SEC

2018 has been a hallmark year for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s enforcement against cryptocurrency companies, and, according to one director, international collaboration with other regulatory agencies has played a supporting role in the SEC’s recent regulatory actions.

Officials of VanEck, SolidX and Cboe BZX Exchange have met with the SEC again, in the latest attempt to convince the regulator to approve the nation's first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF),

Many ICOs have attempted to evade the SEC’s scrutiny by self-labeling their products as utility tokens. So far, the SEC doesn't seem to be buying the distinction.

This is a concrete example of the court system showing a willingness to treat ICOs as if they are not necessarily tied to securities regulations.

Rice is accused of scamming investors out of more than $4 million through a cryptocurrency scam that promised federally insured accounts and brand-name credit cards.

The rationale behind his words is nothing his crypto-friendly audience hasn’t heard before.

Bitcoin's dramatic price action is nothing new — just another instalment of bitcoin’s many boom and bust cycles.

In addition, CapBridge is working with global blockchain technology firm ConsenSys. Both ventures have announced plans to build a fully compliant, private securities exchange on the public Ethereum blockchain.

The Bitcoin Index is expected to provide a new tool through which institutional investors can monitor the price of bitcoin

This broad, authoritative declaration is not unexpected, as, to date, the SEC has stated that all digital assets — regardless of whether they function as alt coins or utility tokens — are securities at least initially and, thus, subject to its jurisdiction.