Winklevoss Brothers Bitcoin ETF Rejected By SEC for Second Time The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again rejected an effort by investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to list a bitcoin ETF.… Read More
South Carolina Ends Cease & Desist Orders Against Crypto Startups South Carolina’s securities regulator has ended cease-and-desist orders against two blockchain startups, public documents revealed Thursday.… Read More
Korean Regulator Urges Haste on Crypto Bill After Exchange Hacks An executive at the Financial Services Commission has called on politicians to pass a bill regulating cryptocurrency exchanges “as soon as possible.”… Read More
Vietnam’s Securities Regulator Warns Industry to Avoid Crypto Activities Vietnam’s securities regulator has warned industry companies and funds in the country to avoid activities related to cryptocurrencies.… Read More
Swiss Markets Authority Investigates Troubled $100 Million ICO Swiss watchdog FINMA announced Thursday that it is investigating Envion AG for potentially breaking financial market rules with its ICO.… Read More
Decentralized Exchange Waves Scored a $6 Million Debut. Then It Got Hacked This booming crypto platform could hardly be described as institutional, but it isn’t fully decentralized either. … Read More
US Lawmakers Want FinCEN Mandate to Explicitly Cover Crypto A new bill facing the U.S. Congress would have FinCEN more closely examine the cryptocurrency space, according to public documents.… Read More
CFTC Chair Says Regulator Is ‘Behind’ on Blockchain The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is “falling behind” in understanding blockchain technology, chairman Christopher Giancarlo said. … Read More
Japanese Crypto Exchanges Push for Limit on Margin Trading Borrowing A self-regulatory organization formed by crypto exchanges in Japan is proposing a limit on how much investors can borrow when margin trading… Read More
Crypto Really (Really) Wants a Bitcoin ETF The crypto universe has spoken. They want an SEC-approved bitcoin ETF and they want it now. … Read More