December 9, 2018 @ 4:51 pm By Cali Haan  |  

At least one Chinese cryptocurrency miner is taking a creative financial approach to surviving “Crypto Winter” -the bear market currently punishing crypto prices to some of their lowest levels in over a year, 8BTC reports. Jin Xin, for example, “an ordinary Chinese miner,” is taking a… Read More

December 9, 2018 @ 3:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

An initial coin offering (ICO) that apparently raised $158 million is running out of money, according to a recent tweet. The statement was quickly denied by Sirin Labs CEO Moshe Hogeg who claimed they only raised 205,000 ETH – currently worth about USD $20 million…. Read More

December 9, 2018 @ 1:49 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Over the past two weeks, the Israel Tax Authority has opened tax accounts for hundreds of Israelis it believes failed to report profits from cryptocurrency investing, Calcalist reports. The authority is also striking deals with Israeli crypto exchanges obliging them to report big transactions. Notices… Read More

December 9, 2018 @ 11:40 am By Cali Haan  |  

An “Internet court” in Hangzhou in Eastern China will soon allow evidence logged on blockchains (or distributed ledgers) to be admitted in cases of alleged infringement on a writer’s copyright, China.org reports. The Hangzhou court is one of three Internet courts recently established in China to… Read More

December 9, 2018 @ 10:33 am By Cali Haan  |  

After making a fairly routine request on the 10th of November to withdraw 500 reals ($129 USD) from his cryptocurrency exchange account at Bitcambio, Kaique Nunes wondered why the exchange was making so many repeated attempts to contact him. “Earlier last month, I issued some… Read More

December 9, 2018 @ 9:31 am By Cali Haan  |  

Laura Shin, an independent journalist known for breaking an important story about deception by “blockchain” scions in Toronto, recently spoke to her former colleague at Forbes, Jeff Kauflin, on a podcast convened to discuss layoffs and business structure problems at ConsenSys, one of Ethereum’s biggest spin-off companies…. Read More

December 8, 2018 @ 6:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following a relatively strong October, Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) crowdfunding dipped by almost half, according to the monthly StartEngine Index. In October, companies raising money under the securities exemption raised $10.6 million a – record month. In November, companies raised just $5.6 million – a significant decline. StartEngine hypothesizes that Thanksgiving,… Read More

December 8, 2018 @ 2:29 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Steven Peikin, Co-Director of the SEC’s Division of  Enforcement, told an audience at Harvard Law School this week that, given the increasingly cross-border nature of ICO and securities fundraising, “Collaboration with international regulators and law enforcement is critical to the SEC’s civil law enforcement success.”… Read More

December 8, 2018 @ 1:14 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The SEC has settled with CoinAlpha Advisors LLC, a Delaware-registered, California-based company the Commission says sold a cryptocurrency investment fund product without registering with the SEC or qualifying for a securities exemption. According to the cease-and-desist order issued Friday, December 7th, CoinAlpha Advisors formed in… Read More

December 8, 2018 @ 8:37 am By Cali Haan  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted itself an additional 60 days to consider allowing a rule change that would permit the Cboe BZX exchange and VanEck to list a “SolidX Bitcoin ETF” stock. In so doing, the commission will take the full… Read More

December 7, 2018 @ 8:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over six months after securing more than £1.1 million through its first Seedrs round, plug socket brand Den has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and quickly raised its initial £810,000 funding target. As previously reported, Den was founded in 2013 and describes… Read More

December 7, 2018 @ 8:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UATP, a U.S.-based airline-owned payment network, announced on Friday it has partnered with Chase to allow airlines to easily accept Chase Pay as a payment and checkout option in their own mobile apps and websites by enabling a network-wise connection. The duo reported that Chase customers may… Read More

December 7, 2018 @ 5:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase announced today its intent to explore the addition of a “broad range of assets.” Coinbase has consistently stated its intent to add more digital assets over time. The company said its goal is to support digital assets that meet their standards and are “fully… Read More

December 7, 2018 @ 5:00 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Venezuela will begin selling oil using its newly-created national cryptocurrency, El Petro, in March,”…in order to expand the modalities of commercial transactions and revenues…” state media outlet Telesur reports. Venezuela is also explicitly seeking a means of sidestepping escalating rounds of US, EU and Canada-imposed… Read More

December 7, 2018 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency Coinsquare announced on Thursday it has acquired BlockEQ, a cryptocurrency wallet on the Stellar network. Coinsquare reported that it purchased BlockEQ for CAD$12 million and will use BlockEQ’s technology to help it and its users connect further with the world of cryptocurrencies. It was revealed: “BlockEQ,… Read More

December 7, 2018 @ 12:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just published the agenda for the 2018 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. An annual event, this year’s Forum will take place in the Heartland of Ohio hosted by Ohio State University, Max M. Fisher College of… Read More

December 7, 2018 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) Group has joined with a group of blockchain based companies to form the “Millbrook Accord.” This new entity seeks to “create a Verified Token Framework (VTF) to provide interoperable security token guidelines.” The Millbrook Accord was created during the Blockchain South Leadership Summit 2018… Read More

December 7, 2018 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Terrell McSweeny, a Former FTC Commissioner and current partner at Covington & Burling, is joining Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law & Policy as a distinguished fellow. McSweeny departed the FTC this past April. The Institute notes that McSweeny played key roles at the FTC and Department of… Read More