Embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex may be planning to issue a proprietary exchange token to cover the potential loss of $850 million, according to the founder of cryptocurrency venture capital firm dFund.
Where the magic happens: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Washington, DC headquarters (via Shutterstock).SEC issues first no-action letter to an ICO issuer
While not binding, the SEC staff’s opinion sends a strong sign that the ICO will be approved
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance Wednesday issued its first “no-action” letter informing a would-be ICO producer that it did not consider its tokens securities and would not recommend enforcement action against it for proceeding with the sale.
SEC finally issues guidance on when an ICO token is a security
Having to register as a security offering puts substantial limitations on the reach of an ICO
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday released its long-awaited (and long-promised) “plain English” guidance designed to help determine if initial coin offerings (ICOs) must register as securities.
The caption for this is "Young crypto engineer applying form of characteristics of new bitcoin mining hardware," but we're not quite sold that's accurate (via Shutterstock).Ford, Verizon, Revlon among companies looking to up their blockchain game
Distributed ledger technology is a skill sought in firms not traditionally associated with the blockchain or cryptocurrency industry
There’s been a lot of attention paid in the last few days about the amount of blockchain and cryptocurrency jobs available at banks like JPMorgan and accounting firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte, but there are more than a few large, non-finance firms looking to hire people with blockchain knowhow and experience right now, including Ford, Revlon, and Penske Logistics, according to LinkedIn Jobs.
