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Security or utility tokens? The SEC’s FinTech department presents a framework for digital assets

Has the struggle for coherent overseas crypto regulation finally come to an end? A framework recently released by the FinTech division of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks to clarify the question of whether a token is a security. The guidelines provide guidance for evaluating a token according…

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The importance of security tokens and crowdfunding insurance services

Insurance giant AXA XL and Assurely’s startup for insurance technology have jointly launched a new insurance product for Kaptial Crowdfunding and Security Token Offerings (STOs), according to a press release issued on 6th March. The new product called CrowdProtector was developed for issuers and investors and is said to protect…

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A new startup simulates phishing attacks to prepare for better cyber security

One of the many startups in Cologne that want to go up with the support of the Gründerstipendium. NRW is SafeGuardOne or SoSafe. The Cologne startup “tests, sensitizes and trains employees in the correct handling of cyber attacks”. In the self-description of the young company states: “Our goal: To prepare…

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Google Policy Change Forces Bitcoin Wallet to Remove Security Features

The team behind Samourai, the privacy-focused bitcoin wallet, has removed a series of key security-related features from a version of its app as a result of “extremely restrictive policies” by Google. Having released version 0.99.04 of its app Tuesday on the digital distribution service run by Google, called Google Play,…

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