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Initial Coin Offering
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Cleary Cybersecurity and Privacy Watch
SEC Issues Enforcement Action Against Unikrn, Inc. for its ICO, Prompting Rare Public Dissent from Commissioner Hester Peirce
On September 15, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a cease‑and‑desist order against Unikrn, Inc. concerning its 2017 initial coin offering of UnikoinGold . The SEC found that the…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Lambert, Liebau & Roosenboom on Security Token Offerings
Thomas Lambert, Daniel Liebau and Peter Roosenboom have posted Security Token Offerings on SSRN with the following abstract:Security token offerings (STOs) are not initial coin offerings (ICOs) or a subset…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Securities Law Articles in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Alyson Brown, Note, Could Distributed Ledger Shares Lead to an Increase in Stockholder-Approved Mergers and Subsequently an…
The Blockchain Monitor
Crypto-Focused Bank Achieves Approval in Wyoming, US HHS Implements Blockchain, NY Challenge to OCC Fintech Charter Continues, ICO Issuer Charged in Fraud Scheme
By Marc Powers, Robert A. Musiala, Veronica Reynolds, Joanna F. Wasick
In this issue: • Crypto-Focused Bank Approved in Wyoming, Initiatives Advance in Foreign Markets • US HHS Implements Blockchain; Clothing, Food and Shipping Platforms Expand • NY Challenges OCC Fintech…
Internet & Social Media Law Blog
“Imparted Urgency” for Digital Currencies and the Death Rattle of SAFTs and ICOs
By Daniel N. Budofsky, Joel Simon
On the newest episode of Industry Insights podcast, host Joel Simon and Daniel Budofsky discussed digital securities and virtual currencies. Joel Simon: While the world has been busy battling COVID-19,…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Securities Law Articles in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Emiliano M. Catan, The Insignificance of Clear-Day Poison Pills, 48 J. Legal Stud. 1 (2019).Kimberly D.…
Global Fintech & Digital Assets Blog
Telegram: Court Halts Grams Delivery
SEC’s motion for a preliminary injunction is granted, prohibiting delivery of Telegram tokens to purchasers. By Stephen P. Wink, Shaun Musuka, Carolina Bernal and Deric Behar On March 24, the Court in the…
Blockchain and the Law
Court Sides with SEC in Ruling to Prevent Telegram from Distributing Grams
In the latest development in the ongoing dispute between the SEC and Telegram Group Inc. (Telegram), Judge P. Kevin Castel of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
Blockchain and the Law
SEC Settles Charges Against Enigma MPC for its Unregistered ICO
On February 19, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against Enigma MPC (Enigma) related to Enigma’s 2017 issuance of “ENG Tokens”. The SEC found Enigma engaged…
Compliance Building
The One Who Thought He Was Above the Law
The headlines for a case against Steven Seagal just write themselves. We was charged by the SEC for violating the anti-touting provisions of the securities laws for putting his celebrity…