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The Beginning? Tezos Could Open Doors for ICO Litigation

Class-action litigators in the U.S. appear to be positioning for a potential pop in the hot initial coin offering market.

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Tezos Founders Hit With Second Class Action Suit

A second class action lawsuit has been filed against the founders of blockchain startup Tezos, alleging violation of U.S. securities law.

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SecureKey Taps IBM Blockchain for Digital Identity System Launch

Canadian startup SecureKey has revealed it will soon launch an ID verification system built with IBM Blockchain.

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Top SEC Accountant Wants Auditor Eyes on Crypto

The SEC's chief accountant is taking distributed ledger technology seriously, exhorting other accountants to do the same.

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Pipe Dreams: Bitcoin Won't Solve Pot Industry's Banking Problem

Cryptocurrency use could give U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions an excuse to crack down on state-legal pot firms, an industry lawyer warns.

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US Customs and Border Protection Advisors Form Blockchain Research Effort

Advisors to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is gearing up to research the application of blockchain to the agency's trade functions.

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US Treasury Secretary: We're Looking 'Carefully' at Illicit Uses of Bitcoin

The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, has said his department is looking into the illegal uses of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

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Make Big Money on Bitcoin Cash? The IRS Might Be Watching

Hard forks of bitcoin are creating new wealth that the U.S. tax agency will want to tax, but it's still unclear just how to report these new assets.

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US Treasury to Audit FinCEN's Cryptocurrency Practices

FinCEN's cryptocurrency practices are set to be reviewed by the U.S. Treasury Department's inspector general.

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Tezos Founders Sued for Securities Fraud in Potential Class Action

A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in California against the founders and promoters of the controversial Tezos blockchain project.

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