Charges Laid As of December 11th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially charged another ICO and its organizer – Shopin, and it’s CEO/Founder Eran...
Broker Dealer Harbor, a tokenization platform, has recently announced that they have successfully been awarded a ‘transfer agent’ licence by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This...
No-Action It was recently announced that Paxos, a New York based blockchain company, has successfully received a ‘no-action letter’ from the Securities and Exchange Commission. This...
Philip advises companies and individuals on SEC enforcement matters, including criminal enforcement investigations, internal investigations, and cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Philip has extensive experience with securities...
By Derek Edward Schloss, Director of Strategy, Security Token Academy *Author’s Note: The following is not legal advice, but an exploration and possible interpretation of the...
The crypto community got some exciting news this week after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman stated that Ether (ETH) is a commodity. The news...
Launching Markets – BSTX The Boston Securities and Token Exchange (BSTX) has recently filed a proposal for various rule changes with the SEC. These changes would...
This week saw the continuation of the SEC ICO crackdown. As such, regulators announced that they entered into a settlement discussion with Reggie Middleton. Middleton was...
Telegram Unregistered Digital Token Offering The SEC has just announced their filing of an emergency action for a restraining order against Telegram and its subsidiary, TON....
Settlement A long battle between block.one and the SEC has finally found a resolution. The case, which saw the SEC accuse block.one of illegally distributing digital...
Crypto Rating Council While there are many hurdles that need to be cleared in the world of blockchain, there continues to be a recurring question that...
A Long Road As of September 26th, 2019, Harbor Square Investments was officially designated a broker/dealer by FINRA. This approval comes after an arduous process that...
This week a closed congressional session was held to update members on recent developments in the crypto sector. Not surprisingly, lawmakers choose to focus primarily on...
Shutting Down After months of battling the SEC, Canadian based KIK, have announced that they are immediately downsizing their operations, which includes shutting down their messaging...
Fantasy Market, Fantasy Product Fantasy Market was supposed to be a service which allowed for its clients to directly interact with adult performers. This interaction would...