New Jersey Issues Cease-and-Desist to ICO Endorsed by Steven Seagal The U.S. state of New Jersey has issued a cease-and-desist order to an initial coin offering (ICO) endorsed by film actor Steven Seagal.… Read More
Japanese Regulators Suspend Two Crypto Exchanges Japan’s Financial Services Agency is halting the operation of two domestic crypto exchanges while requiring six exchanges to report improvement plans.… Read More
CFTC’s Giancarlo: US and Foreign Regulators Teaming Up on Crypto The CFTC’s chairman said the U.S. is working with foreign regulators to tackle cryptocurrency fraud.… Read More
FinCEN Deals Major Regulatory Blow to ICOs and Exchanges The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been proclaiming for a while that initial coin offerings (ICOs) are securities. Now, in the latest regulatory backlash against ICOs, the federal bureau charged with enforcing the nation’s laws ag…… Read More
Report: Japanese Regulator Could Suspend Some Crypto Exchanges Nikkei reports that Japan’s Financial Services Agency will hit some cryptocurrency exchanges with penalties and suspend others for poor practices.… Read More
Crypto’s Biggest ICOs Stay Silent on SEC Subpoenas ICO issuers that have raised $50 million or more in token sales are being tightlipped when it comes to inquiries about SEC subpoenas. … Read More
Cryptos Are Commodities, Rules US Judge In CFTC Case A U.S. district judge has backed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in defining cryptocurrencies as commodities.… Read More
Ex-CFTC Chief: Even Republicans Are Pushing for Crypto Regulation The former head of the CFTC is speaking out about what he sees as the broad interest U.S. politicians have in regulating the crypto markets.… Read More
SEC Chair Says ‘We Are Watching’ As Companies Launch ICOs SEC chairman Jay Clayton explained why token sales qualify as securities offerings in an interview with Fox Business. … Read More
Ex-IMF Economist: Bitcoin Could Drop to $100 in the Next Decade Economist Kenneth Rogoff said Tuesday that he expects bitcoin’s price will decrease by 2028.… Read More