Category: SEC
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Boontech, Founder Pavithran Settle SEC Charges Over Fraudulent ICO and Registration Violations
Marketed as a “decentralised job marketplace,” Boontech and its founder Rajesh Pavithran have settled charges of fraud and registration violation brought by the SEC.
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SEC Charges ICO Operator for Misrepresenting His Platform’s Technology
The long arm of the law comes for another ICO.
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Stacks Foundation Will Soon Put Those 100M Tokens to Work
The blockchain governance foundation is stacking stacks.
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$4.6 Billion Under Management: Grayscale Purchased Over $100M Worth of Bitcoins Last Week
This week cryptocurrency proponents discussed the firm Grayscale Investments, as the firm purchased 9,702 bitcoins (over $110 million) in the past five days. The news follows Grayscale informing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) grew over $1.6 billion in 2020. Last Friday, Grayscale Investments filed a quarterly report with…
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Token Launches From Ethereum to Telegram: Where Do We Go From Here?
The time has come for policymakers and regulators to provide a workable pathway that allows blockchain tech to develop and grow.
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Interactive Brokers to Pay $38M in Settlement Over AML Lapses
Publicly traded brokerage firm Interactive Brokers has agreed to pay multi-million dollar penalties to the SEC, Finra and CFTC for failure to flag suspicious transactions and lapses in AML compliance.
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FINRA: An Unnecessary, Unqualified Digital Asset Regulator
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s new request for digital assets activities adds more confusion to the regulatory environment.
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Here’s What’s Actually Going on With the SEC and Republic’s STO
Republic is trying to swap one SEC exemption for another to move its security token from the private to public markets.
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‘Crypto Mom’ SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce Voted in Until 2025
Pierce’s successful confirmation was announced on Aug. 6 in a statement from SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and fellow Commissioners.
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Grayscale Investments’ Ethereum Trust Filed With the SEC to Obtain Reporting Status
The digital currency asset manager Grayscale told investors on Thursday that the firm has publicly filed a Registration Statement on Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the company’s Ethereum Trust. The recent filing is voluntary and if the SEC approves the registration, the Ethereum Trust will be the second crypto asset…