ICOs

Lawyers have filed suit in a "highly unusual" case against flamboyant Italian e-scooter entrepreneur Salvator Palella, over a troubled ICO back in 2018.

By Daniel Kuhn

Jun 30, 2020 at 6:24 p.m. UTC

Jun 30, 2020

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Markets

Exchanges

To His Own Surprise, Crypto Volume Pumper's Business Is Still Thriving

Remember that college student who spoke candidly about inflating crypto trading volumes? He’s still at it – and COVID-19 has kept his business brisk.

By Anna Baydakova

Jun 30, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC

Jun 30, 2020

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Policy

France

French Renewable Energy Provider Wins Regulator's Approval for €10M Token Sale

Renewables provider WPO has been granted an "ICO visa" from the French financial markets regulator.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Jun 3, 2020 at 9:44 a.m. UTC

Jun 3, 2020

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Policy

Sec

BitClave Search Engine Agrees to Pay Back $25M ICO in Settlement With SEC

BitClave will pay back over $25 million in a settlement with the SEC stemming from a 2017 token sale.

By Danny Nelson

May 28, 2020 at 7:44 p.m. UTC

May 28, 2020

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Markets

Gold

Market Wrap: Ether Up 50% in 2020, Hits $200 on Sunday

Year to date, the native token of the Ethereum network’s 50 percent rally trounced bitcoin’s 7 percent gains.

By Daniel Cawrey

Apr 27, 2020 at 8:43 p.m. UTC

Apr 27, 2020

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Markets

Sec

SEC, Kik Continue Court Clash Over $100M Kin Token Sale

The SEC and Kik doubled down on their respective views of whether the 2017 KIN token sale was a securities transaction in new legal filings published late Friday.