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SEC Crypto News - Page 114
Texture Capital to Trade Security Tokens with New FINRA License
By Bhushan Akolkar
November 11th, 2020
By leveraging the power of blockchain technology and DeFi, Texture Capital aims to bring tokenized security trading to the secondary markets.
Jeff Bezos Sells Another $3 Billion Worth of Amazon Shares
By Darya Rudz
November 5th, 2020
According to the SEC filings, the sale was a part of a so-called 10b5-1 trading plan. Within the plan, Amazon shares are automatically sold at pre-determined dates to avoid any perception of trading on insider knowledge.
U.S. Court Orders Telegram to Pay $625,000 to Lantah
By Ibukun Ogundare
November 4th, 2020
The legal dispute with Lantah continued till August even after Telegram was forced to leave its TON project.
UGPAY Group AG: Bringing Cutting Edge Assets into Hands of Investors
By Julia Sakovich
November 3rd, 2020
Registered in Switzerland and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), UGPAY Group AG emphasizes a range of unique investment objectives.
SEC Raises Crowdfunding Limit for Crypto Startups from $1.07M to $5M
By John K. Kumi
November 3rd, 2020
Crowdfunding has been the way through which crypto startups get smaller investments from non-accredited investors as they obtain security offerings without having to register with the SEC.
Crypto Exchange INX Limited to Acquire Openfinance Broker-Dealer and ATS Business
By James Lovett
October 28th, 2020
Investors would be able to efficiently trade security tokens on the Openfinance platform following the acquisition.
NAC Foundation Seeks SEC Championed AML Bitcoin ICO Fraud Charges Dismissal
By Godfrey Benjamin
October 21st, 2020
While the case between the SEC and the NAC Foundation is far from over, the CEO’s partner Jack Abramoff was reportedly not indicted in this current lawsuit.
Miniso Raises $608 Million in U.S. IPO, MNSO Stock Jumped in Debut
By Steve Muchoki
October 16th, 2020
In its IPO prospectus, Miniso explained that it is working on how to leverage the latest technology to put it ahead of competitors.
Gaming Platform Roblox Confidentially Files for IPO with SEC
By Steve Muchoki
October 13th, 2020
As Roblox prepares to go public presumably early next year, there are already existing notable investors including Andreessen Horowitz.
Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Says U.S. Is Losing Tech Cold War to China
By Bhushan Akolkar
October 12th, 2020
Larsen warned that the regulators’ heavy-handed approach with the crypto space can lead to the U.S. losing its financial dominance to its economic arch-rival China. He added that the current regulatory approach is discouraging FinTech companies to stay in the U.S.
Max Levchin’s Lending Company Affirm Confidentially Files for an IPO in the US
By Darya Rudz
October 9th, 2020
Affirm’s IPO will take place as soon as the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions.
Ripple Threatens to Leave U.S. Over Excessive Federal Government Crypto Regulation
By Tolu Ajiboye
October 7th, 2020
Ripple is considering leaving the U.S. and opting for Asia or Europe instead because of the unfavorable regulatory climate caused by U.S. regulators.
Antivirus Software Pioneer John McAfee Indicted for Tax Evasion in U.S.
By James Lovett
October 6th, 2020
John McAfee is now facing accusations of failing to file U.S. tax returns for the period 2014 to 2018.
Blockchain and Crypto Mining Stocks Attract Big Asset Managers Like Fidelity, Vanguard, Schwab
By Bhushan Akolkar
October 6th, 2020
The financial investments giants have considered allocating their mutual fund holdings to cryptocurrency mining companies in the U.S., Canada, and other parts of the globe.
SEC and OCC Address Crypto Regulation Myths Hampering Growth
By Godfrey Benjamin
October 5th, 2020
Jay Clayton said the SEC’s door is “wide open” to those who want to learn and understand how to “tokenize the ETF product in a way that adds efficiency.”