SEC

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

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Chinese Hackers Fined $8.8M Over NY Law Firm Hit
Chinese Hackers Fined $8.8M Over NY Law Firm Hit
May 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined three Chinese citizens $8.8 million for trading on insider information after hacking into two New York law firms....

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Barclays To Pay $97M For Overbilling
Barclays To Pay $97M For Overbilling
May 11, 2017  |  News

Recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an enforcement action against international investment bank Barclays Capital. The SEC found that two of Barclay’s...

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Bitcoin Price Breaks $1,700
Bitcoin Price Breaks $1,700
May 10, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin price continues to surge, breaking records along the way. On Tuesday (May 9) of this week, bitcoin saw values surge above $1,700 for the first...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Crypto-Catch-22
Bitcoin Tracker: Crypto-Catch-22
April 28, 2017  |  Bitcoin

In the last few weeks, three separate bitcoin exchanges have reported a halt on processing transactions in dollars — the result of global banks pulling...

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Bitcoin Tracker: No More Wire Transfers?
Bitcoin Tracker: No More Wire Transfers?
April 21, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s (BTC) riding high once again as the third week of April rolls to a close. BTC values are rising to approach the all-time highs...

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Data Dive: New Things Edition – Wells Fargo, Amazon And Bitcoin
Data Dive: New Things Edition – Wells Fargo, Amazon And Bitcoin
April 10, 2017  |  Data Dive

As always, those keeping up with the mainstream news cycle are likely feeling the normal Monday morning nervousness today — though perhaps given the rather militaristic...

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Bitcoin Tracker: A Bitcoin In Spring
Bitcoin Tracker: A Bitcoin In Spring
April 07, 2017  |  Bitcoin

A beacon of hope has emerged for bitcoin just in time for spring — and it’s brought up prices with it. While the world’s most...

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IPOs Take Top Of Mind For Tech Unicorns
IPOs Take Top Of Mind For Tech Unicorns
April 07, 2017  |  IPO

IPOs may be back for tech and for unicorns. As of this writing on Friday (April 7), Okta looked poised to make gains out of...

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Ponzi Schemes Are Alive and Kicking
Ponzi Schemes Are Alive and Kicking
April 04, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The art of deceiving people out of money is nothing new. Dating back to the twentieth century with Charles Ponzi, Ponzi schemes have been used...

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