AML Bitcoin team charged with money laundering
The SEC is pressing charges including money laundering, wire fraud, and aiding and abetting in an unregistered digital securities sale.
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Telegram settles with US securities regulator for $18.5M
A final judgment filed shows that the SEC and Telegram have reached terms of settlement over Telegram’s illegal securities sale.
BitMEX lawsuits cast shadow on digital currency trading platform
Digital currency exchange and trading platform BitMEX has been on the receiving end of two lawsuits within the last six months.
Telegram abandons Gram token: What does it signal for future of coin offerings?
Future entrepreneurs will be wary of proceeding on a SAFT basis, fearing that they will unintentionally be in non-compliance with SEC.
Gibraltar considers token sales as ‘security offerings by default’
Firms were welcome to issue tokens under license of Gibraltar, subject to rules which consider all token issues to be a form of security issue.
Telegram forced to stop blockchain project, founder says
Pavel Durov blames the U.S. government for bringing an end to the TON project, which would have distributed ‘Gram’ tokens to its investors.
Telegram investor battles court to redact Gram investment strategies
Known only as “Investor Z,” the investment company said it wanted to redact its unique analysis of the Telegram ICO from the case.
Philippines flags ‘The Billion Coin’ scam promising to end world poverty
The unauthorized scheme is likely a form of pyramid scheme with promises of significant returns on investment in a matter of days.
Binance among firms targeted in new class action suit
A New York law firm last Friday filed class action suits against 11 well-known companies in the digital asset industry.
SEC delays ruling on tZero security token exchange
The joint venture between tZero and BOX Digital proposes to a digital exchange for security tokens under SEC’s oversight.
Ripple lawsuit amended on basis of ‘XRP may not be a security’
The class action lawsuit previously sought to establish that Ripple had breached U.S. securities laws through the sale and marketing of its XRP token.
Telegram token injunction covers ‘any person or entity’: SEC
The comments follow the regulator rejecting a bid from Telegram for clarity over the scope of the injunction.