US SEC to Consult ICO and Blockchain Companies with New Platform

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an online communication hub for the financial technology (FinTech) industry in a bid to provide assistance to investors, including ICO issuers, and to promote the regulator’s policies. Valerie A. Szczepanik, Senior Advisor for Digital Assets and Innovation and Associate Director in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, is in charge of the project, according to the Commission’s press release from Thursday.

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is one of the four categories in the platform, dubbed FinHub, along with artificial intelligence, automated investment, and digital marketplace financing. The DLT category includes a blockchain and crypto crowdfunding model of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO).

The hub allows investors to ask for assistance including meeting with SEC staff on seve…

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