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The Novel Legal Strategy Bringing This ICO-Backed ‘Micro-Mobility’ Startup to Court

Daniel KuhnJun 30, 2020

Lawyers have filed suit in a "highly unusual" case against flamboyant Italian e-scooter entrepreneur Salvator Palella, over a troubled ICO back in 2018.

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California Assembly Considers Exempting Some Digital Assets From State Securities Law

Danny NelsonMay 8, 2020

A key lawmaker in the California Assembly has proposed exempting some digital assets from the state’s definition of corporate securities.

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ICO

SoluTech to Burn its Tokens Under Terms of SEC Settlement; Co-Founder Fined

Danny NelsonSep 25, 2020

SoluTech, which violated securities laws and misrepresented its revenue during the token sale, now must destroy all its tokens.

Opinion

Telegram Ruling Closes Another Door to Legally Compliant Token Sales

Josh LawlerMar 29, 2020

A recent ruling stopping Telegram from distributing its cryptocurrency creates new legal peril for public blockchains, argues lawyer Josh Lawler.

SEC

SEC Blasts Kik’s ‘Void for Vagueness’ Defense of 2017 ICO

Danny NelsonOct 29, 2019

Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it.

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SEC

Howey Schmowey – The Real Answer is to Update Securities Regulations

David WeisbergerJun 23, 2019

The SEC should focus more on fraud prevention than if an asset is a security, as fraud can be committed with securities too, argues David Weisberger.

Regulation

The Gentrification of ICOs Is Underway

Dr Paul EnnisNov 19, 2017

The ICO neighborhood, so to speak, is cleaning up, though University of Dublin's Paul Ennis suggests this may not exactly be a future to fear.

Regulation

The Simplest Way to Understand Why The DAO Was a Security

Ash BenningtonJul 31, 2017

When is a token a security? It may not be so hard to understand, should users keep this decades-old allegorical tale in mind.

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