Coinbase is being sued by investors for misleading the public
A securities class action lawsuit was filed against Coinbase Global Inc. alleging violation of the U.S. securities law.
A securities class action lawsuit was filed against Coinbase Global Inc. alleging violation of the U.S. securities law.
New Jersey Acting Attorney General obtained a cease-and-desist court order against BlockFi, a crypto lending platform.
A once popular website for the upcoming ICOs has been investigated by the SEC for violation of the U.S. securities law.
Dfinity group of entities as well as Polychain Capital and Andreessen Horowitz are being sued for violation of securities law.
The SEC obtained a cease-and-desist order against Loci Inc. and its SEO John Wise in relation to the ICO of LOCIcoin.
The New York Attorney General secures a court order appointing the receiver to protect investors funds during litigation proceedings.
One of the very important decisions had been made in the case of SEC v. Ripple Lab. As part of the ongoing litigation, the agency sought …
SEC continues to enforce the U.S. securities law and bring charges against individuals and companies, that violate such law.
In April, the FBI issued an interesting report about the rise in the use of cryptocurrency in business email compromise schemes.
Over the last few days, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) approved not just one but two bitcoin ETFs. First was the
The SEC alleged that Kristijan Krstic, founder of Start Options and Bitcoiin2Gen, and John DeMarr, the primary U.S.-based
The SEC issued a very important statement and request for comment to potentially allow broker-dealers to handle digital securities…
In its complaint, the SEC alleged that Ripple Labs, Inc. and its two executives Bradley Garlinghouse and Christian Larsen sold over …
On November 2nd, the SEC published an annual report summarizing its enforcement efforts taken during the fiscal …
The case against Kik Interactive, Inc. initiated more than a year ago by the SEC has resulted in a final judgment against the company for the sale of …
Simultaneously with the SEC, the IRS unsealed their charges for tax evasion and willful failure to file tax returns following the arrest of John McAfee in Spain…
John McAfee, a legendary computer programmer, who got involved into the blockchain industry during an ICO wave and heavily promoted various tokens …
The SEC obtained a court approval of its settlement with Telegram Group, Inc. and its subsidiary TON Issuer Inc. (“Telegram”) on charges that …
The SEC continues to investigate companies that conducted ICOs in 2017 and 2018. Recently, the SEC brought charges against BitClave PTE Ltd….
A good victory for the SEC against Veritaseum, Inc., Veritaseum, LLC and Reginals Middleton, their owner, came in a form of the final judgement …
Earlier in 2017, Kik Interactive created one trillion of digital Kin tokens and sold it to U.S. investors to finance its operations. The SEC alleged that …
We became aware that the name of Blockchain Law Group and its founder attorney Katrina Arden is being misused by fraudsters …
The SEC announced that it obtained a court order against Natural Diamonds Investment Co., Eagle Financial Diamond Group Inc A/K/A Diamante …
The SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued an investor alert warning the investors against false statements regarding the SEC …
Due to an increased number of fraudulent claims made by various companies that the SEC and CFTC support or endorse their ICOs, both agencies …
Today the SEC announced that it has obtained a court order halting a planned ICO and an ongoing pre-ICO of Blockvest, LLC and its founder Reginald …
The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a court order against Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services Inc., halting its ICO that …
Today, the SEC made a press release under the above-referenced title and invited public to visit a website HoweyCoin.com to “buy into a …
On April 2, 2018, Sohrab “Sam” Sharma and Robert Farkas, co-founders of Centra Tech, Inc. were arrested and charged with violation of the anti-fraud and …
The State of Tennessee has officially recognized blockchain technology and smart contracts by giving it official status in relation to the electronic …
As part of the U.S. sanction against Venezuela, the President’s executive order prohibits any transactions involving the digital currency …
In the recent months, the SEC issued dozens of subpoenas to companies, which conducted their ICOs last year and earlier this year to provide documents …
As the SEC is conducting numerous ICO investigations, the cryptocurrency exchanges, which offer to buy, sell and trade tokens are also under a scrutiny …
In the complaint brought by the SEC, the federal agency alleged that BitFunder and its founder Jon E. Montroll violated the anti-fraud and registration provisions …
On February 6, 2018, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton spoke about virtual currencies before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of …
The SEC obtained a court order to halt an allegedly fraudulent ICO of AriseBank, which purported to be the first “decentralized bank” aiming to …
Today, the SEC Co-Enforcement Directors Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin and CFTC Enforcement Director James McDonald issued a joint …
The Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) was specifically created and intended to be used by enterprises to sell digital tokens …
The SEC has issued a Cease-and-Desist Order in regards to the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) of the MUN token created by Munchee, Inc., a California …
The SEC just published an informative Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) reviewing the rapidly growing market and …
The SEC filed charges against PlexCorps founded by Dominic Lacroix, a Canadian resident who already violated the securities law previously, and …
There had been a number of cases when people behind the ICO simply run away with the proceeds and purchasers received no tokens. Using …
The SEC issued a press-release warning against the celebrities advertising of the ICOs because more and more celebrities are starting to endorse companies …
There have been many articles written about an ICO process being an unregulated activity, which led many startups to believe that raising funds …
Today, the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged one individual and two companies with the sale of unregistered securities and …
Recently, there have been many announcements made by authorities of various countries in regards to the ICO and digital tokens. Most of them warn the …
Following the United States and other countries, the authorities of Hong Kong made a statement on the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) today …
The growing crypto market is seeing more and more offerings of tokens, often called Initial Token Offerings (ITO), Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) or alike. …
The SEC suspended trading of common stocks of the publicly traded companies First Bitcoin Capital Corp., CIAO Group, Strategic Global, and Sunshine …
Today, the Chinese authorities made an official ICO related statement, which brought panic to the market and provoked a number of news publications …
The blockchain technology allowed companies to raise capital faster and less costly. However, the greatest advantage is that a company can offer a …
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a very important Investigative Report today, concluding that the securities law of the United …
Following the investigation of The DAO, the SEC issued an Investors Bulletin, which explained the nature of the Initial Coin Offering and warned …