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Coinbase, Kraken to Jointly Define Which Cryptos Are Securities: Report
30.9.2019
Coinbase, Kraken and other major U.S. crypto firms reportedly team up to establish Crypto Ratings Council
SEC Commissioner Speaks Positively About Digital Assets Despite Recent Enforcement Flurry
28.9.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regularly draws the ire of crypto proponents who are frustrated at its failure to support innovation and entrepreneurship. Despite this, some have warmed to the agency’s opinionated commissioner Hester Peirce, who has adopted the moniker...
Brazilian Securities Regulator Bans Bitcoin, Forex Broker
25.9.2019
Brazilian financial authorities shut down a forex broker offering Bitcoin options
Securities Giant Monex Group Will Give Bitcoin to All Shareholders
25.9.2019
Japanese securities firm Monex Group has announced that it will hand out bitcoin to all of its shareholders – regardless of how much stock they own in the company.
Although the payout is relatively small – just 500 yen (around USD 4.67) – the company says that it will be made universally, and will...
Messaging App Kik’s Legal Battle Shines Light on Past ICO Scams
24.9.2019
Popular messaging app Kik is shutting down due to a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit regarding ICO activity for the company’s cryptocurrency, kin. Ted Livingston, Founder and CEO of Kik and Kin, denies the allegations and maintains that the SEC’s case is based...
Ownera Joins Amazon on Hackathon to Launch Digital Securities API
23.9.2019
An emerging digital securities network, Ownera combined with Amazon. It will release digital securities API with the help of HyperLedger Fabric blockchain service managed by Amazon. According to recent research, Hyperledger Fabric is a winner for enterprise blockchain projects. Ownera stated that...
Ripple Avoids XRP Question as It Moves to Dismiss Securities Lawsuit
20.9.2019
Is it or isn’t it? Ripple lawsuit fails to answer XRP security question
Ripple Avoids Securities Question in Motion to Dismiss XRP Lawsuit
20.9.2019
Ripple avoided arguments over whether XRP is a security in its new motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit
SEC Chair Clayton: Bitcoin Needs ‘Better Regulation’ Before Major Exchange Listing
19.9.2019
Better regulation is needed around bitcoin markets before they can be traded on major exchanges, the head of the SEC said on Thursday
SEC Charges Token Sale Platform For Illegal $14M Securities Offering
19.9.2019
The U.S. SEC has charged ICOBox with acting as an unregistered broker and conducting an illegal securities offering
SEC Charges Token Sale Platform ICOBox With Securities Violations
18.9.2019
The SEC has charged ICOBox and its founder with violating securities and registration requirements with its token sale and operations
CBOE Withdraws VanEck SolidX Bitcoin ETF Proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission
18.9.2019
BZX Equity Exchange, helmed by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, gave a jolt to the crypto arena when it withdrew its VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund proposal laid before the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On September 17, 2019, SEC issued a notice stating the news...
Harbor Tokenizes Real Estate Funds Worth $100 Million on Ethereum
16.9.2019
Harbor has created tokens on the ethereum blockchain representing the shares of four real estate funds worth $100 million
tZERO Partners With Media Startup to Tokenize Film Financing
13.9.2019
Overstock’s security token subsidiary tZERO has announced a partnership with media startup BLOQ FLIX to tokenize film financing
TokenSoft Launches Transfer Agent Support Tool for Crypto Securities
10.9.2019
TokenSoft is launching a new tool to help token issuers comply with securities requirements
First Tokenized IPO Launches on National Stock Exchange
10.9.2019
The national stock exchange of the Seychelles is today launching the wrold's first IPO of tokenized shares, utilizing the ethereum blockchain
SEC Chair Clayton: Would-Be Bitcoin ETFs Have ‘Work Left to Be Done’
9.9.2019
There is “work left to be done” to address the SEC's concerns about bitcoin ETFs, its chairman said weeks before the deadline to approve or reject two proposals
Galaxy Digital Gains Approval to Underwrite Public Securities Offerings
6.9.2019
Crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital receives FINRA approval to underwrite public offerings of securities
Bitcoin ETF: How SEC Exemptions Help Firms Offer Interim Products
6.9.2019
There are several exemptions the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offers that allow companies to launch their bitcoin investment products without registration. While waiting for the SEC to approve their bitcoin ETF, some firms have taken advantage of these exemptions to offer...
SK Group’s Securities Arm Teams Up With Blockchain Real Estate Firm
4.9.2019
SK Securities, a branch of South Korea's largest telecom SK Group, partners with a blockchain real estate firm Kasa Korea