According to the Nikkei, Blockchain Laboratory offers services as «an initial
coin offering agency» raising funds using cryptocurrencies.
Headquartered in Macau, «Blockchain Laboratory operates as an initial
coin offering agency to raise funds using cryptocurrencies,» the publication described.
Not exact matches
The
agency recently warned that some cryptocurrency trading and initial
coin offerings (ICOs) might be in violation of the law, and that much of this activity is taking place without the standard protections for investors.
That's just one
agency: Given that nearly a dozen others have forfeiture power, Koopman's guess
offers a sense of how far the government's reach could extend into the digital
coin market.
On Monday, the People's Bank of China along with several government
agencies released a statement declaring that initial
coin offerings (token
offerings) violate Chinese law.
Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton recently defended the
agency's regulatory initiatives while acknowledging the legitimacy of initial
coin offerings (ICOs) during a...
On September 4, 2017, the People's Bank of China (PBoC) and several associated Chinese government
agencies announced that initial
coin offerings (token
offerings) are prohibited.
In it, the
agency stated that while bitcoin remained the preferred cryptocurrency of criminals, privacy
coins like «Monero or Zcash certainly appear to have more to
offer criminals wishing to operate with greater anonymity.»
Both
agencies have been working vigorously to determine what sort of jurisdiction they have over virtual currencies and related initial
coin offerings (ICOs).
Most recently, the
agency brought charges against an additional defendant involved in the fraudulent initial
coin offering (ICO) scheme conducted by Centra Tech Inc..
«Unfortunately, it is clear that many promoters of initial
coin offerings [ICOs] and others participating in the cryptocurrency - related investment markets are not following [securities] laws,»
agency leaders said.
China's state - owned news
agency appears to be stepping up its rhetoric on over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading and overseas initial
coin offerings (ICOs), calling...
The legislative effort comes as Philippines regulators are increasing their efforts to curb cryptocurrency - related projects that are deemed suspect, while the country's securities
agency is currently developing rules to determine the legal basis for activities such as initial
coin offerings.
That's how one industry lawyer described a subpoena he saw in January from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), part of the
agency's months - long probe into the nascent crypto fundraising mechanism, initial
coin offerings (ICOs).
While speaking in favor of blockchain's potential in fostering the loan market, CBRC is also one of the seven Chinese state
agencies that jointly issued the notable ban on initial
coin offering activities in September of 2017.
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said so - called initial
coin offerings in many cases looked like securities, raising the prospect the
agency will take a more aggressive stance to this red - hot fundraising method.
For example, at the end of July, the
agency released the findings of its investigation into The DAO, the ethereum - based funding vehicle that collapsed last year, as well as its broader determination that some tokens sold via initial
coin offering (ICO) constitute securities.
Which
agency would regulate the secondary trading of a new
coin offering that serves as a reference price for a derivatives contract?
As previously reported by CoinDesk, the
agency issued multiple warnings last month to a Macau - based cryptocurrency firm that provided bitcoin purchases and initial
coin offering services to Japanese investors.
In July last year, the SEC issued the notable announcement that the
agency may consider tokens issued during initial
coin offerings (ICO) as securities that must be registered with the
agency.
SEC chairman Jay Clayton made clear today that his
agency, along with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, remains acutely concerned about initial
coin offerings and cryptocurrency trades.
As reported before, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has also issued multiple warnings regarding its increasing effort in monitoring initial
coin offerings that the
agency may deem as issuing unregistered securities.
At the same time, several USA government
agencies are working on preventing the misuse of Bitcoin and initial
coin offering.
As CoinDesk previously reported, the
agency issued a suspension on the shares of CIAO Group, an OTC - traded firm, over concerns about statements regarding an upcoming initial
coin offering (ICO).
Reports have alleged that many Chinese cryptocurrency investors are seeking middle - men
agencies on Wechat to facilitate their transactions in order to bypass the nation's prohibitive virtual currency regulations and access exposure to initial
coin offerings (ICOs).
