Canadian Bitcoin Company Faces Increased Allegations from FCAA
Another Bitcoin mining company, this time in Canada, is facing fines from government regulators. The Dominion Bitcoin Mining Company of Saskatchewan has been under a cease-trade order since May of 2014. The order, issued by the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) was originally filed because the FCAA accused the company of seeking investors without properly registering their intent. While the original order has since expired without penalty it seems that the FCAA is now upping the game by accusing Dominion of multiple violations of the Securities Act of 1988. The new....
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A Canadian company called Dominion Bitcoin Mining has been exonerated of soliciting investors without proper registration. The government of Saskatchewan, Canada's Financial Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) ruled that the website that allegedly was in violation of Canadian law was not active and that it did not sell any shares to investors. A co-founder of the mining company now plans to sue the regulator for libel, according to the Globe and Mail in Toronto. FCAA staffers charged that Dominion's directors offered securities without proper registrations, according to an FCAA decision....
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