Cryptoassets continue to be a hot topic for financial services regulators. On 19 October 2018, it was the turn of the Securities and Markets Stakeholders Group (“SMSG“), which represents various
Securities
09 November 2018
12 September 2018
On Tuesday, September 11, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) took its first disciplinary action against an industry professional, charging a broker, Timothy Tilton Ayre, with securities fraud and the
27 June 2018
Lithuania becomes the latest jurisdiction to release guidance in relation to ICOs. On 8 June 2018, the Lithuanian Government released new Guidelines to deal with what it referred to as
08 June 2018
On June 6, U.S. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton was interviewed on CNBC about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. He said, in effect, that “cryptocurrencies, these are replacements for sovereign currencies, replace the
09 April 2018
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a court order freezing more than $27 million in trading proceeds from allegedly
06 April 2018
A class action lawsuit was brought today on behalf of investors in Nano f/k/a RaiBlocks (XRB), alleging, according to the
02 April 2018
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it charged two co-founders of a purported financial services start-up with
27 March 2018
The office of Massachusetts Secretary of State announced today that it had halted ICOs from five companies, claiming that the
28 February 2018
We have reported in this space about how the SEC has indicated that most ICOs probably qualify as securities under
06 February 2018
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo testified today before Congress on the subject of virtual currencies. The
