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Raising the Entrepreneurial Boom

by Howard Marks

  • ICO
  • Raising capital
  • Online Public Offering
  • Los Angeles
  • StartEngine
  • 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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    Jul 18, 2018

    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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    Mar 11, 2018

    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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    Mar 11, 2018

    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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    Mar 11, 2018
    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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    Feb 16, 2018
    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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    Feb 5, 2018
    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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    Jan 23, 2018

    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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    Jan 11, 2018
    $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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    Dec 13, 2017
    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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    Dec 11, 2017

    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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    Dec 4, 2017
    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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    Nov 27, 2017
    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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    Nov 22, 2017
    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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    Nov 17, 2017
    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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    Nov 15, 2017

    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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    Nov 9, 2017
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