After five long months of working with South Carolina officials, Genesis Mining has been dropped from the cease and desist order it received back in March 2018 from the South Carolina Securities Division. The company will relaunch to U.S.-based customers shortly. This marks one of the first times a blockchain company has fought back against regulators and been successful.Shah Hafizi, chief compliance officerCOO and general counsel at Genesis Mining, released the following statement: “We are happy to announce that the South Carolina securities division has dismissed Genesis Mining from its March 9, 2018, cease and desist. One of our company[‘s] principles is transparency. After all, it is a core value of blockchain technologies. Over the past five months, we’ve worked closely with South Carolina officials to educate them and provide a practitioner’s perspective on mining, blockchain networks and the decentralized nature of the technologies we support.” He continued on to say, “By working together with regulators, we can ensure that investors are protected, and innovation is not stifled. We believe for the industry to reach its true potential, companies and regulators need to collaborate. We strongly encourage blockchain companies, regardless of where they are in the world, to proactively engage with local regulators at all levels.” Hafizi joined the Genesis Mining staff back in April 2018. He previously ... For Further Information Click on Below Button