<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Bing: ICO File Format Variant</title><link>http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=ICO+File+Format+Variant</link><description>Search results</description><image><url>http://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gif</url><title>ICO File Format Variant</title><link>http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=ICO+File+Format+Variant</link></image><copyright>Copyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.</copyright><item><title>Cyber, Crypto Assets and Emerging Technology - SEC.gov</title><link>https://www.sec.gov/about/divisions-offices/division-enforcement/cyber-crypto-assets-emerging-technology</link><description>The SEC is dedicated to protecting investors in crypto markets and from cyber-related threats. The SEC's Crypto Task Force seeks to help the Commission provide clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to the crypto asset market, and seeks to recommend practical policy measures that aim to foster innovation and protect investors. The SEC’s Office of Strategic Hub for ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Company Settles Unregistered ICO Charges After Self-Reporting to SEC</title><link>https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2019-15</link><description>The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Gladius Network LLC with conducting an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO), which the company self-reported to the SEC. According to the SEC’s order, Gladius conducted an ICO in late 2017, after the Commission had warned in its DAO Report of Investigation that ICOs can be securities offerings. Gladius, a Washington, DC-based company ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Framework for “Investment Contract” Analysis of Digital Assets ...</title><link>https://www.sec.gov/about/divisions-offices/division-corporation-finance/framework-investment-contract-analysis-digital-assets</link><description>[1] I. Introduction If you are considering an Initial Coin Offering, sometimes referred to as an "ICO," or otherwise engaging in the offer, sale, or distribution of a digital asset, [2] you need to consider whether the U.S. federal securities laws apply. A threshold issue is whether the digital asset is a "security" under those laws. [3] The term "security" includes an "investment contract ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SEC Halts Fraudulent Scheme Involving Unregistered ICO</title><link>https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018-53</link><description>The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two co-founders of a purported financial services start-up with orchestrating a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that raised more than $32 million from thousands of investors last year. Criminal authorities separately charged and arrested both defendants.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SEC Halts Alleged Initial Coin Offering Scam</title><link>https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018-8</link><description>The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a court order halting an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that targeted retail investors to fund what it claimed to be the world’s first “decentralized bank.” According to the SEC’s complaint, filed in federal district court in Dallas on Jan. 25 and unsealed late yesterday, Dallas-based AriseBank used social media, a ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings</title><link>https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/statement-clayton-2017-12-11</link><description>The cryptocurrency and ICO markets have grown rapidly. These markets are local, national and international and include an ever-broadening range of products and participants. They also present investors and other market participants with many questions, some new and some old (but in a new form), including, to list just a few: Is the product legal?</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Company Halts ICO After SEC Raises Registration Concerns</title><link>https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017-227</link><description>A California-based company selling digital tokens to investors to raise capital for its blockchain-based food review service halted its initial coin offering (ICO) after being contacted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and agreed to an order in which the Commission found that its conduct constituted unregistered securities offers and ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SEC Charges ICO Issuer and Founder with Defrauding Investors</title><link>https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022-3</link><description>The SEC also alleges that Crowd Machine and Sproule did not register their offers and sales of CMCT tokens with the Commission and knowingly sold CMCTs to “ICO pools”—groups of investors, including individuals in the U.S.—without determining whether the underlying investors were accredited.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SEC Orders Blockchain Company to Pay $24 Million Penalty for ...</title><link>https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2019-202</link><description>The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against blockchain technology company Block.one for conducting an unregistered initial coin offering of digital tokens (ICO) that raised the equivalent of several billion dollars over approximately one year. The company agreed to settle the charges by paying a $24 million civil penalty. According to the SEC’s order, Block ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SEC Charges Issuer With Conducting $100 Million Unregistered ICO</title><link>https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2019-87</link><description>The Securities and Exchange Commission today sued Kik Interactive Inc. for conducting an illegal $100 million securities offering of digital tokens. The SEC charges that Kik sold the tokens to U.S. investors without registering their offer and sale as required by the U.S. securities laws. As alleged in the SEC’s complaint, Kik had lost money for years on its sole product, an online messaging ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>