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TOKENIZING ASSETS ON THE BLOCKCHAIN

You will be hard pressed to find any expert or authority in the field who will not agree that blockchain technology holds heretofore untapped potential yet to be capitalized upon. The future appears bright for the distributed ledger. A strong…

AVOIDING INITIAL COIN OFFERING SCAMS AND FRAUD

The unfortunate reality is that the crypto space is inundated with shady people, hype, empty promises, and dishonest marketing. This Firm deals regularly with due diligence reviews of various coin offerings and drafting of opinions regarding crypto projects, to include…

UTILITY TOKEN VS SECURITY TOKEN

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…

ICOs ARE NOW A HIGH RISK VENTURE

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…

CRYPTOCURRENCY TOKEN ANALYSIS USING THE HOWEY TEST

Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 defines “securities” as: “any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, security-based swap, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement… investment contract… or, in general, any…