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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is telling traders to stay far away from a company that’s been allegedly endorsed by Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III. The firm is also utilizing what appear to be fake endorsements from celebrities, though the company is unregulated and is not in line with present financial legislation.The SEC Continues Its Crackdown of Phony Crypto FirmsThe enterprise the SEC is referring to is known simply as “Bitcoin Digital.” Agents claim that the...

William Hinman, a director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) known for his statements in favor of greater clarity for the crypto ecosystem and other ICOs and fintech, announced his intentions to leave his post in the upcoming months. Since 2017, Hinman has served as a director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, an office responsible for giving investors material information to help them come with good financial decisions. His office also provides...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has penalized Kik for launching an initial coin offering (ICO) that allegedly did not go through the appropriate registration protocols with the agency. Kik is now being required to fork out a $5 million fee.The SEC and Kik Have Reached a SettlementThe SEC has sworn up and down over the past few years that it would go after all token offerings that have in some way or another gone against its rules. It has warned many crypto ventures offering...

The story of the legal battle between Kik  and the SEC seems to be coming to an end. Today, the SEC filed a motion with the Southern District Court of New York to close the case with a $5 million fine. Kik was being sued for issuing and selling unregistered securities through the ICO of its KIN token. The accusation came when the SEC also attempted similar proceedings against TON’s ICO, the Telegram blockchain. However, the agreement with Canada’s Kik is much softer than the...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has now entered a period of active study. It is busily looking at cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded funds or ETFs, and thus it may be that traders could find themselves reaping the benefits of such opportunities very soon.The SEC Is Looking to Shed Its “Rigid” ImageThe news of the study session was announced at a conference by Jay Clayton, the chairman of the SEC. This is something that should really be tugging at the heartstrings of most...

The leading digital currency asset management company Grayscale Investments announced that its Ethereum Trust will report directly to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Grayscale filed a Form 10 with the SEC a few months ago on behalf of the Ethereum Trust to become the second company product designated as a digital currency investment vehicle reporting to the Commission. The other product is the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. The announcement from today reads that following the...

For a lot of us, prison is a dark and scary place where no one wants to be… But we are not John McAfee.The software developer, tax evader, crypto-shiller, drugs user, whale-fucker, former US presidential candidate and crypto-shiller sent a statement to his followers sharing his experience in the Spanish prison after his arrest.Spanish Prisons are like “The Hilton” for John McAfeeAnd things aren’t so bad… In fact, according to his own words, at 75 years old, John McAfee is having a fascinating...

Another week has passed, and it’s safe to say it was an intense one. First things first, the major headline is that the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged the owner-operators of 100x Group, the parent company of BitMEX, with illegally running a derivatives exchange.Needless to say, BitMEX is one of the leading Bitcoin derivatives trading platforms, and one would think that something of the kind would cause a big blow. Arthur Hayes and the rest of the executive team...

The wife of the famous tech entrepreneur John McAfee weighed in on the most recent events, thanking and calling for the community’s support.John McAfee’s Arrest: InjusticeThose who have been following McAfee on social media for the past few years know that he has been particularly vocal about intentionally not paying taxes.As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, the now-retired tech mogul was arrested in Spain and is pending extradition to the US. He was indicted on charges of tax evasion.That’s...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against the popular cryptocurrency proponent and well-known tech entrepreneur, John McAfee.According to the documents, McAfee has taken advantage of his massive Twitter following and has “leveraged his fame to make more than $23.1million in undisclosed compensation by recommending at least seven initial coin offerings (ICOs).”The charges outline that the entrepreneur has failed to disclose that he was being paid to...