SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is an independent agency of the United States federal government.

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Wells Fargo Settles With SEC Over AML Reporting
Wells Fargo Settles With SEC Over AML Reporting
November 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Wells Fargo Advisors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a settlement this week resolving charges that the bank dropped the ball in reporting...

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SEC Chair Throws Some (More) Shade At ICOs
SEC Chair Throws Some (More) Shade At ICOs
November 10, 2017  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

The SEC is growing increasingly wary of initial coin offerings — and sounding increasingly likely to step up regulatory action in and around them. A...

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Equifax’s Big Earnings Miss And Warnings That More Attacks May Be Coming
Equifax’s Big Earnings Miss And Warnings That More Attacks May Be Coming
November 10, 2017  |  Earnings

Given that Equifax is the firm behind what was arguably the most comprehensive and damaging breach in U.S. history — a breach that left the...

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Big Tech Firms Sizzle, Star-Backed ICOs Fizzle
Big Tech Firms Sizzle, Star-Backed ICOs Fizzle
November 03, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It was a week that showed mobility in mobile-ad companies, at least as stock prices were concerned. Consumers seem ready to spread some holiday cheer...

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Following The ICO Wave, SEC Is Warning Celebrities Away From Virtual Coins
Following The ICO Wave, SEC Is Warning Celebrities Away From Virtual Coins
November 02, 2017  |  Blockchain

Looks like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has had enough of the sudden run of celebrity-backed independent coin offerings, or ICOs.  As of yesterday,...

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Facebook: Too Big To Govern?
Facebook: Too Big To Govern?
October 30, 2017  |  Facebook

In December of 2008, Lindsay Ronson tried to log into her Facebook account with a new password — one she had recently created after experiencing, she...

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Wu-Tang Financial Is Here — Finally
Wu-Tang Financial Is Here — Finally
October 14, 2017  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Between hurricanes, wildfires and the political uncertainty everywhere, the world has looked a little bleak lately. However, we have not come to bum you out...

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Cybersecurity Falls Short In September
Cybersecurity Falls Short In September
October 02, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Since Sept. 7, the media has been abuzz over the security breach at credit scoring company Equifax and the vast number of consequences the incident...

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Fake ICOs Prompt SEC Action
Fake ICOs Prompt SEC Action
October 02, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced late last week that it charged an individual and two companies with defrauding investors via two initial coin offerings...

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