Bill Hinman, who spearheaded the SEC’s early crypto guidance, is leaving the commission

Hinman’s commentary on the status of cryptocurrencies and the Howey Test was particularly critical to regulation surrounding ICOs. On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the departure of William Hinman by the end of this year.  Hinman joined the commission in 2017 and is currently the director of the SEC’s Division of Corporate […]

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DeFi devs may save months of work with OpenZeppelin’s operations platform

Defender simplifies the task of deploying and administering smart contracts. OpenZeppelin, a blockchain software company known for developing one of the most used implementations of the Ethereum ERC-20 contract, announced on Tuesday the release of a developer suite called Defender. The tool helps automate many of the development operations associated with running Ethereum-based decentralized apps. […]

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SEC-approved crypto IPO issuer INX acquires STO platform OpenFinance

The crypto industry records another major acquisition in 2020. According to an official announcement, INX has signed a term-sheet for the acquisition of OpenFinance, which operates as a registered broker-dealer in compliance with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. With the new deal, INX is set to acquire OpenFinance’s broker-dealer […]

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IOTA joins Japanese gov’t on blockchain-based maintenance project

The IOTA blockchain finds a use case in industrial maintenance. The IOTA Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the IOTA blockchain, is collaborating with Japan’s government on a project targeting industrial infrastructure. The foundation has partnered on a project initiated by major Japanese maintenance companies, Best Materia and IMC, IOTA representatives announced on Oct. 27. The […]

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