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23/01/2020     SEC Charges $600,000 ICO Project Opporty for Fraudulent Security Offering

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Sergii Grybniak, the founder of the initial coin offering (ICO) project Opporty, according to a Jan. 21 press release. Despite raising approximately $600,000, the commission targeted Grybniak for falsely declaring the project as “100% SEC compliant.” Opporty launched its ICO between September and October 2018. The project purported to provide a “blockchain-based...

20/01/2020     Ethereum 1.x Devs Focusing on ‘Stateless Clients’ to Curb Chain Bloat

While Ethereum continues to develop the next stage of its evolution with the sharding-enabled Ethereum 2.0, a group of developers will focus on the existing chain to maintain its operability during the transition. Dubbed Ethereum 1.x, the project’s goal is to maintain Ethereum’s (ETH) usability while the Serenity upgrade is being worked on. As explained in a Dec. 10 blog...

15/01/2020     US SEC Warns Investors That IEOs May Be Breaking Securities Law

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent out a warning today from its Investor Education and Advocacy wing, urging citizens to be wary of initial coin offerings (IEOs). In a Jan. 14 statement on its website, the SEC said: “Be cautious if considering an investment in an IEO. Claims of new technologies and financial products, such as those associated...

13/01/2020     SEC Produces Evidence That Telegram Kept Selling Tokens After $1.7B ICO

At least two entities invoiced Telegram for commissions from selling the company's tokens in the summer of 2018, months after the company's initial coin offering (ICO), newly released documents show. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which filed the documents Friday in its ongoing court case against Telegram, said the evidence of post-ICO sales undercuts the company's argument that...

09/01/2020     Better Safe Than Hacked? Google and Apple Flip-Flop on Crypto

The cryptocurrency sector has many criticisms. One is that it can appear impenetrable to newcomers. Another is that it is probably easier to lose money investing in crypto than in most other areas of finance. What’s more, these issues can combine to create a lucrative environment for hackers with nefarious intentions. Chrome browser extension makes a stink By virtue of...

06/01/2020     SEC on ‘Unfounded Fishing Expedition’ — Telegram Lawyers Tell Judge

Lawyers representing encrypted messaging app Telegram have requested a United States court throw out regulator demands for its bank accounts. In a letter to Judge P. Kevin Castel at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in New York on Jan. 3, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP described the request from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as...

02/01/2020     China Enacts Crypto Law in Run-Up to State Digital Currency Debut

China has formally implemented a law governing cryptographic password management as part of its pre-release plans for its central bank digital currency (CBDC). As English-language news media outlet China Money Network reported on Jan. 1, the latest regulations have become legally binding following their unveiling in October last year. Crypto security paves way for CBDC As Cointelegraph reported, the Standing...

30/12/2019     SEC’s Cryptomom Talks New Rule Changes and Meaning for Crypto

As one of five commissioners of the United States Securities Exchange Commission, Hester Peirce is at the forefront of securities regulation in the country today. Of interest to Cointelegraph’s readers, her positivity toward the future of cryptocurrencies has earned her the moniker “Crypto Mom.” Backdropped by recent efforts to update exemptions from security offering registration, as well as an ongoing...

26/12/2019     By Helen Partz Securities Regulator Says Crypto Investments Are Top Investor Threat in 2020

Cryptocurrency investment is among the top five investor threats for 2020, according to the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). The NASAA, the oldest international investor protection organization, has officially announced the top five products or schemes likely to defraud investors in the coming year. In order to provide the report, the authority surveyed state and provincial securities regulators across...

24/12/2019     Chinese Internet Giant Tencent (WeChat app operator) Plans to Create Digital Currency Research Group

Tencent, the operator of Chinese social media app WeChat, is planning to create a digital currency research group for the further advancement of blockchain technology research projects. On Dec. 23, Chinese media outlet iFeng reported that the Chinese internet giant released a statement to its employees saying that the company is currently on the lookout for the new head of...

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