CFTC Officials Want Close Cooperation With SEC on Crypto Rules Two members of the U.S. commodities regulator spoke at a conference. One stressed enforcement, the other working with the industry.… Read More
China National Radio Questions Legality of OKEx Bitcoin Futures Trading China National Radio, a high-level mouthpiece of the government, has claimed OKEx illegally offered bitcoin futures and OTC trading.… Read More
Australia’s Securities Watchdog Moves to Halt ‘Deceptive’ ICOs Yet another global regulator is speaking out about its attempts to fight fraud in the ICO market. This time, it’s Australia taking the lead.… Read More
SEC Official: ICO Market Shows Need for Securities Regulation An SEC commissioner warned that initial coin offerings could be fraudulent, but consumers cannot necessarily identify fraud.… Read More
FTC to Host Consumer Protection Workshop on Cryptocurrency Scams The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is planning to host a workshop on cryptocurrency scams and fraud in June.… Read More
ICO Promoters Can Expect Canada to Be as Tough as the US Provincial securities regulators in Canada won’t take a radically different approach to the U.S. SEC in analyzing whether tokens are securities.… Read More
The Crypto Community Must Use the Blockchain to Self-Police The everyday crypto user in the future is likely to spend time identifying illicit wallets and transactions to avoid, thanks to the U.S. Treasury. … Read More
Latest SEC Hearing into Cryptocurrencies Offers Glimmer of Light The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been relatively stringent in its views of both security and utility tokens. The organization is seeking to label all virtual tokens originally distributed thr…… Read More
Binance, Bermuda Ink $15 Million Crypto Investment Agreement Bermuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Binance to develop a global compliance center in the British Overseas Territory.… Read More
Court Forces Chile’s Banks to Reopen Crypto Exchange Accounts A Chilean court has ordered banks to reopen the accounts of crypto exchanges after the institutions announced their plans to close them in March. … Read More