Regulation

SECURITY TOKENS: U.S. SEC SETTLES REGISTRATION CHARGES WITH TWO ICO ISSUERS

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against two companies that sold digital tokens in initial coin offerings (ICOs). These are the Commission’s first cases imposing civil penalties solely for ICO securities offering registration violations. Both issuers have agreed to return funds to investors, register the tokens as securities, file periodic reports with …

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SEC CLOSED DOWN CRYPTO-VENTURE TOKENLOT AS UNREGULATED BROKER-DEALER

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With TokenLot, the SEC has closed a distributor secondary market operator for ICO coins. In a settlement with the SEC, the operators also have to pay a fine because they have operated a regulated business without the corresponding SEC permission. This was the second time this week that a crypto business had been closed down …

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FIRST-EVER SEC ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST CRYPTO-HEDGE FUND

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The U.S. SEC continues its strict policy towards the still unregulated crypto-scene. With the first-ever action against a crypto- investment company, the SEC is once again demonstrating zero tolerance when it comes to investor protection and false public statements to potential investors. As a consequence, the SEC has ordered the shutdown of this investment company …

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THE CRASH AND SOME THESES ON THE STATE OF THE CRYPTO-MARKET!

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Fintelegrams hypotheses for the status of the crypto market in August 2018: The ICO-hype triggered the price spike in 2017; The hype is over, market consolidates and builds substance; Grey FIAT exodus via OTC provided sufficient liquidity for months, but no longer; Exchange-traded index funds (ETFs) could advance the crypto-market; After the end of the …

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AUSTRIAN REGULATOR PLANS TO REGULATE CRYPTO-EXCHANGES AND ICO’S

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The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has already been noticed several times in recent weeks that it has set milestones in the regulation of cryptocurrencies. The FMA, for example, considered the Austrian INVIA‘s crypto-mining system to be an Alternative Investment Fund (AIM) and prohibited its operation. INVIA had raised funds from investors to invest in …

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THE END OF THE COMPROMISED ICO SERVICES INDUSTRY: ADVISORY AND BOUNTY CAMPAIGNING MAY BE A REGULATED BUSINESS

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The McAfee Way to Exploit The ICO Hype Times are changing rapidly for ICO advisors and cheerleading ICO bounty hunters. Regulators may consider them as financial services providers and/or brokers and thus require them to register with regulators and apply for the respective licenses. Actually, the hype around ICO’s was founded on those ICO advisors …

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UPDATE ON REGULATORY HYPOTHESES FOR BLOCKCHAINS AND CRYPTOCURRENCIES

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Over the last couple of weeks, regulators and financial market authorities in many jurisdictions have issued decisions regarding blockchains and cryptocurrencies. Just a few days ago, the US SEC has made clear that it’s working on the hypothesis that cryptographic tokens sold to investors via Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) or other campaigns are to be …

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A REGULATOR’S STRONG WARNING TO FRAUDULENT ICO ISSUERS

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That’s excellent news for investors protection but probably not so good news for crypto-issuers aiming at ICOs. According to a Bloomberg report, the US SEC gave a strong warning Wednesday that U.S. scrutiny of initial coin offerings is just getting started. The SEC’s Chairman Jay Clayton said companies raising money through ICOs shouldn’t have any …

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EVENT: CRYPTO-REGULATION MEETUP ANTE PORTAS

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That’s good news to crypto-investors and the crypto-space. The German Blockchain Bundesverband will present and discuss their ideas around crypto-regulation. They call it “Token Regulation” but we prefer the broader term “Crypto-Regulation”. We had the chance to read the paper and it really constitutes an important milestone in the crypto-space, a measure of self-regulation initiative. …

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Legitimacy of Initial Coin Offerings and Crypto-Exchanges

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Disclaimer: this is not a legal advice but only the personal opinion of the editor of FinTelegram. Please consult your lawyer in case of investments into crypto-assets such as cryptographic tokens or coins. Regulatory Actions against ICOs and Crypto-Exchanges Severe regulatory actions against ICOs and crypto-exchanges have been taken by the SEC (U.S.) and other …

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