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Block.One Slapped With $24M Fine — Cost of Doing Business?

Following a settlement with the SEC on favorable terms, Block.One is getting back to business. On Sept. 30, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had reached a civil settlement with EOS parent company Block.One following an investigation into violations of the SEC’s security offering regulations.  The decision has sparked a…
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SEC: If Bitcoin Was a Security, It Would ‘Raise Substantial Issues’

Bitcoin is not a security, says the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in a letter to Cipher Technologies Bitcoin Fund. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has yet again officially stated that Bitcoin (BTC) is not a security. In a letter to Cipher Technologies Bitcoin Fund dated Oct. 1 the SEC declined…
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Crypto Rating Council Is Out to Help Change US Regulatory Landscape

The launch of the Crypto Rating Council (CRC) has seemingly been met with a lot of positivity across the global crypto landscape. At the end of September, a number of established crypto firms (including Kraken, Bittrex and Coinbase) that are currently operating in the United States came together to establish a new governance body called…
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Investment Firm Files Prospectus for New BTC Futures Fund With US SEC

Investment management company Stone Ridge is trying to register a new Bitcoin futures offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investment management company Stone Ridge is trying to register a new Bitcoin (BTC) futures offering with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The new fund is called NYDIG Bitcoin Strategy Fund and…
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SEC Settles With Nebulous For Unregistered Offering of Sianotes in 2014

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reaches a settlement with Nebulous, the firm behind the Sia decentralized cloud storage network. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a settlement with Nebulous, the firm behind the Sia decentralized cloud storage network. $225,000 in disgorgement and penalties On Oct. 1 the SEC announced in a…
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SEC Reaches $24 Million Settlement With EOS Parent Firm Block.one

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled with Block.one for $24 million for conducting an unregistered ICO. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reached a settlement with Block.one to pay $24 million in penalties for conducting an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO). On Sept. 30, the SEC announced in a press…
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Court Orders Purported Crypto Company Longfin to Pay $6.7M Penalty

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered cryptocurrency company Longfin to pay a total of $6.7 million in penalties. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has ordered purported cryptocurrency company Longfin to pay a total of $6,755,848 million in penalties. Falsely obtained qualification for…
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Israel: A Friendly Blockchain Hub, but Is Government Policy Lacking?

Despite its friendly façade as a major innovation hub, Israel has been abnormally slow on progress for blockchain adoption, although change is on the horizon. It has been almost a decade since Dan Senor and Saul Singer penned “Start-Up Nation,” their ode to the Israeli tech sector. The book, which chronicles much of Israel’s success…
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