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Initial Coin Offering
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Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
Open Questions and Potential Paths Forward Following the SEC’s Analysis of Digital Assets as Securities
By Michael H. Krimminger, Pamela L. Marcogliese, Sarah E. Lewis, Marc B. Rotter
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently sent a warning to the burgeoning market for initial coin offerings (“ICOs”): assets that exist only on the blockchain may be securities…
Cleary FinTech Update
Open Questions and Potential Paths Forward Following the SEC’s Analysis of Digital Assets as Securities
By Michael H. Krimminger, Pamela L. Marcogliese, Sarah E. Lewis, Mark B. Rotter
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently sent a warning to the burgeoning market for initial coin offerings (“ICOs”): assets that exist only on the blockchain may be securities…
Banking, Finance and Securities
SEC determines US securities laws apply to capital-raising via blockchain
On July 25, 2017, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an investigative report stating that US securities laws apply to sales of securities in the United States purchased…
Corporate and Securities Law
A Review of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
New Media and Technology Law Blog
SEC on Initial Coin Offerings: Tokens May Be Securities
No blockchain phenomenon has garnered more attention lately than Initial Coin Offerings ("ICOs"), which have exploded in value and raised more than $1.2 billion thus far this year. In a…
Corporate and Securities Law
When is an Initial Coin Offering a Security?
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Blockchain vs. the SEC – ICO (Initial Coin Offering) are securities!
By Peter Vogel
The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) ruled that “…that issuers of distributed ledger or blockchain technology-based securities must register offers and sales of such securities unless a valid exemption applies. Those…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
The SEC and ICOs: Putting the SEC’s Determination that DAO Tokens are Securities in Context
On July 25, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a report (“Report”) detailing its investigation into whether the DAO (an unincorporated “decentralized autonomous organization”), Slock.it UG (“Slock.it”), Slock.it’s co-founders,…
Venture Law Blog
The SEC and ICOs: Putting the SEC’s Determination that DAO Tokens are Securities in Context
On July 25, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a report (“Report”) detailing its investigation into whether the DAO (an unincorporated “decentralized autonomous organization”), Slock.it UG (“Slock.it”), Slock.it’s co-founders,…
Blockchain Blog
SEC Begins Offering Guidance on Initial Coin Offerings
By Alan Cohn
On July 25, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its first guidance on how it will interpret token issuances or “Initial Coin Offerings” (ICOs) under relevant securities laws.…