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South Korea: Emerging Regulatory Landscape for ICOs

Regulators in South Korea are softening their stance towards cryptocurrency trading and ICOs. The country’s government may soon come up with regulations and reverse...

Australia Clamps Down on More Crypto-Related Scams

The entire cryptocurrency market has declined around $600 billion in 2018. Nevertheless, this doesn’t seem to dampen the efforts of wrongdoers in Australia, as...

France Introduces ICO Regulatory Framework

France has moved to introduce its own set of regulations regarding Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) despite the calls for unified legislation in the European...

UAE Securities and Commodities Authority to Regulate ICO Tokens as Securities

The regulation of initial coin offerings remains an ongoing topic of debate. Various countries are tackling this industry from different angles. The UAE market...

Blockchain Is Useless and All ICOs Are Scams, Claims Economist Nouriel Roubini

Forbes contributor Naeem Aslam caught up with renowned Turkish-American economist Nouriel Roubini at the Blockchain Conference in Las Vegas last month. Notoriously pessimistic about...

Lawmaker Advocates a Regulation-free ICO Sandbox for South Korea

Initial coin offerings remain a controversial vehicle in the eyes of regulators. South Korea wants to bring this industry to the forefront in a...

US Regulators Investigating 200 ICOs for Possible Fraud

An organization, comprising 67 areas in the US, Mexico, and Canada, is scrutinizing 200 ICOs to determine if they are adhering to regulations as...

Indiegogo Introduces Sales of Securities Tokens

Crowdfunding platforms are a vital way for companies to raise money. In most cases, these projects offer physical rewards for backing their campaign. Indiegogo,...

China Renews Its Crackdown on Crypto by Targeting WeChat Accounts

China is continuing its crackdown on cryptocurrencies as Tencent's WeChat announces the permanent closure of several public accounts for delivering news and updates on...

Huobi Launches New Service to Streamline Token Listing Application Process

Listing new tokens on crypto trading platforms is a tedious process. It can take weeks or months to get everything in order. Huobi's new...

SEC Brings the Banhammer Down on Tomahawkcoin ICO Founder Over Fraud Allegations

Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had obtained permanent officer-and-director and penny stock bans against Tomahawk Exploration founder, David T....

Nearly $100 Million Lost to These ICO Exit Scams

A reported $100 million has been lost to Initial Coin Offering (ICO) exit scams to date. Furthermore, many of the projects’ tokens have lost...