Here’s a clue: if you’re going to teach North Korea how to use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions, don’t post your visa on Twitter. Particularly if the U.S. State Department has warned you not to go.
NBA, CryptoKitties creator team up
Basketball-themed digital collectables, gaming will bring hoops stars onto the blockchain
The company behind viral blockchain hit CryptoKitties has signed a deal with the NBA to create basketball-themed digital collectables.
Gaming entrepreneur and sixth grader George Weiksner, CEO of Pocketful of Quarters, got the SEC to do what only one other crypto company could—sell tokens without registering them as securities (photo via Pocketful of Quarters).SEC allows gaming startup to sell tokens without registering them as securities
The no-action letter issued to Pocketful of Quarters requires that the tokens cannot be sold by the general public
Gaming startup Pocketful of Quarters (PoQ) was issued a no-action letter by the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (DCF) on July 25 for its plan to sell Ethereum-based Quarters tokens. These tokens will be used as in-game currencies on gaming platforms, and will be transferable from one game to another, even across platforms.
SEC doubles down, approving a second blockchain token offering in less than 24 hours
Instead of selling its Props Tokens, streaming video platform YouNow will use the cryptocurrency to reward users and creators
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a second blockchain company’s request to sell its tokens to the public on July 11, a day after breaking ground by greenlighting its first public cryptocurrency sale.
