Tag: Securities and Exchange Commission

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SEC Freezes Platform’s ‘Approved’ ICO and Charges Founder with Fraud

A platform falsely claiming to have SEC approval has been charged by the commission who, in turn, plans to halt its upcoming ICO and...

SEC Shuts Down Token-buying Platform and Charges Unregistered Owners

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently charged TokenLot, a platform allowing users to buy tokens during ICOs, with not complying with their...

SEC Temporarily Suspends Trading of Bitcoin and Ether ETNs

The SEC shut down trading for Bitcoin Tracker One (CXBTF) and Ether Track One (CETHF) until at least September 20th. The week got off to...

Bitcoin ETF Approval to Happen Next Year, CEO Bets

The approval of a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has become a hot topic throughout the...

US Regulators Investigating 200 ICOs for Possible Fraud

An organization, comprising 67 areas in the US, Mexico, and Canada, is scrutinizing 200 ICOs to determine if they are adhering to regulations as...

Three Crypto Platforms Issued Cease and Desist Orders by Colorado Authorities

Three cryptocurrency platforms hoping to service residents in Colorado have been given the red light for not following the proper registration process. ICOs are tricky. If they're not...

Bitcoin ETF SEC Decision Delayed Until September

The VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF decision by the SEC has been pushed back until the end of September, according to a document released today. The...

SEC Commissioner Disagrees with Agency’s Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Rejection

The US Securities and Exchange Commission rejected the latest Winklevoss twins' Bitcoin ETF application, but Commissioner Hester M. Peirce strongly disagrees. The price of Bitcoin...

Coinbase Gets Okay to List Coins Labeled as Securities

Coinbase announces that US regulators have given the exchange the thumbs-up to list coins that are considered securities. Regulators have struggled to deal with Bitcoin...

SEC Official: ICOs Are Raising A Lot of Money, But Investors Need Protection

An official with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has argued that many initial coin offerings (ICOs) are securities offerings in disguise, and...

SEC Issues Subpoena to Riot Blockchain, Requests ‘Certain Information’ from the Company

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a subpoena to Riot Blockchain, citing the need for 'certain information from the company.' Last year,...