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Bad News: SAFTs May Not Be “Compliant” After All

March 16, 2018 @ 8:55 am By David Felsenthal and Jesse Overall |

The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly sent a wave of subpoenas and information requests to companies engaged in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). The SEC scrutiny is perhaps not surprising, given that, as Crowdfund Insider writes, “if you invest in an ICO, the play… Read More

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CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo & SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Join in OpEd on Cryptocurrency & Regulatory Enforcement

January 25, 2018 @ 3:49 pm By JD Alois |

In another obvious sign that the federal government is ramping up enforcement actions against initial coin offerings that do not file for an appropriate securities exemption or commit other illegal acts such as fraud, CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo and SEC Chairman Jay Clayton jointly published… Read More

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