In mid-February, New Jersey's securities regulator issued an emergency cease and desist
order against cryptocurrency investments firm Bitstrade for fraudulently offering unregistered securities to customers.
Not exact matches
In
order to circumvent sanctions
against Russia, a
cryptocurrency fund may be established in Crimea, where a high - ranking Russian legislator has also discussed establishing a so - called «
cryptocurrency haven.»
Last week, ETHNews reported that a federal court upheld the FTC's request for a temporary restraining
order against four individuals who allegedly ran a fraudulent
cryptocurrency scheme.
Filed on February 2, 2018, another «Emergency Cease and Desist»
order has been issued by the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB), this time
against cryptocurrency startup DavorCoin.
The
Cryptocurrency Litigation Tracker serves as a clearinghouse for the industry to keep track of trends, in
order to know what the regulators and plaintiffs» lawyers are thinking, both to prevent
against future litigation and to develop defenses to current actions.
However, this year was especially unique with governments competing
against one and other in
order to become the next Silicon Valley of
cryptocurrencies.
A U.S. district court has issued a restraining
order against four individuals accused of operating a string of
cryptocurrency investment schemes.
Hong Kong, March 08, 2018: Bitcoiin2Gen would like to respond to certain allegations, assertions and accusations that were made
against us in the press release of «New Jersey Bureau of Securities
Orders Online
Cryptocurrency Promoter «Bitcoiin» to Stop Offering Unregistered Securities in the State with Cease and Desist
Order» dated March 07, 2018.
Exchanges in India are discussing ways to fight back
against a new edict from the country's central bank, which
ordered the institutions it regulates to stop working with companies that offer
cryptocurrency services.
Finally, on August 24, the SEC issued a suspension
order against American Security Resources Corp. (renamed to Bitcoin Crypto Currency Exchange Corp.) due to statements in press releases «concerning, among other things, the company's business transition to the
cryptocurrency markets and early adoption of blockchain technology.»
A U.S. district court in Florida has issued a temporary restraining
order against four individuals accused of operating a string of
cryptocurrency investment...
Through its Crypto - Nigeria arm, local meet ups have been arranged in
order to tackle criminal activities by collaborating with government agencies and relevant bodies in fighting
against crypto - related crimes, such as HYIP and Ponzi schemes that use bitcoin and other
cryptocurrencies for payment.
Texas» securities agency has issued another
cryptocurrency - focused emergency cease - and - desist
order, this time
against a lending scheme called DavorCoin.
Texas» securities agency has issued another
cryptocurrency related emergency cease - and - desist
order, this time
against DavorCoin.
A temporary restraining
order (TRO) freezing BitConnect's assets has been granted in the U.S. after a second lawsuit was filed
against the
cryptocurrency...
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The Texas State Securities Board has been among the most active in the US in combatting alleged
cryptocurrency schemes; the agency has issued at least five cease - and - desist
orders, including one
against DavorCoin earlier this month.
Japan watchdog, the Financial Services Agency, also took action
against six other exchanges and
ordered them to improve measures
against risk and use of
cryptocurrency by criminals.
In late January, the state of Texas effected a cease and desist
order against «
cryptocurrency bank» AriseBank and its entities, disclosing that they must no longer offer their services to consumers in the southern state.
Some experts believe that North Korea may use that knowledge in
order to conduct hostile attacks
against cryptocurrency infrastructure like exchanges and mining operations.
Owners of any
cryptocurrency must protect their private keys
against unauthorized usage in
order to safeguard their digital assets.
Donald Trump has signed an executive
order imposing new sanctions
against Venezuela for its controversial «petro»
cryptocurrency.
AriseBank must halt all operations involving Texas residents after authorities enforce an
order against the alleged «
cryptocurrency bank.»
For instance, if Alice used the key to make a purchase at an online merchant where she needed to provide her contact details, or if, in
order to exchange her crypto
against fiat money, she made a transfer to a
cryptocurrency market that required her details for KYC (know - your - customer) purposes, her real - life identity can be traced.