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India Central Bank Cracks Down On Cryptocurrencies

Financial institutions regulated by the Reserve Bank of India can no longer deal with cryptocurrencies, the bank recently announced...

Regulation A+ Now Available To Reporting Companies

President Trump in late May signed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which has received attention...

SEC Chair Gives Example of Token That Isn’t a Security

The Securities and Exchange Commission has been ratcheting up the regulatory pressure on initial coin offerings; earlier this year,...

Are ICO Tokens Securities? Federal Court Poised To Answer For First Time

A New York man charged by the U.S. government with securities fraud in connection with two Initial Coin Offerings...

SEC Suspends Studio’s Reg A+ Exemption Over CPA Snafu

One of the first companies to sell securities using Regulation A+ recently had its exemption temporarily suspended by the...

What the New Tax Bill Means for Startups, Entrepreneurs and Investors

Below is a brief summary of the Conference Committee tax bill that was released late last week.  It is...

SEC Chair Issues Cautionary Statement About ICOs

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton issued a statement this week cautioning investors and market professionals about the...

Dec 13 · 3 min read >

SEC Warns Celebrity ICO Endorsments May Be Breaking The Law

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has said celebrity endorsements of initial coin offerings could be illegal if it...

Four Items Every Startup Should Consider When Engaging a Startup Lawyer

A few of the exciting, yet unfortunate, realities of every startup are that the company does not know if...

Nov 16 · 4 min read >

Global Index Providers Move To Exclude Companies With Multi-Class Share Structures

After seeing the control maintained by the founders of Facebook, Snap and other public companies, clients often want to...