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May 22, 2017 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Sam Guzik, a securities attorney and Crowdfund Insider Senior Contributor, has shared his perspective on Congressman Patrick McHenry’s letter to SEC Chair Jay Clayton. Guzik welcomes, McHenry’s requests but believes more needs to be done; “I applaud the unrelenting and tireless efforts of Congressman McHenry… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“I do not recycle or repackage the ideas of others.  I try to focus instead on broader JOBS Act issues and events which have thus far gone unnoticed – or barely noticed – and which require further thought, analysis and hopefully, action, by louder and… Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 5:26 am By JD Alois  |  

In the wake of final rules of Title III of the JOBS Act, Dr. Richard Swart and Sam Guzik on the rules that allow retail equity crowdfunding. The presentations is organized by NextGen Crowdfunding and is part of a broader online series initiative entitled: “Crowdfunding… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 10:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider Senior Contributor, and noted Securities Attorney, Sam Guzik will be joining the former Vice Chair of the Nasdaq, David Weild, for a free webinar next week to discuss the status of Title IV, Reg A+, using technology to enhance deal distribution, tick sizes, venture… Read More

January 26, 2014 @ 1:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities attorney, JOBS Act authority and Crowdfund Insider columnist Sam Guzik was recently interviewed on It’s Rainmaking Time by Kim Greenhouse.   Her guests were bestselling authors, leaders of industry, and pioneers attracting listeners from around the world. Greenhouse, having met Guzik a the Crowdfunding Bootcamp… Read More

December 9, 2013 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

California based Securities Attorney Samuel S. Guzik has been scheduled to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA) Crowdfunding Roundtable scheduled for January 15, 2014.  The event is open to the public and will be held at the SBA offices in Washington, DC.  Guzik, a noted… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CLST, a full-service institutional lending and borrowing platform, has partnered with institutional digital asset infrastructure provider Copper. This alliance resulted in the joint development of Copper Pledge, “a deployable tri-party collateral management solution for digital asset markets.” This partnership provides digital asset lenders “with much-needed… Read More

July 29, 2022 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CLST, an institutional-only lending and borrowing venue for stablecoins and crypto assets, has closed a seed round, led by Spartan Group, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Kraken Ventures, GSR, Menai Financial Group, Luno Expeditions, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, and TX Ventures – the… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 11:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Aleph Zero, a company using blockchain technology to serve the unique needs of the enterprise, today launched their mainnet. The development comes on the heels of a successful $14.8 million private sale. The funding comes from pre-seed and seed funding rounds in addition to its… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 1:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin has created a “Fintech Working Group. Galvin’s office oversees the states’ securities regulation. According to a report in the Boston Business Journal, Galvin had this to say about creating the Fintech group: “This working group includes key players from… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 9:26 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

As the expression goes:  “Look before you leap.”  But if you are an innovator, determined to blaze a trail never before navigated – there is not much to look at. Being a pioneer can be a lonely and dangerous adventure.  Nothing could be more true… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 10:00 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

SEC Regulation A (commonly referred to as Regulation A+) was implemented by the SEC in 2015 pursuant to major Congressional legislation, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act). It allows companies to raise up to $50 million in a 12 month… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 7:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investing in early-stage firms is highly risky. As this publication has stated time and again, many, if not most, early-stage firms will fail or simply bounce along failing to achieve the founder’s expectations of great financial success. Investment crowdfunding platforms typically list mainly startup or… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

As a securities attorney, when I attend a conference in a rapidly developing area, I come with my own prejudices and beliefs, but with an open mind and open ears – to hear,  digest and discuss the latest developments and thinking.  The 2018 Crypto Invest… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 8:13 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

President Trump:  It’s High Time for a few More Tweets to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Any good litigator can tell you that the difference between success and failure is often the ability to ask the right questions – at the right times – and asking… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 10:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, CI reported on a class action lawsuit filed against Unikrn and their initial coin offering (ICO). The company raised approximately $30 million in an ICO in late 2017. Unikrn was founded by Rahood Sahul, who is no neophyte when it comes to tech and venture capital…. Read More

July 25, 2018 @ 7:37 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

  Often repeated, but not always followed, is the advice: follow the money. Sometimes basic problems – and their solutions – are more readily understood (and solved) with this simple mantra. Effective capital markets are no exception. They demand faithful adherence to this principle. Lose… Read More

May 30, 2018 @ 11:00 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

  If the Wall Street Journal is any indicator, so called Regulation A+ offerings, which sprung to life in June 2015, courtesy of Title IV of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act) and SEC rulemaking,  are (or should be) all… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Remember YayYo? Back in May of 2017, YayYo announced a Reg A+ crowdfunding offering for a business that was ostensibly designed to provide price comparisons to ride sharing applications like UBER and Lyft. YayYo wanted to help save consumers money while possibly missing the fact… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 6:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Confido, a small Initial Coin Offering (ICO), has vaporized. The site, Twitter acount and subbreddit is no more. This is a cautionary tale for anyone who may blindly invest in an ICO without doing proper due diligence as this one looks like it is on… Read More