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The Takeaway: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants to give token projects three years to adequately decentralize their networks before worrying about securities laws. Industry participants believe some kind of so-called “safe harbor” is…

Preston Byrne, a columnist for CoinDesk's new opinion section, is an attorney at Byrne & Storm, where he advises cryptocurrency miners, decentralized protocol developers, custom software development shops, and interactive computer…

Hester Peirce is a Commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission. The views here are her own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SEC Commission or her fellow Commissioners. She can be contacted at…

Will a newly proposed "safe harbor" transform the U.S. regulatory landscape for token projects? CoinList CEO Andy Bromberg discusses. Last week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce proposed Rule 195 to give token projects a three-year safe…

A U.S. judge has asked lawyers from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to provide an opinion in the case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Telegram's $1.7 billion token sale. On Thursday, Judge…

Earlier today, a commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed a proposal that would allow some blockchain startups exemption from current securities regulations. The regulatory change would give crypto asset…

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants to give legitimate crypto projects a shot at success without running afoul of U.S. securities laws. The two-year official at the Securities and Exchange Commission – nicknamed “CryptoMom” by the…

Kik technical advisor Tanner Philp must be deposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to the company's 2017 kin token sale, elongating the discovery process in the messaging app’s battle with federal regulators. The…

Libra has lost another Association member, but according to @nlw that’s likely low on its worries list, plus Square’s LN efforts & TON’s SEC support. News broke yesterday the Libra Association had seen its eighth high-profile…

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov pushed back against a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attorney’s speculation that his company’s 2018 token sale was meant to refill its cash reserves. During an 18-hour deposition, Durov disputed in…