SEC seeks to thwart cryptocurrency masquerading as ICO
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-10-17T19:10:00
The SEC is taking a different approach to target initial coin offerings than it has in the past in the case of its complaint against Telegram Group and its wholly owned subsidiary TON Issuer.
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