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Why Traditional Investors May Not Love DAOs
A governance vote this summer canceling a SAFT investor agreement in a DAO sent shockwaves through investor ranks, says Tanvi Ratna.
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Wireline Settles SAFT Suit With SEC; Peirce Partially Dissents
Wireline is now barred from distributing the tokens it promised investors in its 2018 SAFT sale.
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SEC Commissioner Peirce Blasts Regulator's Action Against Telegram
"Crypto Mom" took no prisoners in her fiery rebuke of the SEC's Telegram action.
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Kraken Hires Lawyer Marco Santori to Ramp Up Acquisitions
Marco Santori, who helped write the SAFT framework, is leaving Blockchain.com to helm Kraken's expanding legal team.
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Hedera Hashgraph Asks Investors to Wait Longer for Tokens After Price Crash
Hedera Hashgraph, the company behind the blockchain-like Hedera network, is asking investors to wait longer for tokens they paid for, in order to stabilize their cratering pri...
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Polychain, Bitmain Back $10.7 Million SAFT for Encryption Startup NuCypher
NuCypher has raised $10.7 million in a SAFT with Polychain, Bitmain and others. It's also launched the testnet for its suite of encryption services.
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Blockchain Firm Settles With SEC Over Unregistered $6.3 Million SAFT
A healthcare-focused blockchain firm has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its 2017-2018 SAFT offering.
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Multicoin Leads $10 Million SAFT Sale for Ethereum Scaling Startup Skale
Skale Labs has raised $10 million to launch a layer 2-focused scalable blockchain for ethereum dapps.
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KODAKCoin Fundraising to Begin Later This Month
Imaging giant Kodak is now looking at May 21 for the SAFT offering of its KODAKCoin for accredited investors.
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After Millions Raised, the SAFT Is Alive But Who Knows How Well
A framework that strives to enable compliant U.S. token sales may have come under fire in the press, but it's still widely used by entrepreneurs.
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