‘Bankers Know They Can’t Stop Bitcoin’ – Says Max Keiser
Max Keiser has delivered a swift putdown of a US regulator head after he warned national TV cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are prone to manipulation. SEC Rejects Treating BTC Like...
SEC Tells ICOs: You’re Forgiven If You Cooperate and Pay the Fine
The SEC is apparently going easy on ICOs who are cooperating, paying a fine, and returning the raised money to investors. A Litany of Settlements The US Securities and Exchange...
‘Best We Have’: Experts Call for Measured Reaction to New SEC Ethereum Comments
Cryptocurrency industry sources continue to debate the impact of fresh statements from US regulators over whether the Ethereum network’s ether (ETH) token is a security. SEC...
SEC Report: Examining Cryptocurrency a Priority in 2019
The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) listed the cryptocurrency market as one of the six focus...
Bitcoin ETF May Not Pass Due to ‘Risk of Manipulation,’ Says SEC Chairman
The head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission Jay Clayton holds that the lack of safeguards for investors might roadblock the approval of a Bitcoin ETF. The Same Old Song...
The SEC Wants to Engage the Crypto Community through FinHub
The launch of FinHub shows that the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is increasingly focusing on 4th Industrial Revolution technologies. Among these technologies, Bitcoin and...
Do Wages Need to be Paid in Bitcoin for Retail Adoption to Happen?
Is this a case of chicken and egg? If more retailers accepted Bitcoin, would more employees expect their wages paid in Bitcoin? Or, does Bitcoin need to be viewed more widely as a...
Bitcoin’s Low Volatility Might Mean Price Manipulation Is Waning
Since its inception, Bitcoin has exhibited a highly volatile nature. However, during the past few days, Bitcoin’s price volatility has fallen to the lowest level of 2018. The U.S...
‘Nothing At All’ Going on With Crypto Regulation, Says D.C. Insider
Despite the growing importance of the cryptocurrency industry, the US government’s position on crypto regulation remains frustratingly opaque. According to a D.C. insider, a movement...
Federal Judge Affirms Securities Laws Can Be Applied to ICO Fraud
U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie said today the government is permitted to proceed in a criminal case concerning two fraudulent ICOs, a situation the prosecution says falls under...
SEC Will Review Wednesday Decision to Reject BTC-ETF Proposals
The SEC has decided to review yesterday’s orders denying approval of numerous Bitcoin exchange traded funds. Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel? In what is sure to be...
Did the SEC Just Make it Easier to Launch a Blockchain Based ETF in the US?
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week approved plans for public comment which would make it easier for investment companies to bring new exchange-traded funds...