Dutch billionaire John De Mol filed a lawsuit against Facebook over crypto ads using his image without permission. John De Mol, a Dutch billionaire responsible for the local Big Brother and The Voice shows, filed a lawsuit against Facebook over crypto ads using his image without permission, Reuters reports on June 5. Per the report, […]
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Canadian startup Kik for opening a securities offering without registration. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Canadian startup Kik for an unregistered $100 million token offering, the regulator officially announced on June 4. According to the SEC’s complaint, Kik violated the registration requirements of […]
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Kik has launched a Defend Crypto campaign, while Facebook’s crypto coin could face some demographic challenges. Coming every week, the Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more — a week on Cointelegraph […]
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Kik’s lawsuit aims to force the U.S. SEC to give a ruling which will help clarify their regulatory stance towards crypto and ICOs. Canadian tokenized social media startup Kik has launched a $5 million crypto initiative to fund a lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Kik CEO announced in the crypto-focused […]
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued a warning against OneCoin, alleging it could be involved in a scam. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned the public that crypto project OneCoin “could be involved in a scam,” according to a notice released on May 28. The Australian financial regulator has issued an […]
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There exists a possibility the abrupt fall of bitcoin to $6,400 could hinder the chances of an ETF approval. On May 17, bitcoin’s (BTC) price experienced a “flash crash,” dropping to $6,400 within minutes, which was triggered by a 5,000 BTC sell-off — equivalent to around $35 million at the time. An individual investor, speculated […]
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Anonymous sources say that Facebook’s upcoming Globalcoin project is “bigger and more open” than just a payment method. Social media giant Facebook has reportedly held talks with major United States-based crypto exchanges about the issuance of its own crypto, the Financial Times (FT) reports on May 24. Citing two people familiar with Facebook’s “Globalcoin” project, […]
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Tax authorities and local police have been investigating Barry van Mourik since a lawsuit in early 2018. Dutch police have arrested a former entrepreneur for fraud after alleging he conned investors in a fake bitcoin (BTC) mining operation out of €100 million ($111 million), Dutch daily news outlet De Gelderlander reported on May 21. According […]
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A U.S. court claims in an order that rapper T.I. sold unregistered securities in his FLiK initial coin offering. The Atlanta division of the United States district court of the northern district of Georgia claims in an order published on May 20 on Twitter by lawyer Stephen Palley that Rapper T.I. — real name Clifford […]
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Bitstamp processed a very large sell order, while Bakkt’s bitcoin futures should be tested in July. Top Stories This Week Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more — […]
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