U.S. Legislation -
U.S. House Bill Seeks Classification of “Managed Stablecoins” as “Securities” -
Texas Representative Sylvia Garcia introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would amend the...more
12/23/2019
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Ethereum ,
Investment Management ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Token Sales
U.S. Regulatory -
Kik Files Answer to SEC Complaint -
On August 7, Canadian messaging company Kik Interactive Inc. (“Kik”) filed its answer to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) complaint filed in the...more
8/20/2019
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Blockchain ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
FATF ,
Howey ,
NASAA ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales ,
Virtual Currency
The Ethereum Classic blockchain was the victim of a 51% attack (often called a majority or Sybil attack) on January 5, 2019 that reorganized portions of the blockchain and allowed the attackers to double-spend 219,500 ETC...more
2/22/2019
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Bitcoin ,
Bitcoin Mining ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Ethereum ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action ,
Virtual Currency
U.S. Developments -
Regulatory Updates -
FinCEN Issues Advisory on Illicit Iranian Activities -
On October 11, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an advisory to...more
10/18/2018
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Institutional Investors ,
Popular ,
Rule 506(c) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Singapore ,
Token Sales ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Venezuela ,
Virtual Currency
During a speech in San Francisco last week at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit, William Hinman, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), provided some welcome...more
6/25/2018
/ Bitcoin ,
Certificate of Deposit ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Ether ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Contract ,
Investors ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Token Sales