more investors access to private capital markets

Former SEC Senior Counsel Joins US Security Token Platform As Chief Legal Officer

17.12.2019
TokenSoft hired Alex C. Levine as its chief legal officer to work on the firm’s regulatory compliance

Shopin Founder Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Fraudulent $42 Million ICO

12.12.2019
Shopin founder Eran Eyal pleads guilty to felony charges for running a fraudulent initial coin offering that raised more than $42 million

TokenSoft Scores SEC Transfer Agent Registration to Build ‘Automated Investment Bank’

12.12.2019
Crypto startup TokenSoft has obtained a key regulatory seal of approval as it seeks to build an investment bank for the age of tokenization

Company at Center of SEC Fraud Probe, Shopin, Promotes its Token Sale

12.12.2019
Shopin, an American blockchain retail startup, appears to be going ahead with a token sale, despite the fact that it has been charged by the regulatory Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which has hit Shopin with a civil fraud wrap. The SEC says that Shopin duped investors in a 2017-2018...

US SEC Charges Shopin Founder With Orchestrating Fraudulent $42 Million ICO

12.12.2019
Shopin Founder and CEO Eran Eyal allegedly spent $500,000 of investor funds on personal expenses

SEC Charges Shopin CEO With Fraud Over Unregistered $42M ICO

11.12.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Shopin and its founder Eran Eyal with fraud after a $42 million initial coin offering. The SEC announced Wednesday that Eyal had been charged with defrauding investors by selling unregistered securities in the form of Shopin Tokens....

SEC Taking ‘Measured’ Approach to Digital Asset Regulation, Jay Clayton Tells Senate Committee

11.12.2019
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, says his agency is taking a "measured" regulatory stance on "promising" blockchain tech

China’s SEC May Soon Have a Crypto-Savvy Department Chief: Report

11.12.2019
China's securities watchdog is reported to be hiring Yao Qian, the former head of the central bank's digital currency initiative, as the chief of its new tech regulation bureau

SEC Cryptocurrency Approach ‘Measured,’ Chairman Clayton Tells Senate

11.12.2019
U.S. SEC chairman Jay Clayton endorsed his agency’s regulatory policy on cryptocurrency despite the ICO controversy

The State Encourages ICO Fraud. The Free Market Minimizes It

11.12.2019
Many Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have been and are frauds. The state enables this con game in various ways, including the establishment of accredited investors and the regulation of businesses that sell equity. Shut off from the most lucrative aspects of investment, average people rush into...

UK Court Orders US Judge to Depose Telegram’s Advisor About Token Sale

10.12.2019
U.S. District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel in New York signed an order to Britain's High Court to depose John Hyman, Telegram's chief investment officer

BNY Mellon and Credit Suisse Involved in Telegram’s $1.7B Sale: Report

10.12.2019
BNY Mellon and Credit Suisse were reportedly investors in Telegram’s $1.7 billion Gram token sale

US SEC Seeks to Reopen Case Against Bitcoin Fraudster, Seeks Penalties

9.12.2019
The U.S. SEC is seeking to reopen a case against a Bitcoin fraudster in order to extract monetary penalties

Regulatory Roundup: Bitcoin Futures Fund Approved, India’s RBI-Backed Digital Currency

9.12.2019
In this regulatory roundup, we cover the U.S. SEC approving a bitcoin futures fund, the new IRS tax form targeting crypto owners, and several more steps taken by the U.S. government toward crypto regulation. We also cover India’s central bank digital currency plan, South Korea’s crypto...

SEC Approves Bitcoin Futures Fund

7.12.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an investment fund that will invest in bitcoin futures contracts. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce calls this move “a bit of progress.” The SEC has also revealed why it decided to approve such a fund. Also read: Swiss Licensed...