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SEC Crypto News - Page 129
Is XRP a Security? It Seems There Will be No Answer Any Time Soon
By Teuta Franjkovic
March 25th, 2019
According to the investigation lawyer from global law firm Kober & Kim, Jake Chervinsky, it will take more than a year to understand whether Ripple’s XRP is a security or not. Here’s why.
Bitwise: 95% Of Reported Bitcoin Trading Volume Is Fake
By Teuta Franjkovic
March 25th, 2019
While many use CoinMarketCap as a go-to resource for cryptocurrency market data, roughly 95% of Bitcoin trading volume reported by this website is fake, according to Bitwise Asset Management report.
Bakkt’s Post-Money Valuation Stands At $740 Million Even Before Launch
By Bhushan Akolkar
March 23rd, 2019
Despite several delays in its launch, Bakkt’s valuation currently stands at $740 million with major financial institutions holding their stake in the platform.
Riot Blockchain Set to Lauch a Fully Regulated Crypto Exchange in the US
By Julia Sakovich
March 18th, 2019
Riot Blockchain is planning to set up a U.S-based regulated cryptocurrency exchange. It has already filed with the SEC.
Ripple’s XRP Can Now Be Used at 3.3 Million Online Stores Globally
By Darya Rudz
March 18th, 2019
All users have to do is to download the plugin on GitHub and follow the instructions that came with it to begin accepting XRP.
CBOE Will No Longer List New Bitcoin Futures This March
By Julia Sakovich
March 15th, 2019
The Chicago Board Options Exchange will stop listing new Bitcoin futures on its platform this month as it needs to review its approaches in this sphere.
PwC’s Strategy& Report: A Whooping $20B was Collected via Over 1132 ICOs and STOs in 2018
By Julia Sakovich
March 14th, 2019
Experts of PwC’s Strategy& and Swiss-based CVA have explained why there is no fundamental difference between ICOs and STOs.
The SEC Could Approve the First Bitcoin ETF in 2019
By Andy Watson
March 14th, 2019
Professional crypto trader and writer Bill Adams takes a look the biggest developments in the Bitcoin ETF saga, unveiling the chances for eventual ETFs approval in 2019.
U.S. SEC Chairperson Jay Clayton Clarifies that Ethereum is Not a Security
By Bhushan Akolkar
March 13th, 2019
In his answer letter, Jay Clayton opens up on defining ICO tokens as securities saying that there cannot be a static approach to deal with different crypto assets. Meanwhile, according to the agency’s laws, Ethereum is not the case.
Circle Further Bids for Mass Tokenization, Officially Completes SeedInvest Acquisition
By Darya Rudz
March 5th, 2019
Now, with SeedInvest acquisition, Circle is capable of to ofingfer blockchain-based securities, under the control of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Tesla (TSLA) Stock Plunges as SEC Declares War Against Elon Musk
By Sofiko Abeslamidze
February 26th, 2019
The renewed feud between Elon Musk and the U.S. financial authorities negatively affects Tesla stock that saw a 5% decrease at market trading.
Finally Ripple’s XRP Is Available for Trading on Coinbase Pro, Price Shoots
By Bhushan Akolkar
February 26th, 2019
Truly great news come from Coinbase, which, to the joy of large XRP community, decided to add XRP to its professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro.
World’s Biggest Tech Corporation Microsoft Ventures Into ICO
By Darya Rudz
February 25th, 2019
The new ICO solution has been jointly developed by Microsoft Azure and Stratis – an ICO platform that offers KYC solutions, custom branding and support for different currencies.
Will 2019 be in Favor of Security Token Offerings?
By Teuta Franjkovic
February 23rd, 2019
Here comes another alternative of ICO, that is known as Security Token Offering (STO). There are analysts who believe that STOs will eventually replace ICOs. Here’s what makes them think like that.
Token Launch Platform CoinList Offers Its First Token Sale of 2019, Expects ICO Market Rise
By Sofiko Abeslamidze
February 22nd, 2019
After a year-long break, CoinList platform is back on a track offering the U.S. accredited investors and international customers to buy out Ocean’s utility tokens.