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Initial Coin Offering
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Security Token Offerings (STOs): ICOs Getting Mature
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Blockchain Report
Texas-Sized Initial Coin Offering Faces Multiple Allegations in SEC Lawsuit
By George Kostolampros, Tiffany Williams
As they say, everything's bigger in Texas, including initial coin offerings. A Texas federal court recently unsealed a complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against a Texas-based…
Venture Law Blog
With the SEC, Cooperation is Key
By Winnie Weil, Andrea Cataneo
As an expensive “slap on the wrist,” the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) recently concluded that approximately $12.7 million worth of funds raised in a 2017 Initial…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
With the SEC, Cooperation is Key
By Andrea Cataneo, Winnie Weil
As an expensive “slap on the wrist,” the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) recently concluded that approximately $12.7 million worth of funds raised in a 2017 Initial…
Cleary FinTech Update
SEC Issues First ICO Enforcement Action Against a Self-Reporting Token Issuer
By Pamela L. Marcogliese, Alexander Janghorbani, Jim Wintering
On February 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) issued a cease-and-desist order against Gladius Network LLC (“Gladius”) concerning its 2017 initial coin offering (“ICO”). The SEC…
Cleary Cybersecurity and Privacy Watch
SEC Issues First ICO Enforcement Action Against a Self-Reporting Token Issuer
By Pamela L. Marcogliese, Alexander Janghorbani, Jim Wintering
On February 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) issued a cease-and-desist order against Gladius Network LLC (“Gladius”) concerning its 2017 initial coin offering (“ICO”). The SEC…
Cleary Enforcement Watch
SEC Issues First ICO Enforcement Action Against a Self-Reporting Token Issuer
By Pamela L. Marcogliese, Matthew C. Solomon, Alex Janghorbani, Jim Wintering
On February 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) issued a cease-and-desist order against Gladius Network LLC (“Gladius”) concerning its 2017 initial coin offering (“ICO”). The SEC…
Blockchain Blog
Judge Holds Blockvest Token a Security Under Howey, and the Wait for a Non-Security Token Continues
By Gary Goldsholle, Josh Oppenheimer, Chris Conte
Last week, US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel of the Southern District of California reversed his previous November 2018 order and issued a preliminary injunction against Blockvest LLC (Blockvest) and its…
Compliance Building
Nevermind, That ICO Was a Securities Offering
Apparently, the blockchain makes everything cooler as a way to invest. Even securities laws shouldn’t get in the way. Reginald Buddy Ringgold, III thought he had escaped from the grasp…
SEC Actions
The SEC + an ICO + Rule 11 Documents = Blockvest Enjoined
Crypto currency has been all the fashion. Most proponents that have been confronted by a regulator – the SEC or CFTC generally – have quickly resolved the matter. Few have…