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How to Deal with Regulators: a Coinbase Primer

How to Deal with Regulators: a Coinbase Primer

You will find this amazing. On July 16th Coinbase told Bloomberg the SEC had approved Coinbase’s acquisition of three companies: Keystone…
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The SEC Exposes the ICO Rabbit Hole

Read this story if you want to understand what the SEC is doing to regulate ICOs and cryptocurrencies.
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The ICO is Dead. Long Live the ICO 2.0

Read this story I published in Hackernoon if you want to understand how to launch a regulated ICO and stay clear from securities fraud.
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The SEC kills Crypto Exchanges

Read this story I published on Hackernoon if you want to understand what the future of U.S. crypto exchanges looks like.
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Why Canada Hates ICOs

Why Canada Hates ICOs

ICOs raised nearly $4B last year. Who cares? Canada certainly doesn’t. On February 13th, the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) announced…
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Open Letter to the Tezos Founders

Open Letter to the Tezos Founders

This Greek tragedy is a gift that keeps giving. A new announcement from the founders of Tezos, Kathleen and Arthur Breitman, seeks to…
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Enough Is Enough, Says Jay Clayton SEC Chairman: ICOs Are Securities

Enough Is Enough, Says Jay Clayton SEC Chairman: ICOs Are Securities

It is amazing to witness the clash of the SEC against an entire marketplace dedicated to raising capital for companies using ICOs. On…
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For ICOs StartEngine Introduces RATE: Real Agreement for Tokens and Equity

Last year we saw a major shift in the fast-moving ICO industry. Companies began to transition away from offering utility tokens and toward…
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$15M Munchee ICO refunds investors

$15M Munchee ICO refunds investors

Talk about an amazing holiday season. The SEC just convinced Munchee Inc, a self proclaimed solution to Yelp’s problems that uses the…
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The JOBS Act Rescues ICOs. How ?

The JOBS Act Rescues ICOs. How ?

The ICO marketplace is going through some clear growing pains. With over $3.5B raised in 2017, it is clear the demand from investors is…
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Letter to the SEC Chairman

I sent this letter via email today because there is a sentiment in the ICO marketplace that anyone can sell utility tokens and later fix…
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The Great SAFT Magic Trick

The Great SAFT Magic Trick

For companies interested in offering regulated ICOs, this popular new model could offer a nice option. A SAFT is a simple agreement for a…
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Yet Another ICO Fraud Case: Confido

Yet Another ICO Fraud Case: Confido

As expected, unregulated ICOs are prone to fraud. Take a new case of a company called Confido, headed by the now vilified Joost van Doorn…
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Europe’s response on ICOs. See what happens next.

Europe’s response on ICOs. See what happens next.

Finally, the European Securities and Market Authority, the equivalent to the SEC in the U.S., is piling in with its own views on ICOs. And…
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The Token Trading Game to End Soon

The Token Trading Game to End Soon

“I have yet to see an ICO that doesn’t have a sufficient number of hallmarks of a security.” Jay Clayton, SEC Chairman
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The ICO Tsunami... See what happens next

With over $3.5B raised in 2017, Initial Coin Offerings are unstoppable. Maybe. In the last few days, more news from U.S. regulators have…
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