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We keep saying that ICOs have not changed the securities laws and there’s no real magic to how to apply existing securities laws to ICOs. We are sure you’ve read our memo on the topic. That’s certainly true when it comes to “bounty” or referral programs in the ICO space. In these programs, people get coin or tokens for spreading the word about an ICO offering. Normal securities laws apply. ICOs have not warped the space-time continuum so as to apply the Securities Act of 1933 differently than…

Following the release of the “Simple Agreement for Future Tokens” or “SAFT” documentation by Protocol Labs and Cooley LLP, the possibility of doing blockchain token sales has been expanded to companies at even earlier stages of development. When selling a token, companies needed to have more architecture developed with respect to their platforms so that they could issue tokens with rights that corresponded to the operations of those platforms. With the SAFT, those companies can sell securities…

Following the release of the “Simple Agreement for Future Tokens” or “SAFT” documentation by Protocol Labs and Cooley LLP, the possibility of doing blockchain token sales has been expanded to companies at even earlier stages of development. When selling a token, companies needed to have more architecture developed with respect to their platforms so that they could issue tokens with rights that corresponded to the operations of those platforms. With the SAFT, those companies can sell securities…

Following the release of the “Simple Agreement for Future Tokens” or “SAFT” documentation by Protocol Labs and Cooley LLP, the possibility of doing blockchain token sales has been expanded to companies at even earlier stages of development. When selling a token, companies needed to have more architecture developed with respect to their platforms so that they could issue tokens with rights that corresponded to the operations of those platforms. With the SAFT, those companies can sell securities…

Following the release of the “Simple Agreement for Future Tokens” or “SAFT” documentation by Protocol Labs and Cooley LLP, the possibility of doing blockchain token sales has been expanded to companies at even earlier stages of development. When selling a token, companies needed to have more architecture developed with respect to their platforms so that they could issue tokens with rights that corresponded to the operations of those platforms. With the SAFT, those companies can sell securities…

Following the release of the “Simple Agreement for Future Tokens” or “SAFT” documentation by Protocol Labs and Cooley LLP, the possibility of doing blockchain token sales has been expanded to companies at even earlier stages of development. When selling a token, companies needed to have more architecture developed with respect to their platforms so that they could issue tokens with rights that corresponded to the operations of those platforms. With the SAFT, those companies can sell securities…

Some folks, especially traditional securities lawyers, have recently been startled by flashy ads on the TV and radio for offerings of securities, specifically Regulation A securities in start-ups. We’ve had a number of calls, and there have even been some newspaper articles, asking “They can’t do that, can they?” They can. This is not the stuffy old traditional IPO world. This is Reg A, dudes and dudettes, where the rules are different and any start-up company that can afford it (ha!) can make…

Some folks, especially traditional securities lawyers, have recently been startled by flashy ads on the TV and radio for offerings of securities, specifically Regulation A securities in start-ups. We’ve had a number of calls, and there have even been some newspaper articles, asking “They can’t do that, can they?” They can. This is not the stuffy old traditional IPO world. This is Reg A, dudes and dudettes, where the rules are different and any start-up company that can afford it (ha!) can make…

Some folks, especially traditional securities lawyers, have recently been startled by flashy ads on the TV and radio for offerings of securities, specifically Regulation A securities in start-ups. We’ve had a number of calls, and there have even been some newspaper articles, asking “They can’t do that, can they?” They can. This is not the stuffy old traditional IPO world. This is Reg A, dudes and dudettes, where the rules are different and any start-up company that can afford it (ha!) can make…

Some folks, especially traditional securities lawyers, have recently been startled by flashy ads on the TV and radio for offerings of securities, specifically Regulation A securities in start-ups. We’ve had a number of calls, and there have even been some newspaper articles, asking “They can’t do that, can they?” They can. This is not the stuffy old traditional IPO world. This is Reg A, dudes and dudettes, where the rules are different and any start-up company that can afford it (ha!) can make…