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SEC Won't Take Action Against Compliance-Focused Digital Security Exchanges

Digital security exchanges that ensure listed assets are legitimate will not face sanctions, the SEC said in an open letter.

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SoluTech to Burn its Tokens Under Terms of SEC Settlement; Co-Founder Fined

SoluTech, which violated securities laws and misrepresented its revenue during the token sale, now must destroy all its tokens.

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Privacy-Focused Enigma Files With SEC for ENG Token

Once the registration statement becomes effective, Enigma would be required to file annual and quarterly reports with the regulatory body for its token.

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SEC Commissioner Peirce Says Unikrn-Killing Fine to Have Chilling Effect

Peirce disagrees with the SEC finding on Unikrn and warns imposing a $6.1 million penalty will have a chilling effect on innovation.

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Crypto Esports Startup Unikrn to Pay $6.1M in SEC Settlement Over 2017 ICO

Unikrn has agreed to settle the charges, without admitting or denying them, by paying a $6.1 million penalty to be distributed among investors.

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Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 14, 2020

As some bitcoin options traders bet on new all-time highs and another DeFi protocol is attacked, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!

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SEC Charges Rapper TI With Securities Violations for Promoting 2017 ICO

The SEC alleged film producer Ryan Felton misappropriated funds from two separate initial coin offerings, and charged rapper TI with boosting one of them.

T.I. speaks onstage during a Netflix screening at Clark Atlanta University on Oct. 8, 2019. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

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Robinhood May Face $10M SEC Fine Over Disclosure Failures

Robinhood is reportedly under investigation by the SEC for not fully disclosing that it was passing customer orders on to market makers.

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Self-Help Firm That Mostly Took Bitcoin as Payment Mostly Just Helped Itself, SEC Charges

Ninety-two percent of Mindset 24 investors allegedly lost some of their funds. They'd paid in over a million dollars, mostly in bitcoin.

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Crypto Long & Short: What Changes at the Fed and the SEC Mean for Crypto

Chairman Powell’s speech on Thursday highlighted how much the Fed’s role is changing, and that's an opportunity for the crypto industry.

The Fed's announcement this week might have seemed "meh," but it points to the agency's changing role, and that has big implications for crypto. (Brooks Kraft/Getty Images)