Hodler’s Digest, Dec 10-16: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the week
Top Stories This Week CEO of Defunct Mt. Gox Exchanges Faces Ten Year Jail Sentence Over Embezzlement Mark Karpeles, the
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Swiss Federal Council: Existing Financial Law Should Be Adjusted to Blockchain Industry
The Swiss Federal Council (Bundesrat) has said that existing financial law in the country suits the blockchain industry, but needs
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Its ICO Portfolio ‘Could’ See 25 Percent Refund Rates Over Non-Compliance, Says Pantera Capital
Blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm and hedge fund Pantera Capital has warned that a quarter of its ICO projects could
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Canadian Court Rules to Return Mistakenly Sent Ethereum to Rightful Owner
A Canadian court has decided that a sum of mistakenly transferred cryptocurrency should be returned to its rightful owner, according
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Russian Draft Bill Blocking Suspicious Financial Websites ‘Could’ Cover ‘Scam’ ICOs, Experts Note
A group of Russian members of parliament (MPs) has introduced a draft bill on blocking suspicious financial websites on Tuesday,
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Report: Financial Criminal Allegedly Revealed as Figure Behind ‘Blockchain Terminal’ ICO
The man behind the “Blockchain Terminal” (BCT) Initial Coin Offering (ICO) has been ousted as a financial criminal who concealed
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SEC Chairman Expresses ‘Optimism’ About DLT Investment Opportunities in Senate Testimony
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton has said this week that he is “optimistic” that developments
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‘The Drug Is Gone’: Mike Novogratz Compares Current Bitcoin Markets to ‘Methadone Clinic’
Mike Novogratz compared current cryptocurrency market performance to a “methadone clinic” in an interview with Bloomberg Dec. 11. During the
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US SEC Chairman Jay Clayton: ICOs Can Be Effective, But ‘Securities Laws Must Be Followed’
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton has said that Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) “can be effective”
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Chinese Central Bank Governor Defines STOs as ‘Illegal Financial Activity in China’
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, highlighted the illegality of Security Token Offerings (STOs) in the
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