The Howey test involves an analysis of a given token offering to assess whether or not it should be treated as a ‘security’ under US securities laws and sold only to a certain pool of high net worth investors, or…
William Hinman head of the Division of Corporate Finance at the SEC has today announced that the SEC does not consider Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETC) to be securities subject to US securities laws. The reasoning provided by the SEC…
A great deal of confusion exists as to the gauntlet of US securities laws with respect to alt-coins or crypto tokens issued through initial coin or token offerings. At its most basic a utility token may be described as a…
AriseBank’s $600 million ICO has been taken down by the SEC which has now formed an intra-agency unit devoted exclusively to researching and shutting down ICOs which violate US securities laws. Tether is a now a high risk token which…
Mr. Belenky would like to extend a heartfelt “thank you” to all who came out to Miami this week to participate in the forum for knowledge and the burgeoning token market place, which will hopefully continue to grow at and…
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…