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UK Securities Regulator Says Utility Tokens Are Not Within Their Jurisdiction

UK Securities Regulator Says Utility Tokens Are Not Within Their Jurisdiction

The SEC has stated that whether a crypto-asset is a security depends on whether it is decentralized. If there are no central actors, there is no issuer to target for enforcing regulations, according to the SEC's developing Hinman test [https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/speech-hinman-061418]. In other

A New Wyoming Law Could Accelerate Mainstream Adoption of Crypto & Blockchain

A New Wyoming Law Could Accelerate Mainstream Adoption of Crypto & Blockchain

What’s been stopping institutions from allocating money to crypto-assets? Uncertainties. That might change soon. Last week a new bill was proposed [https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2019/SF0125] in the state of Wyoming that may create the certainties institutions have been waiting for. If this bill is passed into law,

Why Ethereum Won’t Be Ruled A Security

Why Ethereum Won’t Be Ruled A Security

In just a few hours the SEC will make a decision about whether Ethereum should be considered a security. > Background Info: The “Howey Test” is what the SEC and courts use to determine whether something is a security. To be a security, something needs to meet involve all four

Coinbase Paves The Way For A New Source Of Crypto Capital

Coinbase Paves The Way For A New Source Of Crypto Capital

Today it was announced [https://news.earn.com/earn-com-joins-coinbase-a282a36411d2] that Coinbase has acquired Earn.com [https://earn.com/nabers/referral/?a=101uc00l15fp02d3]. This plants the seeds for a major breakthrough in crypto market milestones. How? Buying cryptocurrency with fiat [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money] currency isn't