A US court recently handed down a landmark ruling addressing the question of whether the crypto token XRP falls under the definition of “security”. The US court ruled that the same crypto token may be classified differently...more
8/7/2023
/ Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Howey ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investment Contract ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Tokens ,
Token Sales
The Israel Securities Authority is proposing to apply the same laws to digital assets as apply to financial assets, which are under the ISA’s supervision. The legislative amendments include revisions to definitions of the...more
The Israel Securities Authority recently established guidelines on when a cryptographic currency (token) is considered a security. The ISA determined that Kirobo tokens meet the definition of a security. This is primarily...more
The first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is still the most well-known application of blockchain. However, this technology has since rapidly evolved and expanded in many other areas. The initial hope with Bitcoin was to make both...more
10/19/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bitcoin ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Financial Institutions ,
Institutional Investors ,
Israel ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Securities Tokens ,
Token Sales
After a long wait, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has permitted a startup company to raise funds from the general public through a supervised security token offering (STO) under Reg A+ regulations....more
7/22/2019
/ Blockchain ,
Crowdfunding ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Fundraisers ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Regulation A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Tokens ,
Security Token Offering (STOs) ,
Small Business ,
Startups