Italy: Securities Regulator Suspends Two Crypto Firms for Alleged Scam Investment Schemes
Italian securities watchdog CONSOB has halted two projects for...
Switzerland to Relax Laws to Accommodate Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Startups
The Swiss government has announced a new legislative approach to blockchain regulation in an official report. The document recognizes the technology as one of the most important recent developments...
Pantera Capital Braces for SEC Action Against 25 Percent of ICO Investments
Increasingly frequent action taken by the SEC against initial coin offerings is expected to lead to more cryptocurrency projects being forced to refund investors. Among those expected to be...
SEC Chair ‘Optimistic’ DLT and Crypto Will Drive Investment Opportunities
Speaking as part of a testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Jay Clayton...
International Cooperation ‘Critical’ to SEC Action Against ICOs
Steven Peikin, co-director of the enforcement division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently described international cooperation as playing a critical role in facilitating investigations in the...
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...
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...
