• Where the magic happens: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Washington, DC headquarters (via Shutterstock).
    Where the magic happens: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Washington, DC headquarters (via Shutterstock).
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    SEC’s long-awaited ICO guidance didn’t change anything, says Wall Street Blockchain Alliance’s Joshua Klayman

    Crypto investors who thought the agency’s plain English guidance would suddenly free them from securities laws were unrealistic

    May 20, 2019 /

    The Securities and Exchange Commission’s much heralded “plain English” guidance on what makes an ICO a security wasn’t the good news many people thought it was. That is, wrapped in nicer language, the conclusion reached on May 16 by the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, which had 11 attorneys and its chairman, Ron Quaranta, studying the document for nearly six weeks.

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  • Where the magic happens: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Washington, DC headquarters (via Shutterstock).
    Where the magic happens: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Washington, DC headquarters (via Shutterstock).
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    SEC issues first no-action letter to an ICO issuer

    While not binding, the SEC staff’s opinion sends a strong sign that the ICO will be approved

    April 3, 2019 /

    The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance Wednesday issued its first “no-action” letter informing a would-be ICO producer that it did not consider its tokens securities and would not recommend enforcement action against it for proceeding with the sale.

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