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In another thread commenters speculated that ICO hacks were coming from inside jobs.. does this new SEC report change how the government would handle that? Is f
by hellbanner 9y ago
In another thread commenters speculated that ICO hacks were coming from inside jobs.. does this new SEC report change how the government would handle that? Is fraud of securities different from fraud over imaginary coins now?
- isubkhankulov 9y agosecurities are property and property theft is a crime. even before this ruling, coins were treated as property.
- vkou 9y agoFraud is fraud, regardless of whether or not you're stealing securities, magical internet money, or baseball cards.
- ceejayoz 9y agoCertain types of fraud are still likely to garner more attention, particularly when there's a dedicated law enforcement organization tasked with it.
- hellbanner 9y agoAaand front page of HN, the very next day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14861925 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14861925
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- wmf 9y agoThe SEC has already prosecuted a few Bitcoin-related fraud cases even though they don't regulate Bitcoin itself.