On August 28, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an enforcement action against Impact Theory, LLC, alleging that Impact Theory’s public sale of approximately $30 million in crypto assets violated...more
During the previous quarter, the SEC proposed new rulemaking to reduce the number of smaller companies that become subject to enhanced reporting requirements through “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” status....more
7/16/2019
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Amended Rules ,
Blockchain ,
Capital Markets ,
Confidential Information ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FOIA ,
Food Marketing Institute v Argus Leader Media ,
Howey ,
ICFR ,
Investment Contract ,
Nasdaq ,
No-Action Letters ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Substantial-Competitive-Harm Test ,
Threshold Requirements
In its long-awaited guidance, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission recently provided a lengthy list of factors to consider when determining whether an initial coin offering (ICO) is a security. While the...more
4/10/2019
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Retailers ,
Investment Contract ,
Investors ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales ,
Virtual Currency