Russian court blocks Telegram over refusal to give up encryption keys
Telegram was ordered to go dark across Russia for refusing to give up its encryption keys, which could have exposed its users’ data.
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Simple Agreement for Future Transactions is anything but simple
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hasn’t given SAFTS its blessing, which can lead to legal difficulties for both companies looking to issue SAFTS, as well as investors.
Police suspend blockchain conference in China
The Global Fintech and Blockchain China Summit 2018 was interrupted by police in Shanghai, bringing an immediate halt to proceedings and ejecting all delegates from the event.
Chinese e-Commerce giant Alibaba sues Alibabacoin
Two Alibabas are at war: Chinese e-Commerce giant Alibaba.com is suing Dubai-based Alibabacoin Foundation, which launched and raised over $3.5 million through an ICO.
Telegram considers cancelling its ICO
Rumors have begun to surface that indicate Telegram might back away from its ongoing Initial Coin Offering.
Alibaba-owned Taobao outlaws ICOs, cryptocurrency
Online shopping platform Taobao has prohibited stores from promoting ICOs, cryptocurrencies, and other related goods and services.
Vietnamese startup swindles $660M with 2 ICO projects: report
Modern Tech has gone dark after allegedly defrauding 32,000 people out of $660 million in connection with two initial coin offerings, according to local reports.
Sham company attempts to capitalize on Telegram’s ICO
A company called the Telegram Open Network Limited (TONL) purported to be started by the real founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has been capitalizing on the fame surrounding the social media platform.
Nano developers face class-action lawsuit
Law firm Silver Miller is suing to have the Nano altcoin conduct a hard fork that could “reset” the digital currency’s amount to where it was prior to the theft of 17 million Nano coins, worth around $187 million, in February.
‘Worried’ State Bank of Pakistan warns against shady crypto dealings
The bank cautioned its customers against dealing with cryptocurrencies, particularly shady initial coin offerings (ICOs).
John McAfee will tweet about your crypto project—for $105,000
Computer programmer and entrepreneur John McAfee is going to start charging $105,000 per tweet to promote cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs).
SEC shuts down Mayweather-backed ICO over fraud charges
Centra Tech founders Sohrab Sharma and Robert Farkas were charged with selling unregistered securities to thousands of investors, raising more than $32 million in the process.