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Coinbase Takes Steps Toward Becoming an Alternative Trading System

Cryptocurrency trading firm Coinbase has entered into talks with the SEC about registering as a licensed broker-dealer firm and electronic trading venue.

SEC Freezes $27 Million in Stock Trades From Blockchain Company Longfin

These sales violated federal securities laws, the SEC claims, which restrict company affiliates from publicly trading unregistered shares.

Week in Review: “Defining” Moments in Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin Magazine's top stories in bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency news for the week of March 10, 2018.

FinCEN Deals Major Regulatory Blow to ICOs and Exchanges

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been proclaiming for a while that initial coin offerings (ICOs) are securities. Now, in the latest...

SEC Sends Wave of Subpoenas to ICOs

“Scores” of subpoenas and information requests were sent out demanding details about the structure of sales and pre-sales of several ICOs.

SEC Suspends Trading of 3 Penny Stocks With Tenuous Ties to Cryptocurrency, Blockchain

Today, February 16, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a press release announcing trading suspension of three companies that acquired AAA-rated assets...

Hong Kong Regulators Send Warnings to Non-Compliant Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Regulators in Hong Kong have issued a strict warning to exchanges doing business with Chinese customers about trading tokens deemed as securities.In an announcement...

SEC and CFTC Give Testimonies at Senate Hearing on Virtual Currencies

Today, February 6, 2018, the prospects for coherent U.S. regulation on cryptocurrencies became a little more clear, as were the impasses that were frustrating...

SEC Chair’s Written Testimony Hints at Moderation for Cryptocurrencies, but ICOs Be Warned

The written testimony from Jay Clayton, chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), was released on February 5, 2018. It comes...

SEC Halts AriseBank ICO, Calling It “an Outright Scam”

The founders of the "decentralized bank" are being charged with alleged fraud and issuing unregistered securities during its ICO.
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