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SEC Charges Floyd Mayweather & DJ Khaled with Securities Violations

  • Both of the celebrities have been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars and ordered not to promote assets.
Friday, 30/11/2018 | 08:36 GMT by Rachel McIntosh
News

AriseBank CEO Arrested, Faces Century in Prison

  • Asks Jared Rice Sr: "How many times in history has the government made regulations and people fought them?"
Thursday, 29/11/2018 | 10:40 GMT by Simon Golstein
News

SEC Head on Bitcoin ETFs: "We're Not Going to Relax Our Rules"

  • Jay Clayton isn't interested in "doing any violence" to traditional definitions that have worked well in the past.
Wednesday, 28/11/2018 | 12:26 GMT by Simon Golstein
News

Takeaways from the CFTC's Guide to Smart Contracts

  • US regulator aims to educate the public on the pluses and minuses of coded agreements.
Tuesday, 27/11/2018 | 15:50 GMT by Simon Golstein
News

Crypto Companies Won't Escape the Law by Going Offshore

  • Some crypto companies have chosen to establish themselves offshore to avoid regulations. Is it worth it?
Tuesday, 27/11/2018 | 13:04 GMT by Rachel McIntosh
Executive Moves

SEC Promotes Kurt Gottschall to Head Denver Office

  • The announcement notes several of Gottschall’s career highlights.
Monday, 19/11/2018 | 21:46 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
News

Airfox Ordered to Pay Back Investors of 2017 ICO

  • Also hit was Paragon, the under-performing Cannabis token.
Sunday, 18/11/2018 | 11:26 GMT by Simon Golstein
Regulation

SEC Fines EtherDelta Founder Almost $400,000

  • The US regulator said Zachary Coburn had been operating an exchange without a license
Thursday, 08/11/2018 | 17:11 GMT by David Kimberley
News

SEC Turns Focus on Cryptocurrency Investment Advisors

  • The regulator reacts to the population explosion of investment advisers working with cryptocurrency.
Monday, 05/11/2018 | 15:02 GMT by Simon Golstein
ICOs

SEC-Compliant ICOs Could Usher in a New Era for Investors

  • The new era of ICOs will focus on delivering real and long-term value rather than making a quick buck.
Monday, 29/10/2018 | 14:53 GMT by FM Contributors
News

Thai Regulator Issues Warning Against Several Cryptocurrency Entities

  • Amongst the suspicious businesses is OneCoin of Bulgaria, a notorious Ponzi scheme.
Monday, 29/10/2018 | 13:09 GMT by Simon Golstein
News

CFTC Commissioner: Developers Accountable for Illegal Smart Contracts

  • Brian Quintenz discusses how it may be possible for a regulator to police an open-source software code.
Wednesday, 17/10/2018 | 13:26 GMT by Simon Golstein
News

John McAfee Among Defendants Named in Pump and Dump Lawsuit

  • John McAfee and a firm where he once worked are being sued by investors over an SEC investigation into that firm's ex-CEO.
Wednesday, 03/10/2018 | 11:47 GMT by Simon Golstein
News

Are Bitcoin Bots Turning Wild West into Westworld?

  • If automatic trading programmes are manipulating the price of Bitcoin, the integrity of the market could suffer.
Wednesday, 03/10/2018 | 08:55 GMT by Simon Golstein
Regulation

Credit Suisse Settles With SEC, NY Attorney Over Misrouting Trading Orders

  • The US regulators’ charges against Credit Suisse revolved around “deficient disclosures” by the bank’s order routers.
Friday, 28/09/2018 | 21:31 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
News

SEC Charges Foreign Crypto Company '1pool Ltd.' with Violating Securities Laws

  • The charge is the latest in a series of law enforcement efforts against crypto companies by the SEC.
Friday, 28/09/2018 | 06:54 GMT by Rachel McIntosh
News

US Judge Rules: Cryptocurrency is a Commodity for Purposes of CFTC Case

  • Judge decides that Bitcoin is traded via exchanges, and there are futures contracts linked to it, so it is a commodity.
Thursday, 27/09/2018 | 07:59 GMT by Simon Golstein
News

How the SEC’s Crackdown on ICOs is Shaping Regulations in the US

  • The SEC has increased pressure on crypto companies all around the industry. Will we see clear regulations soon?
Wednesday, 26/09/2018 | 12:50 GMT by Rachel McIntosh
News

Tens of Cryptocurrency Representatives Beg Congress for Regulation

  • More than 50 people spoke at a Congressional hearing hosted by representative Warren Davidson.
Wednesday, 26/09/2018 | 10:17 GMT by Simon Golstein
Regulation

Société Générale’s US Brokerage Arm Pays $800,000 to Settle ADRs Abuse Case

  • The agency accuses SG Americas Securities of failure to supervise its securities lending desks.
Tuesday, 25/09/2018 | 18:11 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

SEC Announces $4 Million Bounty to Foreign Whistleblower

  • SEC enforcement actions from tip-offs have resulted in nearly $1.7 billion in fines since the program’s inception in 2011.
Monday, 24/09/2018 | 21:14 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
News

Again?! SEC Postpones Decision on CBOE Application to list Bitcoin ETF

  • The SEC keeps delaying decisions on Bitcoin ETF applications--could this be a sign of hope, or doom?
Friday, 21/09/2018 | 05:36 GMT by Rachel McIntosh
News

Morgan Stanley Has Bitcoin Swaps Ready, Waiting For 'Institutional Demand'

  • The investment bank's new financial derivative would be based on Bitcoin futures, which are also financial derivatives.
Thursday, 13/09/2018 | 15:04 GMT by Simon Golstein
News

New Cryptocurrency Investment Fund for Very Wealthy Excludes XRP

  • Morgan Creek and Bitwise feel that XRP is a legal liability.
Wednesday, 29/08/2018 | 08:51 GMT by Simon Golstein
Analysis

SEC Undecided on Bitcoin ETFs, Binary Options Still Banned: Best of the Week

  • Catch up on last week's top stories.
Sunday, 26/08/2018 | 10:51 GMT by Simon Golstein
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