Bitcoin Is Not a Security: SEC Chairman The top securities regulator in the United States says that bitcoin is not a security under federal law. Speaking on Thursday in a hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton told lawmakers that cryptocurrencies which function...
SEC: ICO Tokens Should Be Regulated as Securities, Not Bitcoin
SEC: ICO Tokens Should Be Regulated as Securities, Not Bitcoin The role of cryptocurrencies was thrust into the spotlight during a hearing between Congress and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The US House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held a hearing with the Wall Street regulator on April 26,...