In the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) latest annual report, the regulatory authority explained that reducing the number of cryptocurrency-related scams is currently among their top priorities. The report specifically cites initial coin offerings (ICOs) as one such sector of the industry that they are focusing on. The report comes amidst an exponential increase in crypto-related…
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has issued a new warning to citizens regarding investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies, amidst reports detailing how Chinese citizens were bypassing the cryptocurrency restrictions. This latest warning comes more than a year when China’s central bank first released their unprecedented ban on ICOs. In the notice,…
As funding for ICOs drops amidst a regulatory crackdown by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, investors are turning to a new type of cryptocurrency investment vehicle in order to invest in projects: security tokens. ICO Fervor Wanes Following the surge in the ICO markets that occurred towards the end of 2017 and into 2018,…