The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged John McAfee, the founder of computer security company McAfee, for promoting seven initial coin offerings (ICOs) without disclosing that he was paid…
US authorities have indicted the promoters behind the Blockchain Terminal (BCT) initial coin offering (ICO). Edith Pardo, 68, and Boaz Manor, 46, both from Canada, are each charged with one…
RECoin creator Maksim Zaslavskiy has been sentenced to an 18-month prison sentence for his role in two ICOs, one relating to diamonds and one relating to real estate. Zaslavskiy is…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a fast-moving initial coin offering (ICO) that was seeking to raise up to $30 from 300 investors to develop a Blockchain-based…
Bitfinex and Tether’s parent company, iFinex, has decided against holding a public sale offering for its LEO tokens. The company confirmed the news in a Medium blog as it seems…
Cryptocurrency research firm BitMEX released a report today which offer some interesting insights into the initial coin offering (ICO) craze that has swept across the globe over the past 18…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has halted another fraudulent initial coin offering, arguing that operators of ‘Blockvest ICO’ not only have violated securities regulations but also falsely claimed the company…
Some inexperienced investors consider the current situation to mark the end of the crypto industry hype. And they are right – the hype is gone. But this doesn’t mean that…
The principles of a Michigan-based startup selling digital tokens to investors to raise capital for its self-described “ICO Superstore” have agreed to settle charges brought by the US Securities and…
Operators of the scheduled-but-canceled Monkey Capital ICO have reportedly been hit with a $1.17 million judgment over alleged violations of Florida state and federal securities laws. According to court papers,…