Telegram’s GRAM token passes the Howey test and is subject to regulation, says the SEC. How far can a preliminary injunction from an American court reach? The answer to that question is everything for Telegram’s embattled TON blockchain project. TON has been under legal fire since shortly after the SEC became aware of its token…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore exempted a number of crypto payment services from holding a financial license under the Payment Services Act. While Singapore recently adopted specific cryptocurrency legislation — the Payment Services Act (PSA) — in January 2020, it turns out that some crypto firms like Ripple, Coinbase and Binance have been exempt from…
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The trial of two of Centra Tech’s founders has been tenuously postponed until September 3 amid coronavirus disruptions. The upcoming trial of two men accused of running the fraudulent Centra Tech initial coin offering (ICO), which raised $60 million after soliciting celebrity endorsements in 2018, has been postponed until September 2020. On March 26, a…
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An amended class-action lawsuit accuses Ripple’s CEO of representing himself as bullish on XRP online while simultaneously liquidating his personal holdings. There is new movement in a class-action lawsuit originally filed in May 2018, centered around allegations that Ripple violated the Securities Act through a 2013 initial coin offering (ICO) of the XRP token. On…
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A board of 22 finance and fintech experts joins former CFTC leaders and Accenture to steer the future of the Digital Dollar Project. The Digital Dollar Project, which advocates a blockchain-backed digital dollar in the United States, has announced the inaugural roster of its Advisory Board. The new advisors joining the founders of the project…
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A federal prosecutor is fighting the release requests of two alleged scammers accused of operating a $722 million cryptocurrency-related Ponzi scheme. New Jersey federal prosecutor Craig Carpenito is fighting the request of two alleged crypto scammers to be released from a county jail amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to court documents filed with the United…
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Tax primer for retailers and e-tailers who want to use crypto. During 2019 alone, thousands of merchants worldwide were accepting Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method. Despite this, a lot of current and would-be merchants are confused about how to pay taxes on their cryptocurrency sales. This guide was created by a United States business…
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Mt. Gox court cases see no end as creditors continue to wait for their funds, but could another event like Mt. Gox take place given the current market volatility? Mt. Gox’s creditors will meet today, March 25, as part of a compensation process that seems to go on and on. This news comes at a…
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The CFTC has released new guidelines of physical delivery of digital assets as it relates to trading. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has publicized clarity on physical digital asset delivery as it applies to traded market products. “The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the Commission voted unanimously to approve final interpretive…
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The SEC has been granted an injunction to prevent the distribution of Grams with the U.S. court saying that there would be a “near certain risk of a future harm.” A United States District Court has granted an injunction against Telegram, preventing the company from issuing its GRAM tokens at the present time. Court says…
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