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ICOs, SEC And Wait And See?

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Securities and Exchange Commission issued scores of subpoenas and Requests for Information (RFIs) focused on initial coin offerings (ICOs). And so, the SEC might be shorthand for “Scare Every Cryptocurrency Firm.”. News came this past week, and a regulatory shoe of sorts dropped when the U.S. We’re super compliant. We welcome this.”

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For SEC, Subpoenas No Mere “Token Interest” In ICOs

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Securities and Exchange Commission issued scores – the tallies varied depending on where you got the news, but The Wall Street Journal estimated “dozens” – of requests for information and subpoenas from companies who have dipped, or are dipping, corporate toes in the initial coin offerings pool. Last week, of course, the U.S.