The SEC Just Launched a Fake ICO Website to Educate Investors The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make sure investors know what a scam ICO looks like. Even if it has to launch its own. … Read More
US Regulators Say They Want to Avoid ‘Hindering’ Blockchain Innovation U.S. regulators don’t aim to suppress innovation in the blockchain industry, representatives said during a panel at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2018.… Read More
US Regulators Need to Move Faster on Crypto, Consensus Panelists Say Early industry investors argued that US regulators must provide clarity in order for investors to capitalize on blockchain opportunities. … Read More
White Shoe to Wild West: Lawyers to Launch Blockchain-Only Law Firm A former Digital Asset executive and a long-time securities lawyer have started a new law firm that will focus exclusively on blockchain clients.… Read More
SEC Commissioner Cautions Against ‘Blanket’ ICO Classification U.S. Securities Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce advocated against blockchain sandboxes and ‘blanket’ classifications of ICOs.… Read More
Security or Currency? Jury to Decide Next Year in ICO Fraud Case A jury will decide whether tokens issued through two allegedly fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs) count as securities.… Read More
These ICO Investors Are Getting Their Money Back – And It’s Not Clear Why Seattle-based Dragonchain appears to be catching up with the rest of the blockchain industry as it pivots to cautiousness over U.S. regulation. … Read More
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
Asset Freeze Continues for Public Company That Pivoted to Crypto The SEC is likely to prove that three defendants associated with fintech firm Longfin took part in the sale of unregistered securities, a judge said.… 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