Japanese Regulator Clarifies Stance on Bitcoin ETFs and Derivatives
Japan’s top financial regulator has clarified to news.Bitcoin.com its stance on bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), cryptocurrency derivatives, and upcoming regulatory changes. This follows reports that the agency may be...
Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Disputes Augur Metrics of $2 Mln, Claims Only $100,000 at...
Reactions to the Augur’s latest weekly report follow Jimmy Song highlighting low user numbers.
Blockchain-based prediction market Augur is reportedly significantly overestimating its usage, a founding partner of cryptocurrency hedge...
SEC Fails to Show Court Blockvest Tokens Are Securities
A U.S. district judge has denied the motion filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against cryptocurrency company Blockvest and its founder. The SEC failed to show the...
ICOs Raised $160 Million in First Half of January, Report Says
ICObench report: ICOs completed in the first half of...
Philippine Securities Regulator Postpones ICO Regulation Release
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission isn’t ready to...
144 ICOs Launched During 2017 Failed Last Year
Coinopsy, a website that maintains an active catalog of “dead” cryptocurrencies, currently estimates that 264 altcoins failed to survive the 2018 bear market. Of the projects that did not...
SEC Chairman Expresses ‘Optimism’ About DLT Investment Opportunities in Senate Testimony
U.S. SEC chairman Jay Clayton has said he is...
Rise of the Underdog, Securypto Takes off as Investors Scramble To Get on Board
The time of ICO’s seems behind us and many blockchain projects have fallen off the grid but one particular project seems not only to have survived but even thrived...
Amid Crackdown, SEC Chairman Emphasizes Compliance Requirements
Jay Clayton, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently discussed the current regulatory climate surrounding initial coin offerings (ICOs). Clayton emphasized that all ICOs must...
