The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) published a framework on April 3, 2019, for analyzing whether a digital asset is offered and sold as a security...more
The end of the year has been a very busy time for the SEC in the digital asset space. From speeches to the issuance of joint statements to enforcement actions, there are many things to highlight, discuss and consider. This...more
12/21/2018
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Broker-Dealer ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investor Protection ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Registration Requirement ,
Section 5 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Token Sales
During a speech in San Francisco last week at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit, William Hinman, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), provided some welcome...more
6/25/2018
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Certificate of Deposit ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Ether ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Contract ,
Investors ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Token Sales
On February 6, 2018, the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs conducted a hearing entitled “Virtual Currencies: The Oversight Role of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S....more
2/7/2018
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CFTC ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
FSOC ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
IOSCO ,
Jurisdiction ,
New Guidance ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Virtual Currency