CryptocurrenciesICOsInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsSAFT What is a SAFT? Laura Anthony, Esq.April 24, 2018 A Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (“SAFT”) is an investment contract originally designed to provide a compliant alternative to an... 077400
Blockchain TechnologyDistributed Ledger TechnologyInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsNASAASEC SEC and NASAA Statements on ICOs and More Enforcement Proceedings Laura Anthony, Esq.January 16, 2018 The message from the SEC is very clear: participants in initial coin offerings (ICO’s) and cryptocurrencies in general need to compl... 056100
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency Offerings The Senate Banking Committee’s Hearing On Cryptocurrencies Laura Anthony, Esq.March 6, 2018 On February 6, 2018, the United States Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs (“Banking Committee”) held a hearing on... 049000
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTICOsInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsSEC The SEC’s Strategic Hub For Innovation And Financial Technology Laura Anthony, Esq.December 11, 2018 Responding to the growing necessity, in mid-October the SEC launched a Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub... 048800
Initial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsSEC SEC Chief Accountant Speaks On Initial Coin Offerings ( ICO’s) Laura Anthony, Esq.October 17, 2017 On September 11, 2017, the SEC Chief Accountant, Wesley R. Bricker, gave a speech before the AICPA National Conference on Banks &... 041700
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCFTCDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsRegulation A+ Securities Token Or Not? A Case Study – Part II Laura Anthony, Esq.October 2, 2018 This is the second part in my three-part series laying out fact patterns and discussing whether a specific digital asset is a securi... 041600
Distributed Ledger TechnologyInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsRegulation SCISEC SEC Statements On Cybersecurity; An EDGAR Hacking – Part 1 Laura Anthony, Esq.November 21, 2017 On September 20, 2017, SEC Chair Jay Clayton issued a statement on cybersecurity that included the astonishing revelation that the S... 038800
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTExchange Traded Funds (ETFs)ICOsInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsNYSESEC SEC Continues to Review, And Delay, Crypto Funds Laura Anthony, Esq.May 22, 2018 May 22, 2018 On January 18, 2018, the SEC issued a letter to the Investment Company Institute and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets A... 030500
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyDistributed Ledger TechnologyInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency Offerings SEC Issues Report on Initial Coin Offerings (ICO’s) Laura Anthony, Esq.August 15, 2017 On July 25, 2017, the SEC issued a report on an investigation related to an initial coin offering (ICO) by the DAO and statements by... 029900
CFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsSEC The SEC And CFTC Joint Statements On Cryptocurrencies; Global Regulators Join In Laura Anthony, Esq.February 6, 2018 On January 19, 2018 and again on January 25, 2018, the SEC and CFTC divisions of enforcement issued joint statements regarding crypt... 029700