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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government.

The SEC holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws, proposing securities rules, and regulating the securities industry, which is the nation’s stock and options exchanges, and other activities and organizations, including the electronic securities markets in the United States.

SEC Cautions ICO Investors; Is the US Government Cracking Down on Crypto?

December 13, 2017

Although there hasn’t been much in the way of regulatory action, it seems that something is starting to brew in the United States government with regard to the regulation of cryptocurrencies and ICOs. The cry...

SEC Freezes Assets of PlexCoin ICO Organizer, Halts $15 Million Scam

December 4, 2017

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged PlexCoin ICO organizer Dominic Lacroix, who raised $15 million through soliciting investors from the US and Canada, with illegally profiting from de...

SEC Chair Blasts ICOs, Warns Some Tokens Resemble Securities

November 9, 2017

The Chairman of the SEC, Jay Clayton, is making some worrying remarks for crypto-enthusiasts while speaking at the Practicing Law Institute’s annual symposium. In prepared remarks, the recently appointed chai...

Paris Hilton, Floyd Mayweather and Jamie Foxx Warned by SEC over ICO Promotion

November 2, 2017

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally made a statement about the recent trend of celebrities promoting investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) to their fans. Notable recent examples...

SEC Warns Against ICO Hype, Advises Caution

August 29, 2017

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today warned investors against the hype around cryptocurrency-based initial coin offerings (ICO) which, according to the regulator, are sometimes used to “convi...

SEC Halts Trade in First Bitcoin Capital’s OTC Stock

August 24, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Thursday that it has temporarily suspended trading in shares of First Bitcoin Capital, an OTC-traded Canada-based company that has seen its market capitali...

SEC Rejects SolidX Bitcoin ETF Listing on NYSE, Price Drops 1.5%

March 28, 2017

Bitcoin’s price lost more than one percent Tuesday after US regulators rejected a proposal by Intercontinental Exchange Inc’s NYSE Arca exchange to list and trade the SolidX Bitcoin Trust, dashing hopes of tu...

Bats Lays Path to Appeal SEC’s Decision to Reject Winklevoss’s Bitcoin ETF

March 23, 2017

Bats BZX Exchange, operated by Lenexa-based Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), today announced plans to appeal the SEC’s ruling to reject its proposal for the first exchange-traded fund that would track ...

Following Bitcoin ETF Rejection Dash and Ethereum Set New Records

March 13, 2017

After the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected the Winklevoss twins’ Bitcoin ETF application late on Friday, cryptocurrencies reacted paradoxically with an impressive show of strength. Despit...

SEC Impersonators Sift For Fees in Banc De Binary Settlement

March 9, 2016

Binary options provider Banc De Binary been the subject of predatory opportunism, after scammers pretending to be associated with the SEC have tried to squeeze funds out of Banc De Binary clients, on the heel...