Arbitrum Shows Just How Messy (and Tricky) Crypto Airdrops Can Be
Bugs, server crashes and scammers continue to plague crypto airdrops. Will regulatory pressures be next?
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Mar 29, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
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Coinbase's CEO Cites 'Rumors' the SEC May Ban Crypto Staking for Retail Customers
"I hope that's not the case as I believe it would be a terrible path for the U.S. if that was allowed to happen," Brian Armstrong tweeted Wednesday.
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Feb 8, 2023 at 11:17 p.m. UTC
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SEC Calls 9 Cryptos 'Securities' in Insider Trading Case
The SEC and DOJ brought insider trading charges against three people Thursday, but assertions cryptocurrencies are securities may hold greater implications.
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Jul 21, 2022 at 5:47 p.m. UTC
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SoluTech to Burn its Tokens Under Terms of SEC Settlement; Co-Founder Fined
SoluTech, which violated securities laws and misrepresented its revenue during the token sale, now must destroy all its tokens.
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Sep 25, 2020 at 3:59 p.m. UTC
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The Novel Legal Strategy Bringing This ICO-Backed ‘Micro-Mobility’ Startup to Court
Lawyers have filed suit in a "highly unusual" case against flamboyant Italian e-scooter entrepreneur Salvator Palella, over a troubled ICO back in 2018.
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Jun 30, 2020 at 6:24 p.m. UTC
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California Assembly Considers Exempting Some Digital Assets From State Securities Law
A key lawmaker in the California Assembly has proposed exempting some digital assets from the state’s definition of corporate securities.
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May 8, 2020 at 6:04 a.m. UTC
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Telegram Ruling Closes Another Door to Legally Compliant Token Sales
A recent ruling stopping Telegram from distributing its cryptocurrency creates new legal peril for public blockchains, argues lawyer Josh Lawler.
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Mar 29, 2020 at 1:48 p.m. UTC
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SEC Blasts Kik's 'Void for Vagueness' Defense of 2017 ICO
Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it.
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Oct 29, 2019 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
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Howey Schmowey – The Real Answer is to Update Securities Regulations
The SEC should focus more on fraud prevention than if an asset is a security, as fraud can be committed with securities too, argues David Weisberger.
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Jun 23, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
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The Gentrification of ICOs Is Underway
The ICO neighborhood, so to speak, is cleaning up, though University of Dublin's Paul Ennis suggests this may not exactly be a future to fear.
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Nov 19, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
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