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Are governments keen to regulate cryptocurrencies to prevent financial fraud and protect citizens, or are they using regulation to Stifle Decentralized Finance? "What Was TON And Why It Is Over" is the title that was given to the parting statement made by Telegram's co-founder after Telegram was recently forced to abandon the TON blockchain project. After a continuous legal battle with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), this ensued, which accused Telegram of conducting an illegal ICO sale and issuing…

Recently, Coinbase carried out a research calling Bitcoin a blue-chip asset. It was reported that its position as a blue-chip asset is still undisputed and there is a trend where bull markets exhibit rising traction among alternative assets. The report says this may be due to several reasons, but majorly has to do with psychology. Investors seem more willing to consider altcoins during bull runs, like the time the market dominance of Bitcoin declined beneath 30 percent on Coinbase during…

In just over a year since it became popular, IEO (Initial Exchange Offering) managed to replace ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) as the fundraising system of choice for a majority of blockchain enterprises.  In simple terms, IEOs are a token sale that operates through a partner exchange. It's identical to an ICO in almost every way except that investors who can participate in the sale are typically limited to users on the associated exchange. The IEO process kicks off with an…

Over the years, we've experienced a surge in interest and growth in the use of cryptocurrency. The meteoric rise of digital currency has attracted many people's attention and potential investors. Unfortunately, this surge has also seen an increase in opportunistic crypto scammers and fraud cases. Cryptocurrency owners are more susceptible to hacking scams because online wallets store digital coins. Scammers have also realized clever ways to infiltrate software storage devices like desktops and mobile phones. The increase in fraud cases is…

Turing completeness is the ability of any system to stimulate other Turing complete machines. Simply put, a stimulation, when configured with specific instructions, could function on its own without outside/external interference. Qixcoin was the first cryptocurrency to feature in its source code a Turing complete mechanism. The mechanism allowed for the continuous embedding of verification that could function without third-party arbitration. It didn't take long for this innovation to pick up. Vitalik Buterin described a derivative of this mechanism that…

On the 9th January of 2020, the lawyers representing Telegram said in a court file that preparation of a review of financial records requested by the US SEC will take five to seven weeks. The lawyers said the analysis of data protection laws in various foreign jurisdictions is mandatory, hence remarkably lengthening the process. This court filing noted the need to analyze about 4600 transactions of 770 entities and individuals and ensure that Telegram complies with foreign data privacy laws.…

An ICO approval by the AMF (‘Autorité des marchés financiers) illustrated some conditions a few days ago that was primarily in line with regular best practices all around the globe. It also elaborated on the basic facts that show the urgency and necessity of having simple rules and regulations that govern space activities in cryptocurrency.  The rules set in place function concerning the provision of secure issuing of digital assets, ensuring the issuers are in complete compliance with the primary standards and procedures…

NASAA is an American organization that deals with global investor protection. Recently, the organization revealed that crypto investment is among the top five investors’ threat in 2020. This report got collected through a survey of the state and provincial securities regulators within the US, Canada, and Mexico. These American organisation relied on investors’ complaints, current investigation, and regulatory trends to predict the leading investor threats in 2020. The other top areas of concern are promissory notes, real estate investments, Ponzi…

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) have been around for several years. They represent a viable form of raising money for companies developing blockchain-based projects. However, developers could not get enough of them for a long time. That is until Security Token Offerings (STOs) entered the scene and kicked speculative secondary markets in the teeth. We are now looking at a slow but steady fading of ICOs & IEOs as fundraising methods in favor of STOs. The…