SEC Telegram Rejection: Simply Down To The Howey Test?
Following the SEC clampdown on Telegram’s Gram-token issuing to early investors, many have accused it of inconsistency. But some commentators have suggested that actually the...
SEC Commissioner: Decentralization Is At The Root of Our Economic...
Commissioner Hester Peirce wants to open the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) to innovation and entrepreneurship. And she calls for a novel and better regulatory framework that is...
US Congressmen Introduce Bill To Exempt Crypto From Securities Law
A couple of Congressmen in the United States are trying to get an exemption for cryptocurrencies from securities law. If successful, it could signal a paradigm shift in the US...
SEC ‘Underwhelmed’ by Lack of Enthusiasm for Regulation
Cryptocurrency exchanges dealing with ICOs are now required to register with the SEC, though one director at the independent agency claims the response has been weaker than expected...
Will ICOs Survive the SEC Bloodbath?
The SEC just issued another warning over Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) but the test of a utility versus a security token is still murky. Here's what I believe the 5 Actions the SEC...