Telegram does not agree with the SEC’s recent action and claims it has been trying to solicit feedback from the agency for the past 18 months. Telegram Open Network (TON) developers responded to its investors after American regulators abruptly announced that its $1.7 billion token sale was illegal. No clear feedback from SEC for 18…
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2019 will be the year when regulators may start considering some response to cryptocurrencies, says former CFTC chairman. Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Christopher Giancarlo, who had parted ways with the regulator this summer, has stated that he expects 2019 to be the year when regulators may start considering some response to cryptocurrencies.…
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The U.S. IRS will ask taxpayers whether they received, sold, sent or exchanged any financial interest in cryptocurrencies in 2019. The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has added a question on crypto ownership to the standard 1040 income tax form for the coming tax season. IRS wants to know about your crypto in 2019…
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With government regulations becoming more stringent, crypto businesses are coming together to form self-regulating bodies for the industry. Self-regulation is once again a trending topic in the cryptocurrency landscape as major exchange platforms have announced the creation of self-regulated organizations (SROs) to achieve some standardization in digital currency governance. Government regulators across various jurisdictions continue to…
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Private Telegram Open Network channel TON Board announces a temporary halt and removed all previous posts. Following a recent red flag from United States. regulators, a private Telegram channel for Telegram Open Network (TON) is taking a break. Temporary halt for more clarity On Oct. 12, TON Board channel on Telegram announced a temporary halt…
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The SEC is suing Telegram over the $1.7 billion ICO, is it the mark a new wave of regulatory scrutiny on the U.S. market? Late Friday, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it is suing two offshore entities, Telegram and its wholly owned subsidiary, TON Issuer, for holding an unregistered token…
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The chairs of the U.S. SEC, CFTC and FinCEN have issued a rare joint statement urging digital asset holders to comply with AML/CFT regulations. The chairmen of the three primary financial regulators in the United States have released a joint statement warning crypto users of anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT)…
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding its European foothold with its newly received e-money license from the Central Bank of Ireland. Coinbase is expanding its European foothold with an e-money license from the Central Bank of Ireland. “One of just a few companies” On Oct. 11, Zeeshan Feroz, the CEO of the United Kingdom arm of…
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The U.S. SEC announces an emergency action against Telegram’s initial token offering, which has already raised over $1.7 billion. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Telegram and the forthcoming GRM token constitute an unregistered digital token offering. Per an Oct. 11 press release, the SEC has filed an emergency action…
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SE Digital, a subsidiary of major financial services firm Seamico Securities, has been confirmed as the first ICO portal operator to be approved by the Thai SEC. SE Digital, a subsidiary of major financial services firm Seamico Securities, has been confirmed as the first initial coin offering (ICO) portal operator to be approved by Thailand’s…
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