As Bitcoin, other currencies soar, regulators urge caution
(World News Science)

NEW YORK (AP) - The public`s interest in all things bitcoin and efforts by entrepreneurs to fund their businesses with digital currencies is starting to draw more attention from regulators. The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission this week warned investors on the risks of investing in largely-unregulated digital currencies. Just this month, the SEC halted two attempts to raise money through what`s known as an initial coin offering. Legal experts believe this signals that a crackdown on sketchy offerings is coming. `The SEC has given so many warnings now that people should know they are on notice,` said Joshua Klayman, a lawyer with the firm Morrison & Foerster who specializes in...