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SEC Crypto News - Page 124
Telegram CEO and Founder Pavel Durov to Testify in SEC Gram Token Case
By Tolu Ajiboye
November 26th, 2019
Telegram founder Pavel Durov along with the company’s vice president and one more employee will give testimonies beginning on the SEC case.
Facebook’s Libra Would be Registered as a Security in the U.S. after Legislative Overturn
By Jeff Fawkes
November 22nd, 2019
Under a new U.S. bill, Facebook’s Libra would be viewed as a security and would be within the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Telegram Starts $100,000 Data Clustering Contest for Developers
By Bhushan Akolkar
November 20th, 2019
Telegram’s $100,000 contest asks developers to create an algorithm that can segregate useful and identical information and present it to the users.
OneConnect Financial Technology Files for IPO in the U.S.
By Anna Lee
November 14th, 2019
OneConnect, the fintech arm of China’s largest insurance company Ping An Insurance, has filed for an IPO with the SEC.
CFTC Chairman Indicates that Ethereum 2.0 Tokens Might Be Viewed as Securities
By Christopher Hamman
November 14th, 2019
Heath Tarbert, chairman of the U.S. CTRC, voiced a warning that the coins that support proof-of-stake blockchain networks may ve be classified as securities.
Telegram Goes On Offense, Asks Court to Strikeout SEC Lawsuit
By Adedamola Bada
November 13th, 2019
Telegram asked the New York Southern District Court to dismiss accusations by the SEC that its GRAM token is a security.
BnkToTheFuture to Expand Its STOs Business to the U.S. Market
By Adedamola Bada
November 12th, 2019
The CEO of BnkToTheFuture, Simon Dixon, strongly believes that in 2020 we will observe a durable tilt towards security tokens.
CoinMarketCap Liquidity Trackers Evolve: a New Main Standard?
By Jeff Fawkes
November 12th, 2019
CoinMarketCap, one of the oldest services in the industry, will introduce new ways to measure the project’s success based on liquidity.
Crypto-Focused Silvergate Bank Goes Public on New York Stock Exchange
By Tolu Ajiboye
November 8th, 2019
Silvergate is planning to sell more than 3.3 million shares of its Class A common stock, at $12 per share.
Ousted Bitmain Co-Founder Micree Zhan Is Ready to Fight for the Company with Legal Weapons
By Tolu Ajiboye
November 7th, 2019
Ousted Bitmain co-founder Michree Zhan has threatened to seek legal redress to retain his position as co-founder of the company.
Investor Seeking Ripple’s Response over Ongoing XRP Sales
By Christopher Hamman
November 6th, 2019
Ripple faces another legal hurdle to jump with claims that its monthly XRP sales constitute illegal sales of securities.
SEC’s vs. Ripple Next Chapter Begins Today
By Teuta Franjkovic
November 4th, 2019
Now it may seem that the battle on “whether XRP is a security” will never end for Ripple.
Ripple Invests in Biometric Cyber Security Startup Keyless
By Bhushan Akolkar
October 31st, 2019
Ripple’s investment arm Xpring is one of the investors in the latest $2.2 million funding round of Keyless that works on robust security products.
Telegram Reaches 1 Billion Users
By Darya Rudz
October 31st, 2019
At the beginning of 2018, Telegram had 200 million users, which means that the popularity of the messenger has incredibly increased.
Jack Dorsey Invests $10M in the Startup ICO Platform CoinList
By Teuta Franjkovic
October 30th, 2019
Jack Dorsey is expanding his cryptocurrency involvement by backing crypto initial coin offering (ICO) exchange platform called CoinList.