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Initial Coin Offering

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Blockchain Blog July 27, 2017
SEC Weighs in on the Distributed Autonomous Organization’s Tokens
By Alan Cohn
The SEC announced yesterday that “offers and sales of digital assets by ‘virtual’ organizations are subject to the requirements of the federal securities laws.” Although not coming as a surprise,…
The Venture Alley July 27, 2017
SEC Report on Tokens as Securities: Seven Takeaways
By Andrew Ledbetter, Trent Dykes
One of the more interesting phenomena in early-stage investing is the recent emergence of initial coin offerings (“ICOs”), token generation events (“TGEs”), or similar distributed ledger or blockchain-enabled means for…
Law of The Ledger July 26, 2017
SEC Declares That Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) May Be Securities; Finds DAO a Security
By James Gatto
The SEC has opined that, depending on the facts and circumstances of each individual ICO, the virtual coins or tokens that are offered or sold may be securities. If they…
Virtual Currency Report July 26, 2017
Blockchain and Digital Token Update: SEC Releases Investigative Report and Investor Bulletin
By J. Dax Hansen, Keith Miller, Mary C. (Molly) Moynihan, Lowell D. Ness, Andrew Caridas, Perkins Coie
On July 25, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released groundbreaking materials relating to blockchain tokens. These materials provide significant and welcome insight to the SEC’s and its staff’s…
Venture Law Blog July 26, 2017
SEC Declares That Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) May Be Securities; Finds DAO a Security
By James Gatto
The SEC has opined that, depending on the facts and circumstances of each individual ICO, the virtual coins or tokens that are offered or sold may be securities. If they…
IM Insights July 26, 2017
Howey Got Here: SEC Issues Guidance on Token Offerings
By Jay G. Baris, Joshua Ashley Klayman
The Howey test lives on—now in a lesson in what not to do when it comes to token offerings. Token offerings, also known as “initial token offerings,” “token launches,” “token sales,” “initial…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog July 26, 2017
SEC Declares That Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) May Be Securities; Finds DAO a Security
By James Gatto
The SEC has opined that, depending on the facts and circumstances of each individual ICO, the virtual coins or tokens that are offered or sold may be securities. If they…
Game Counsel July 26, 2017
SEC Declares That Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) May Be Securities; Finds DAO a Security
By James Gatto
The SEC has opined that, depending on the facts and circumstances of each individual ICO, the virtual coins or tokens that are offered or sold may be securities. If they…
Corporate and Securities Law July 25, 2017
SEC Finds Initial Coin Offerings Can be Securities
By Steve Quinlivan
China Law Insight July 13, 2017
10 things you need to know about Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)
By King & Wood
By Scott Farrell, Urszula McCormack, Stanley Zhou King & Wood Mallesons ICOs sell blockchain tokens (or coins)… A token is an intangible asset stored on a blockchain which entitles a token holder to a bundle…