October 2018

BLOCKVEST: SEC STOPS FRAUDULENT ICO FALSELY CLAIMING SEC APPROVAL

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Another day, another crypto-fraud. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that it has obtained an emergency court order halting a planned Initial Coin Offering (ICO). The promoters of this ICO falsely claimed that it was approved by the agency. The order also halts ongoing pre-ICO sales by the company, Blockvest LLC and …

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FRANCE: CRYPTOINVESTMENTS FEAR FINANCIAL MARKET SUPERVISION

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The French Financial Market Authority has issued a new list of non-licensed atypical investments. 50% of the providers have now disappeared. Investment opportunities never happen in a legal vacuum. Each investment promising a yield must follow the legal basic conditions of the respective country. To the surprise of many investors, this applies also to cryptocurrencies. …

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