Tag: SEC
SEC Charges REcoin ICO Organizer With Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a businessman and two of his companies with defrauding investors through initial coin offering (ICO) scams,...
Protostarr ICO Shuts Down Following SEC Pressure
Protostarr has canceled its initial coin offering (ICO) after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened an inquiry into the U.S.-based startup. According...
SEC Warns Public Companies Are Using ICOs to Pump Stocks
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is warning investors about the risk of public stock scams that use cryptocurrencies as a promotional tactic.
Published earlier today,...
SEC Suspends Trading of Publicly Listed Bitcoin Firm
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a temporary suspension of First Bitcoin Capital, a publicly-traded bitcoin firm based out of Canada.
According...
Rothschild Inv. Corp Invests in BTC Per SEC
In a move that shouldn’t stun most BTC and cryptocurrency followers, Rothschild has purchased Bitcoin via the GBTC (Bitcoin Investment Trust) investment vehicle.
SEC articles signed on Friday indicate...
SEC: US Securities Laws ‘May Apply’ to Token Sales
By Stan Higgins
The US Securities and Exchange Commission said today that the offering and sale of digital tokens "are subject to the requirements of...