ICO | ForkLog - Part 3

ForkLog 6 20.09.2021

Thailand approves Ethereum-based Initial Fraction Offering in real estate

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a specialized-services license to the Hong Kong-based subsidiary of fintech startup Fraction Group. The firm is allowed to issue and trade Ethereum tokens backed by physical and digital assets.

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ForkLog 18 03.09.2021

Analysts identify signs of manipulation in EOS ICO worth $4.2 billion

A substantial share of EOS token purchases during the {{AOPEN_1}}ICO{{ACLOSE_1}} was provided by a cluster of addresses affiliated with each other. This points to a possible use of wash trading to artificially inflate trading volumes, according to a study by Integra.

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ForkLog 9 28.08.2021

Court allows SEC to seek $200,000 from Steven Seagal over Bitcoiin2Gen token sale

A district court in New York has allowed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to seek $200,000 from Hollywood actor Steven Seagal for promoting the ICO of the cryptocurrency startup Bitcoiin2Gen.

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ForkLog 17 21.07.2021

US court issues final judgment against Paragon Coin founders and promoters.

A United States district court for the Northern District of California has ordered the founders, executives and promoters of the cryptocurrency startup Paragon to reimburse investors more than $12.1 million, with interest.

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ForkLog 9 04.07.2021

Dropil founders agree to plead guilty to $1.9 million ICO fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice said that two men from California agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud in connection with an ICO worth about $1.9 million.

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ForkLog 11 02.07.2021

In Portugal, cryptocurrencies are the least popular financial instrument.

In 2020, only 1% of Portugal's residents invested in cryptocurrencies or ICOs. This is according to data from CNSF survey.

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ForkLog 21 15.06.2021

Mail.ru to buy Playkey, which failed to meet its ICO commitments to investors

By the end of 2021, the Mail.ru Group holding will acquire the cloud gaming service Playkey. Four years ago Playkey raised $10.5 million in an ICO and did not fulfil the obligations promised to investors.

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ForkLog 15 08.03.2021

John McAfee says US fraud and money-laundering charges are ‘overblown’

Entrepreneur John McAfee said the U.S. authorities' fraud and money-laundering charges were exaggerated.

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ForkLog 14 05.03.2021

John McAfee faces up to 100 years in prison on fraud and money laundering charges

Prosecutors have charged entrepreneur John McAfee with seven counts of fraud and money laundering. The case will be heard in the Southern District of New York.

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ForkLog 21 05.03.2021

Co-founder of Floyd Mayweather-promoted ICO project sentenced to eight years in prison

The court sentenced Sohrab Sharma, one of the founders of the Centra Tech cryptocurrency project, to eight years in prison for his leading role in organizing an investor fraud scheme worth $25 million, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

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ForkLog 14 18.02.2021

New York authorities accuse Coinseed of $1 million fraud

The New York Attorney General's office (NYAG) has charged the cryptocurrency startup Coinseed and two of its top executives with defrauding investors of more than $1 million, according to the agency's site.

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ForkLog 12 02.02.2021

Investors lose $11.4 million in Bitcoiin2Gen token sale tied to Steven Seagal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged three partners of the cryptocurrency startup Bitcoiin2Gen with fraud totaling $11.4 million in connection with the ICO involving Hollywood actor Steven Seagal.

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