ICO Oversight? Israeli Regulators Form Token Sale Study Committee
Israeli regulators are studying whether to apply the country's existing securities laws to the initial coin offering (ICO) model.
Israeli regulators are studying whether to apply the country's existing securities laws to the initial coin offering (ICO) model.
Coinbase is moving ahead with its appeal of a court decision from earlier this summer related to the failed cryptocurrency exchange Cryptsy.
Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase is receiving the lion's share of customer complaints filed with the US government, according to a new report.
Representatives from the People's Bank of China are now visiting the US in an attempt to get up to speed on blockchain tech and regulation.
Banco de la Republica Colombia, the South American nation's central bank, has officially joined the R3 distributed ledger consortium.
A new development in Russia hints at what a changing regulatory environment could bring for bitcoin users.
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Regulators in Luxembourg have released a warning about OneCoin, becoming the latest country to air concerns over the investment scheme.
Reports from China suggest regulators may be close to taking action against entrepreneurs seeking to launch domestic token sales.
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The highest-ranking official at Banco de Mexico has stated that the central bank is unlikely to classify bitcoin as a currency.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has frozen the trading of shares for a bitcoin-related firm for the third time this month.
The executive branch of China's government has released new rules on fundraising that could lead to closer oversight of initial coin offerings.
Vietnam's prime minister has approved a plan that could see the country formally recognize bitcoin as a form of payment, reports say.
Telecoms giant Telenor is working with its distribution partner, Hubii, to explore how ICOs could disrupt the media business model.
Regulators in Canada have become the latest to publicly discuss the legality of blockchain-based initial coin offerings.
Chinese manufacturer Midea Group is trying to patent a way to build bitcoin mining chips into everyday household items, according to public records.
Finnish police have become the latest international law enforcement agency to take a growing interest in the OneCoin digital currency scheme.
Popular how-to website wikiHow is partnering with blockchain startup Civic to boost the security of its login process.
Upending the narrative that software is key in the blockchain space, Intel details its years-long effort to link distributed ledgers to hardware.
A government agency in Brazil is investigating how it could leverage blockchain technology to verify the legitimacy of ID documents.
A senior official for the South African Reserve Bank has spoken of the risks for the institution in launching its own cryptocurrency.
Members of Congress are advancing research into blockchain security standards, according to a new podcast.
The IRS has been using software tools to track the movements of bitcoin for the past several years, according to a new report.
ShoCard has announced a new venture funding round, news that coincides with its launch of a new enterprise-focused identity product.
As much as $500,000 in ether has been stolen from supporters of the Enigma blockchain project following a security compromise.
A bill for unifying state legislators around virtual currency rules is seeing both interest and hostility, each from unexpected parties.
The central bank of the Philippines has granted licenses to two local bitcoin exchanges, according to local reports.
Why token sales are like the Japanese game of pachinko, and what that means for the future of the novel fundraising method.