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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.
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!
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.
How to Watch INX's IPO in Real Time on the Ethereum Blockchain
Doing its IPO on the Ethereum blockchain gives the public, and INX itself, a novel vista on the process, which traditionally has been a back-room affair.
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.
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.
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.
NYSE Can Allow Firms to Raise Funding Through Direct Listings, Says SEC
The New York Stock Exchange may now allow some companies to raise capital via direct listings rather than IPOs.
What to Make of the SEC’s New Accredited Investor Rules
The SEC has formally adopted new accredited investor rules, expanding the group of Americans who can invest in private securities.
Boontech, Founder Pavithran Settle SEC Charges Over Fraudulent ICO and Registration Violations
Marketed as a “decentralized job marketplace,” Boontech and founder Rajesh Pavithran have settled charges of fraud and registration violation brought by the SEC.