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…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken an unprecedented step in creating a fake website which purports to raise funds for a hypothetical Initial Coin Offering venture. Apparently, it is designed to educate the ignorant masses regarding ICO scams; however,…
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…
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…