The Chinese government banned cryptocurrency trading, Canadian authorities dragged
ICOs under the jurisdiction of securities law, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned that new rules for ICOs are imminent, and South Korea banned anonymous trading.
Germany follows Switzerland in clarifying obligations for
ICOs under its jurisdiction following an increase in queries.
Not exact matches
In December, he issued a statement explaining why he believes certain
ICOs should fall
under the
jurisdiction of federal securities law and, as such, be filed beforehand.
Some market participants say
ICOs could be illegal because the companies are selling tokens that can be considered securities, which fall
under the SEC's
jurisdiction.
The FCA concluded that many initial coin offerings are likely to fall
under the FCA's regulator
jurisdiction, due to the similarities between IPOs and
ICOs, and the prevalence of token sales issuing securities to investors.