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In a recent interview, Blockstack boss Muneeb Ali said he was cautiously optimistic about the US regulatory environment for crypto. The comments follow further hearing from US regulators on the crypto space and its emerging players. Cautiously Optimistic on Crypto The co-founder and CEO of decentralized computing network Blockstack, joined CNBCs ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss…

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zambia has issued a caution to the public to beware of scammers operating cryptocurrency investment advice services. The financial regulators received information about a company called KWAKOO that was pushing an initial coin offering with dubious future price predictions. The nation’s SEC has stated that the firm is not…

A partner at a law firm working with startups that have raised funds using via an initial coin offering is calling on the CEO of Kik to stand down in his case against the SEC. The expert in crypto law believes that Ted Livingston might well do more harm than good to the industry. The…

There is no stopping Bitcoin at the moment as the king of crypto keeps heading skywards. As BTC touched $13,000 today many are asking ‘am I too late to get in’. The long term answer is clearly a no, but there are still good gains to be made on Ethereum if it repeats the performance…

Upon any visit to crypto Twitter or any online cryptocurrency community for that matter, and you’ll be hard pressed to avoid over the top shilling of the recent IEO tokens, notably the Binance Launchpad-born tokens, Harmony One, Celr, Fetch, BitTorrent Token, and the Coinbase Ventures-backed Matic. While the shilling may be relentless, the incessant mentions…

In 2017, the explosion of initial coin offerings (ICOs) – a new fundraising method where startups could issue tokens in exchange for early capital they otherwise wouldn’t have access to – helped fuel the crypto mania alongside Bitcoin’s meteoric rise. The new opportunity for crowdfunding rewarded investors who were able to get in on the…

Two commissioners at the US SEC have published digital asset guidelines to help those launching or investing in various cryptos decide whether they fall under existing securities legislation. Whilst not an official SEC ruling, the commissioners behind the guidelines hope that they will aid market participants in determining the legality of a digital asset investment…

Those questioning the blockchain projects for their underlying utility should look at EOS. The smart contracts platform recently paved its way into the working model of Tapatalk, a Reddit-like forum application. Per an announcement published February 21, Tapatalk will utilize the EOS blockchain to power its Gold Point reward system. The integration would allow Tapatalk…

As crypto markets tumbled yesterday the BitTorrent token sale kicked off and promptly overloaded the world’s largest exchange where it was hosted. BTT Gone in 15 Minutes … The BitTorrent token sale started on Binance Launchpad yesterday amid another crypto market rout which dumped $7 billion in a few hours. Binance posted an announcement with…

If 2017 and early 2018 were seen as the year(s) of the ICO then 2019 could well be the year for the STO, security token offering, according to latest research from South Korea. Security Tokens Still Need Regulation Initial coin offerings were seen as a great way to launch a project by selling tokens for…