The U.S. securities regulator has given two blockchain token-centric projects its approval this week.
The token offering could be a way forward for other startups looking to raise using SEC-approved funding rules.
In a joint statement Monday, the SEC and FINRA laid out the issues they must examine before approving broker-dealer applications from crypto startups.
The Blockchain Association will now oversee Kik's "Defend Crypto" campaign, with the added goal of helping other startups fight legal cases.
The SEC has kicked off a public comment period for a proposed ETF backed by bitcoin and T-bills.
The SEC should focus more on fraud prevention than if an asset is a security, as fraud can be committed with securities too, argues David Weisberger.
Wall Street watchdog FINRA has sat for as long as 12 months on roughly 40 broker-dealer applications by blockchain startups.
The SEC's complaint against Kik, after it raised $100 million in an ICO, seemed pretty brutal, but not so fast, we're only hearing one side of the story. Watch more here as three lawyers discuss the case, its merits and its potential impacts for the crypto industry as a whole.
The SEC filed fresh fraud charges against Longfin Corp. on Wednesday, alleging the company falsified its accounting. Longfin's stock price jumped after it announced a crypto pivot in 2017.
The SEC seems to have a strong case on the facts in its complaint against Kik and its 2017 token sale, according to legal experts.
In a complaint filed Tuesday, the SEC laid out where Kik allegedly ran afoul of U.S. securities law with its $98 million ICO in 2017. It also revealed a lot more.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit against Kik over its 2017 initial coin offering.
SEC officials demonstrated a deeper grasp of crypto than many industry members were expecting at last week's forum.
Startups that conducted ICOs may be eligible for relief from SEC enforcement actions, an agency official said.
At a fraught moment for government-industry relations, the SEC and crypto insiders are sitting down for a public meeting.