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Fintech Beat examines Block.one’s settlement with the SEC

Fintech Beat, Ep. 22

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at the SEC in Washington. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Chris Brummer

Posted October 8, 2019 at 4:00am

Uncertainty is the bane of the crypto industry, with limited predictability about the scope of securities laws. That’s because there is little agreement on when a cryptocurrency is considered a security. Block.one found out the hard way. Fintech Beat explores what the company’s settlement with the SEC means.

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