ICOs

Israeli entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg
Fraud Alleged at Three Israeli ICOs That Raised $250M
The plaintiffs claim Sirin Labs, Stox and Leadcoin didn't fulfill product promises to investors.
Israeli entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce updated her Token Safe Harbor proposal, which she first suggested in 2019.
SEC's Peirce Updates Safe Harbor Proposal for Token Sales
The updated proposal adds a number of new reporting requirements for startups.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce updated her Token Safe Harbor proposal, which she first suggested in 2019.

Alchemist associate Michael Hlady was arrested in 2019.
Blockchain Consultant Pleads Guilty to Extortion Charge
Alchemist associate Michael Hlady faces up to 20 years in prison.
Alchemist associate Michael Hlady was arrested in 2019.

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Centra Tech Co-Founder Gets 8 Years for Crypto Fraud
Centra Tech's co-founder has been sentenced to eight years for conducting an illegal initial coin offering (ICO) that fleeced investors of $25 million.
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San Francisco
US Man Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $20M of ICO Investors' Funds
Jerry Guo represented himself to clients as an ICO consultant, then embezzled funds now worth over $20 million.
San Francisco

Kik CEO Ted Livingston
Kik Must Pay SEC $5M, Judge Rules, Ending Yearlong Battle Over $100M ICO
Kik will pay $5 million in penalties as part of a proposed settlement with the SEC, which sued the messaging app last year.
Kik CEO Ted Livingston

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Crypto Esports Startup Unikrn to Pay $6.1M in SEC Settlement Over 2017 ICO
Unikrn has agreed to settle the charges, without admitting or denying them, by paying a $6.1 million penalty to be distributed among investors.
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T.I. speaks onstage during a Netflix screening at Clark Atlanta University on Oct. 8, 2019. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
SEC Charges Rapper TI With Securities Violations for Promoting 2017 ICO
The SEC alleged film producer Ryan Felton misappropriated funds from two separate initial coin offerings, and charged rapper TI with boosting one of them.
T.I. speaks onstage during a Netflix screening at Clark Atlanta University on Oct. 8, 2019. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

What Is Yield Farming? DeFi's Hot Trend Explained
What Is Yield Farming? DeFi’s Hot Trend Explained
The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) has taken off, giving birth to Ethereum-based applications like yield farming and liquidity mining. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst...
What Is Yield Farming? DeFi's Hot Trend Explained

Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman (Brady Dale/CoinDesk)
Tezos Investors Win $25M Settlement in Court Case Over $230M ICO
A U.S. lawsuit that alleged the Tezos ICO was an unregistered securities sale has been settled for $25 million.
Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman (Brady Dale/CoinDesk)