21 Mar Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency, Token Offering Crypto bull market and “memecoin” mania heat up despite recent U.S. enforcement action which formally accused over 30 tokens of being securities March 21, 2024 By Aaron Krowne Written by Laura "LC" Cole and Aaron Krowne The act of launching a ...Continue reading
07 Nov Blockchain, Blockchain and crypto infrastructure, Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency, Blog, Securities, Token Offering While Not The Final Word, Summary Judgment Ruling in SEC v. Ripple Case Is “Bullish” For Crypto November 7, 2023 By Aaron Krowne On June 13th, 2023, Southern District of New York federal judge Analisa Torres issued her summary judgment order ...Continue reading
15 Jan Blockchain and crypto infrastructure, Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Token Offering DFS Crypto “Coin Listing” Proposal Represents A Dramatic Expansion of the NY BitLicense August 16, 2024 By Aaron Krowne The comments below are in response to the New York DFS’s new proposed Coin Listing Policy Framework (the “Proposa...Continue reading
18 Nov Application of Blockchain, Blockchain, Blockchain and crypto infrastructure, Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Regulation and Policy, Securities, Token Offering A Tale of Two Token Offerings: Lessons from Blockstack (Reg A+) And Telegram (Reg D) August 16, 2024 By Aaron Krowne (*) Some of the biggest news of the past half-year on the US crypto regulatory front has been (1) Blockstack’s su...Continue reading
06 Apr Application of Blockchain, Blockchain, Blockchain and crypto infrastructure, Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Securities, Token Offering “Decentralized” No More — SEC Drops Proposed Blockchain Test? August 16, 2024 By Alexander Rodriguez Another takeaway of mine from the SEC’s April 3rd releases was noting a striking shift in gears from th...Continue reading
04 Apr Blockchain, Blockchain and crypto infrastructure, Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Token Offering Initial Impressions On The SEC’s Big “Digital Asset Framework” and Token No-Action Letter Releases August 16, 2024 By Aaron Krowne Yesterday was a big day in blockchain legal news, as the SEC put out two releases (combined here) that argua...Continue reading
10 Dec Application of Blockchain, Blockchain, Blockchain and crypto infrastructure, Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Securities, Token Offering No, Airdrops Weren’t Just “Legalized” in the U.S. August 16, 2024 By Aaron Krowne A November 27, 2018 order in the case of ICO-gone-wrong SEC v. BlockVest, LLC (SoCal U.S. Dis...Continue reading
23 Jul Blockchain, Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Token Offering House Financial Services – Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee Hearing (7/18/18): “The Future of Money: Digital Currency” August 15, 2024 By Aaron Krowne Below is a rough auto-transcript of a hearing held last week entitled “The Future of Money: Digital Cur...Continue reading
23 Jul Blockchain, Blockchain and crypto infrastructure, Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Token Offering House Agricultural Committee Hearing (7/18/18): “Cryptocurrencies: Oversight of New Assets in the Digital Age” August 15, 2024 By Aaron Krowne Below is a rough auto-transcript of a hearing held last week entitled “Cryptocurrencies: Oversight of N...Continue reading
08 Jul Blockchain, Blockchain/ Cryptocurrency, Securities, Token Offering Doubts Emerge Regarding SEC Director Hinman’s “Decentralization” Token Security-Criteria August 15, 2024 By Aaron Krowne On June 14th, 2018, at the Yahoo! Finance All Markets Summit, the SEC’s Director of the Corporate Finance D...Continue reading