cryptocurrency
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ArticleSEC charges ICOBox for unregistered offering, broker activity
The SEC has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency startup ICOBox, a California company in the business of facilitating other companies’ ICOs, and its founder for conducting an illegal securities offering of its digital tokens and for acting as unregistered brokers for other digital asset offerings.
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Facebook concedes Libra currency might never launch
Facebook recently acknowledged in a filing with the SEC that there can be no assurance its planned Libra offering “will be made available in a timely manner, or at all.”
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Congress, Treasury take swings at Facebook’s Libra plan
A plan by Facebook to enter the world of virtual currency is attracting predictable skepticism in Washington. It could also expedite the slow emergence of national data protection laws.
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After another arrogant move, Facebook needs to be put in check
The social media company is hardly quiet about its crypto initiative, but nevertheless failed to see the materiality of creating a global payments system.
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Fed Chair urges caution with Facebook virtual currency venture
Count Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and several members of Congress as concerned observers of Facebook’s planned foray into the world of virtual currency.
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Despite critics, Facebook plunges into virtual currency
Amid growing antitrust scrutiny and data privacy complaints, Facebook is nevertheless expanding into the cryptocurrency space.
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Anatomy of a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme
Much has been discussed about the business risks posed by cryptocurrency. Now, risk and compliance professionals have a real-life cryptocurrency pyramid scheme with which to cite.
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TRON hires its first head of compliance
David Labhart, a former supervisory attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined TRON as the blockchain network's first head of compliance to help navigate its interaction with regulatory agencies and other financial authorities around the world.
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iComply offers screening for sanctioned crypto addresses
RegTech cryptocurrency platform iComply is offering comprehensive KYC capabilities to address risks related to blockchain addresses, including sanctions screening.
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Refinitiv, Binance team to address cryptocurrency risk
Financial data provider Refinitiv announced the provision of an automated Know Your Customer (KYC) application to cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
