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The great ICO rush of 2017 and early 2018 is over. The euphoria, the unironic cries of “When Binance?”, and the 10x returns are now a thing of the past. Epic gains and moon missions have been replaced by acrimony, recriminations and, increasingly lawsuits, both real and threatened. Also read: BTC: 36% in Circulation Lost, 23% … Read more
Here’s how CFTC balances between a “do no harm” approach and occasional shows of force against scammers Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that My Big Coin is a virtual currency meeting the definition of a commodity, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This allows the regulator to pursue fraud charges involving the cryptocurrency. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals Judge … Read more
The U.S. SEC has filed charges against securities dealer 1pool Ltd. for violating federal securities laws by offering Bitcoin-backed security swaps Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
A U.S. federal district judge has ruled that an allegedly fraudulent crypto token meets the definition of a commodity, bringing the case under the CFTC’s regulatory authority Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Privacy-oriented Brave browser has filed complaints in two countries against Google for violating personal data processing regulations Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
BJP official Nalin Kotadiya has been remanded in custody in connection with a 200 BTC extortion case Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Ripple Labs and R3 have reached a confidential settlement in a case regarding an alleged XRP token purchase agreement violation Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The CFTC has won a court order to permanently ban New York-based firm CabbageTech Corp. for “fraud and misappropriation in connection with purchases and trading of BTC and LTC.” Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
A US federal judge has ordered an alleged hacker to pay the equivalent of $750,000 in cryptocurrency for bail. The man was charged with hacking video game company Electronic Arts (EA), obtaining in-game currency used to buy and sell in-game items, and selling access to online games though black-market websites. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance … Read more