by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 6, 2019
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today commenced an enforcement action against Waterloo, Ontario-based Kik Interactive Inc. (Kik) for what it alleges is an illegal USD $100 million ICO Initial Coin Offering (ICO). The SEC alleges that Kik...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 17, 2019
On May 14, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concluded separate settlement agreements with Toronto-based NextBlock Global Limited (NextBlock) and its chief promoter, Alex Tapscott over the making of...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 15, 2019
On February 22, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) issued an interjurisdictional order, permanently forbidding USI-Tech Management Limited (USI -Tech) from trading in or acquiring securities, and from trading in derivatives in the province of Ontario (the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 4, 2019
On February 15, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) declined to approve the prospectus (the prospectus) for The Bitcoin Fund (the Fund), which is managed by 3iQ Corp (the Manager). In his 17-page decision, the OSC’s Raymond Chan, Acting Director of...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 28, 2019
On February 27, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission released OSC Staff Notice 45-716, Exempt Market Report, 2018 (Staff Notice 45-716, The Exempt Market Report), which provides an overview on the state on the Ontario exempt markets in 2017. The findings...
