On November 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to its exempt offering rules, including Regulation D and Regulation A (Amendments). Many of the Amendments largely harmonize the existing...more
11/16/2020
/ Crowdfunding ,
General Solicitation ,
Offerings ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 152 ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shelf Registration
SEC adopts final rules to allow reporting companies to use Regulation A to conduct unregistered securities offerings.
Reporting companies may use Regulation A to conduct securities offerings of up to $50 million in a...more
Commission’s action shows the limited utility of the utility token-security token distinction.
Regulator finds that sellers of blockchain-based digital coins cannot dodge securities law by calling the coins “utility...more
1/3/2018
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investors ,
Regulation A ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tier 2 Offerings ,
Token Sales ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Virtual Currency
On March 25, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, or what is now being referred to as Regulation A+. While much of the existing...more
Two key features of the JOBS Act – general solicitation in Rule 506 offerings, and the increased thresholds at which an issuer will be required to register a class of securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the...more