Author: Paul Levites

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Says NFTs Might be Securities

10.06.2022 in Fractional NFTs, NFTs, Securities Attorneys (Securities Act), Securities Tokens

SEC May Make Similar Determination under Analogous U.S. Securities Law Precedent In a statement published June 6, 2022, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) stated that certain non-fungible tokens (NFTs) might be regulated as securities.  In its release, the SFC indicated that, in…

The SEC has Spoken – “Long Live the Utility Token!”

08.04.2019 in Cryptocurrency, Securities Attorneys (Exchange Act)

Finally, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC, has issued a framework for analyzing whether digital assets, or tokens, are securities. In a long-awaited publication (1), the staff of the SEC’s FinHub (2) has provided guidance (3) as to how to apply a Howey…

Is It or Isn’t It? …Only the SEC Knows for Sure!

02.01.2018 in Cryptocurrency, Equity Crowdfunding

ICOs are Hot, Hot, Hot! As everyone knows, ICOs (initial coin offerings) are all the rage right now.  This one raised $100 million in thirty minutes, that one raised $150 million in two days, and the list goes on.  Companies all over the globe are…