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Shipwreck
Markets
Sec
Abandon ShipChain! Logistics Startup Torpedoed by SEC Over $27M Unregistered ICO
ShipChain is the latest ICO project sunk by Jay Clayton's SEC.
Shipwreck
By Danny Nelson
Dec 22, 2020 at 4:56 p.m. UTC
Dec 22, 2020
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Markets
Sec
SoluTech to Burn its Tokens Under Terms of SEC Settlement; Co-Founder Fined
SoluTech, which violated securities laws and misrepresented its revenue during the token sale, now must destroy all its tokens.
SEC logo
By Danny Nelson
Sep 25, 2020 at 3:59 p.m. UTC
Sep 25, 2020
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Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston.
Policy
Stripe
Stripe to Pay $120,000 in PlexCoin ICO Settlement With Massachusetts Attorney General
The payments processor facilitated millions of dollars of PlexCoin investments before shuttering accounts in September 2017.
Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston.
By Danny Nelson
Sep 21, 2020 at 3:29 p.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2020
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Did someone say "bubble?"
Markets
Google
DeFi Is Hot but Retail Interest Nowhere Close to ICO Frenzy
It may be too early to draw parallels between the DeFi explosion and the ICO bubble of two years ago.
Did someone say "bubble?"
By Omkar Godbole
Sep 8, 2020 at 9:34 a.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2020
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SEC logo
Markets
Sec
Boontech, Founder Pavithran Settle SEC Charges Over Fraudulent ICO and Registration Violations
Marketed as a “decentralized job marketplace,” Boontech and founder Rajesh Pavithran have settled charges of fraud and registration violation brought by the SEC.
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By Jaspreet Kalra
Aug 13, 2020 at 11:10 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2020
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Finance
Ethereum
Token Sales Are Back in 2020
As the price of bitcoin rises, token sales have become trendy once more. Here's how Avalanche, Polkadot and NEAR have fared in 2020.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 12, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2020
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr
Markets
Ico
US Government Files Fresh Charges Against PlexCoin ICO Organizers
Having only settled with the SEC last year, the PlexCoin founders now face a fresh round of charges from the U.S. Department of Justice.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr
By Paddy Baker
Jul 27, 2020 at 2:14 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2020
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Markets
Sec
US Court Freezes Assets Linked to Alleged $9M ICO Scam
A federal court has frozen assets raised from investors in the Meta 1 Coin token sale.
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By Paddy Baker
May 28, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
May 28, 2020
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CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY: Roman Abramovich, owner of the Chelsea soccer club, invested $10 million in Telegram’s token sale through a British Virgin Islands-based entity, court papers indicate. (Image: Shutterstock.)
Finance
Russia
Russian Oligarch, Ex-Cabinet Minister Invested in Telegram's ICO, Court Filing Says
Roman Abramovich, owner of the Chelsea soccer club, invested $10 million in Telegram’s $1.7 billion token sale through a British Virgin Islands-based entity, court papers indi...
CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY: Roman Abramovich, owner of the Chelsea soccer club, invested $10 million in Telegram’s token sale through a British Virgin Islands-based entity, court papers indicate. (Image: Shutterstock.)
By Anna Baydakova
Mar 4, 2020 at 10:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 4, 2020
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