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We keep hearing this question.  To be honest, it’s not clear why a crowdfunding issuer would want to have to deal with the recordkeeping for what could be thousands of investors (and even if the issuer uses a Reg CF SPV, that itself is an issuer whose many shareholders have to be wrangled). But are you absolutely required to have one? Let’s look first at Rule 301 of Regulation CF. This (titled “Measures to reduce risk of fraud”) requires that the intermediary in a Reg CF offering have a…

We keep hearing this question.  To be honest, it’s not clear why a crowdfunding issuer would want to have to deal with the recordkeeping for what could be thousands of investors (and even if the issuer uses a Reg CF SPV, that itself is an issuer whose many shareholders have to be wrangled). But are you absolutely required to have one? Let’s look first at Rule 301 of Regulation CF. This (titled “Measures to reduce risk of fraud”) requires that the intermediary in a Reg CF offering have a…

We keep hearing this question.  To be honest, it’s not clear why a crowdfunding issuer would want to have to deal with the recordkeeping for what could be thousands of investors (and even if the issuer uses a Reg CF SPV, that itself is an issuer whose many shareholders have to be wrangled). But are you absolutely required to have one? Let’s look first at Rule 301 of Regulation CF. This (titled “Measures to reduce risk of fraud”) requires that the intermediary in a Reg CF offering have a…

We keep hearing this question.  To be honest, it’s not clear why a crowdfunding issuer would want to have to deal with the recordkeeping for what could be thousands of investors (and even if the issuer uses a Reg CF SPV, that itself is an issuer whose many shareholders have to be wrangled). But are you absolutely required to have one? Let’s look first at Rule 301 of Regulation CF. This (titled “Measures to reduce risk of fraud”) requires that the intermediary in a Reg CF offering have a…

We keep hearing this question.  To be honest, it’s not clear why a crowdfunding issuer would want to have to deal with the recordkeeping for what could be thousands of investors (and even if the issuer uses a Reg CF SPV, that itself is an issuer whose many shareholders have to be wrangled). But are you absolutely required to have one? Let’s look first at Rule 301 of Regulation CF. This (titled “Measures to reduce risk of fraud”) requires that the intermediary in a Reg CF offering have a…

We keep hearing this question.  To be honest, it’s not clear why a crowdfunding issuer would want to have to deal with the recordkeeping for what could be thousands of investors (and even if the issuer uses a Reg CF SPV, that itself is an issuer whose many shareholders have to be wrangled). But are you absolutely required to have one? Let’s look first at Rule 301 of Regulation CF. This (titled “Measures to reduce risk of fraud”) requires that the intermediary in a Reg CF offering have a…

We keep hearing this question.  To be honest, it’s not clear why a crowdfunding issuer would want to have to deal with the recordkeeping for what could be thousands of investors (and even if the issuer uses a Reg CF SPV, that itself is an issuer whose many shareholders have to be wrangled). But are you absolutely required to have one? Let’s look first at Rule 301 of Regulation CF. This (titled “Measures to reduce risk of fraud”) requires that the intermediary in a Reg CF offering have a…

We’ve heard from some of our clients that potential investors are getting spooked by the crypto winter and the FTX meltdown. Yes, you can invest in crypto online, just like you can invest in online exempt public offerings under Regulations A, CF and D. But that’s pretty much where the similarity ends. There are a number of differences between the crypto world and online exempt securities offerings. These include the types of investments offered. Crypto comprises purely digital assets, which…

We’ve heard from some of our clients that potential investors are getting spooked by the crypto winter and the FTX meltdown. Yes, you can invest in crypto online, just like you can invest in online exempt public offerings under Regulations A, CF and D. But that’s pretty much where the similarity ends. There are a number of differences between the crypto world and online exempt securities offerings. These include the types of investments offered. Crypto comprises purely digital assets, which…

We’ve heard from some of our clients that potential investors are getting spooked by the crypto winter and the FTX meltdown. Yes, you can invest in crypto online, just like you can invest in online exempt public offerings under Regulations A, CF and D. But that’s pretty much where the similarity ends. There are a number of differences between the crypto world and online exempt securities offerings. These include the types of investments offered. Crypto comprises purely digital assets, which…