During the first week of September, China issued its ban on new “Initial Coin Offerings” which raise funds for start-ups by receiving either bitcoin or the ether coin in exchange for a new currency with the idea that the value…
To answer this question we must look at what securities are: generally speaking securities are debt or equity investments in a company wherein the investor puts up cash to obtain both voting control and a share of the profits whether…
In a daunting move that is certain to put a crimp into open-source blockchain, on July 23rd, 2017, Washington passed regulations that all currency exchanges doing business within its borders must now obtain a state license from the State Department…
The general method of fundraising equity for a startup venture is either to go through Regulation A, Regulation D, or Title III for crowdfunding ventures. Reg A applies to non-accredited investors, and Reg D is mostly for accredited investors with…