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SEC Director Clears Path for Secondary Sales of Security Tokens as Non-Securities, Declares Bitcoin and Ether Non-Securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally provided some good news, and guidance, regarding permissible token sales. On June 14, 2018, William Hinman, Director of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance, speaking at...more

6/15/2018 / Bitcoin , Blockchain , Digital Currency , FinTech , Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Token Sales

FinCEN States Sellers of Tokens Are MSBs; FinCEN Registration May Be Required for ICOs

FinCEN has taken the position that a person or developer that sells convertible virtual currency, including in the form of tokens sold in an ICO, in exchange for real currency or a substitute for currency, is a money services...more

3/8/2018 / Anti-Money Laundering , FinCEN , Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) , Money Services Business , Token Sales , Virtual Currency

New SEC Investor Alert Re: Initial Coin Offerings

Today the SEC issued an Investor Alert warning investors about companies asserting they are engaging in an ICO, when in fact it is a scam. Specifically, “The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is warning...more

8/30/2017 / Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) , Risk Alert , Scams , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Fraud

SEC Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on Token Sales

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, that Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and other market participants offering digital assets by “virtual” organizations may be subject to the...more

7/27/2017 / Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Token Sales

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