Securities

Regulation

No, Not All ICOs Are Securities

A recent op-ed paints all ICOs with the same brush, claiming every one of them offers securities subject to SEC scrutiny. That is simply not the case.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 February 2018
Europe

Swiss Finance Regulator to Treat Some ICO Tokens As Securities

Switzerland's financial regulator has released new guidelines indicating it will treat some initial coin offerings (ICOs) as securities.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 February 2018
Ripple

SBI Ripple Asia Forms Consortium to Bring DLT to Securities

The joint venture between investment giant SBI and Ripple is forming a group to research the use of distributed ledgers in securities products.

Business  ·  30 January 2018
Token Sale

Texas Regulator Orders BitConnect to Call Off Token Sale

The Texas State Securities Board ordered BitConnect to halt its upcoming token sale, which the regulator deemed an unregistered securities offering.

Markets  ·  5 January 2018
Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Miner Sued for Unregistered Securities After ICO

Giga Watt, a startup that held an ICO to fund a bitcoin mining facility, is being sued for allegedly conducting an unregistered securities offering.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 January 2018
Regulation

ICOs on Our Terms and Conditions

How to structure token sales that comply with securities laws open participation to a diverse range of purchasers and enhance value for all involved.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 November 2017
ICOs

Overstock’s TØ is Launching an Initial Coin Offering Next Month

Overstock.com subsidiary tØ has formally announced an initial coin offering (ICO), set to begin next month.

Business  ·  24 October 2017
Regulation

Regional Regulators in North America Are ‘Closely Watching’ ICOs

A new report suggests that securities regulators in North America are increasing their oversight of the blockchain funding model.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 October 2017
Wall Street

Broadridge Pilots Blockchain for Repo Trades With French Banks

The investor services firm worked with Natixis and Societe Generale on the pilot, which was based on the Hyperledger Fabric codebase.

Business  ·  17 October 2017
Securities

Collaboration FTW: How Blockchain Came So Far, So Fast

Without further cooperation, DLT risks ultimately recreating the many silos and disjointed systems that already exist, warns an executive at the DTCC.

Business  ·  15 October 2017
Exchanges

Overstock’s Regulated Token Exchange Will Launch with Own ICO

Retail giant Overstock.com is to launch its new regulated token exchange with its own initial coin offering (ICO), according to a news report.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 October 2017
Regulation

Appcoin Law Part 2: The SAFT Solution

In the second part of a series on the legal issues for token sales, Marco Santori explains the SAFT Project's protections for issuers and investors.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 October 2017
Securities

European Central Bank Calls for DLT Post-Trade Interoperability

An ECB research report argues for greater interoperability between DLT and traditional systems as new services come online.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 October 2017
Russia

Russia’s Central Depository Trials Hyperledger for Bond Trading

Russia's central securities depository (CSD) is testing a new blockchain-based commercial bond trading platform built on Hyperledger Fabric.

Business  ·  3 October 2017
Regulation

Not Just Overstock: Templum to Launch Regulated U.S. Exchange for ICOs

A new alternative trading system is entering the race to launch a regulated platform for ICO token trading in the U.S.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 October 2017