News.Bitcoin.com The Japanese Financial Services
Agency (FSA) has issued a statement regarding initial
coin offerings (ICOs).
According to The South China Morning Post, China's ICO ban has given rise to an industry of
agencies providing brokerage services to Chinese investors seeking to invest in initial
coin offerings.
After months of tension over what, if anything, the Securities and Exchange Commission was planning to do about cryptocurrencies and the billions of dollars people have sunk into initial
coin offerings — a form of barely regulated investment vehicle in which investors trade real cash for tokens in crypto - backed startups — the
agency's chairman Jay Clayton has finally weighed in.
Effective 19 March, residents of the United States are banned from purchasing the Petro
coin from not only the government of Venezuela as an entity but any
agency, investors, or cryptocurrency exchange
offering the cryptocurrency.
The Securities and Exchange Commission shook up the red - hot market for so - called Initial Coin
Offerings (ICOs) on Tuesday by ruling that some of the «
coins» for sale are actually securities — and are subject to the
agency's regulation.
«The unit was created... to focus the Enforcement Division's cyber-related expertise on misconduct involving distributed ledger technology and initial
coin offerings, the spread of false information through electronic and social media, hacking and threats to trading platforms,» said the
agency in its Monday statement.
Last week, an official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the
agency is investigating «dozens» of initial
coin offerings (ICOs)- news that seems to have weighed over ether, given the ethereum blockchain serves as a platform for token creation via its ERC - 20 standard.
Robert Ophle, the new head of Frances stock market regulatory
agency, the AMF, presented his goals, which focus on Bitcoin, initial
coin offerings ICOs regulation, and making Paris more attractive for financial investors leaving London as a consequence of Brexit.
Japan's Financial Service
Agency (FSA) will issue a warning to an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO) agency, which has been conducting business in Japan without a license, Nikkei rep
Agency (FSA) will issue a warning to an unregistered initial
coin offering (ICO)
agency, which has been conducting business in Japan without a license, Nikkei rep
agency, which has been conducting business in Japan without a license, Nikkei reported.
The first quarter also saw initial
coin offerings, or ICOs, continue to gain interest despite unclear regulatory guidance from
agencies like the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
According to an official statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the independent
agency has charged two individuals «with orchestrating a fraudulent initial
coin offering (ICO) that raised more than $ 32 million from thousands of investors last year.»
There amidst attorneys from various government
agencies, including the SEC, the CEO of blockchain startup Sweetbridge and long - time logistics tech specialist was prepared to discuss his company's forthcoming initial
coin offering (ICO).
Finally, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton said earlier this week that he has instructed SEC staff to be on «high alert» for initial
coin offerings (ICOs) that violate securities laws, perhaps hinting that the
agency is preparing to step up its intervention in the nascent ICO fundraising industry.
Therefore the Swiss
agency will consider the manner in which the tokens issued will be used when deciding which existing legislation should govern a
coin offering.
People who are on the sanctions list of the US, UK, European Union or United Nations will not be allowed to take part in Telegram Open Network initial
coin offerings (ICOs) and will be forbidden from buying Gram cryptocurrency by the official Telegram group investor agreement, Russian news
agency RBC reports.
It said that cryptocurrency exchanges that have listed initial
coin offerings (ICOs) or tokens on their platforms are required to register with the
agency in order to continue providing support for ERC20 tokens.
According to an official warning published by the Japan's Finance Service
Agency (FSA) on Feb. 13, the regulator said a Macau - based cryptocurrency service firm named Blockchain Laboratory, headed by Jay Liu, has been
offering unregistered services related to cryptocurrency trading and initial
coin offerings (ICO).
According to an official warning published by the Japan's Finance Service
Agency (FSA) on Feb. 13, the regulator said a Macau - based cryptocurrency service firm named Blockchain Laboratory headed by Jay Liu has been
offering unregistered services related to cryptocurrency trading and initial
coin offerings (ICO) in Japan.