Kollen Post

Kollen Post is Cointelegraph's policy editor. He specializes in mapping the intersections of regulation, law and blockchain, especially as they cross national borders. Outside of crypto, he likes languages, rock climbing and bad horror movies.

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The United States SEC will be looking for greater crypto compliance in 2020, but the announcement suggests a softening of attitude.

US SEC Prioritizes Crypto Compliance in 2020, But Hints at Kinder Gentler Approach

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2020-01-07T19:16:00+00:00

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Carnegie Mellon University sees $4 million pledge from alumnus and former MakerDAO contributer to advance DeFi research within.

Carnegie Mellon University Sees $4M Pledge to Develop DeFi Research Program

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2020-01-02T16:54:00+00:00

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Interview

U.S. SEC Commissioner and ‘Cryptomom’ Hester Peirce talks crypto, securities exemptions and ICOs with Cointelegraph.

SEC’s Cryptomom Talks New Rule Changes and Meaning for Crypto With Cointelegraph

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2019-12-29T20:24:00+00:00

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The U.S. SEC on proposed expansion of qualifications for “accredited investors,” with major implications for crypto ICOs.

US SEC Looks to Expand ‘Accredited Investor’ Classification

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2019-12-18T22:06:00+00:00

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New Jersey authorities announce the arrest of three founders of alleged $722 million crypto Ponzi scheme BitClub Network.

Three Men Arrested for Running Alleged $722 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

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2019-12-10T23:59:00+00:00

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Countdown to Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork continues, with only 1,000 blocks remaining before the network overhaul.

T-Minus 1,000 Blocks Until Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork

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2019-12-07T20:13:00+00:00

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Follow up

In a hearing on Thursday, the Congressional Fintech Task Force questioned expert witnesses on the outlook for consumer data protection in a quickly changing ind...

US Congress Wrestles With Financial Technologies and Data Privacy

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2019-11-23T17:17:00+00:00

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U.S. authorities extradite Swedish citizen from Thailand for multi-million dollar fraudulent security offering in the form of a gold investment scheme.

US Gov’t Extradites Alleged Fraudster for Selling Fake Securities for $11M in BTC

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2019-11-18T23:45:00+00:00

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