PlayIconNav
BTC
$98,689.25-0.60%
ETH
$3,346.67-0.89%
SOL
$258.89-0.43%
BNB
$667.92+6.62%
XRP
$1.55+12.99%
DOGE
$0.45883376+17.40%
CD20
$3,410.34+5.30%
ADA
$1.10+27.88%
TRX
$0.20812230+5.18%
AVAX
$42.84+19.70%
SHIB
$0.00002672+8.41%
WBTC
$97,789.72-0.86%
Ad

Howey Test

The SEC Is Talking to a 'Wide Swath' of Crypto Organizations: Gensler
Video
Sec
The SEC Is Talking to a ‘Wide Swath’ of Crypto Organizations: Gensler
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler testified before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday, noting the “vast majority” of cryptocurrencies are securities, while referencing the Howey Te...
The SEC Is Talking to a 'Wide Swath' of Crypto Organizations: Gensler
By undefined undefined
Sep 15, 2022 at 8:51 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
SECCDTVGary GenslerSenate Banking CommitteeHowey Test
sec-logo
Markets
Sec
SoluTech to Burn its Tokens Under Terms of SEC Settlement; Co-Founder Fined
SoluTech, which violated securities laws and misrepresented its revenue during the token sale, now must destroy all its tokens.
sec-logo
By Danny Nelson
Sep 25, 2020 at 3:59 p.m. UTC
Sep 25, 2020
SECICOHowey TestCoinFlash
screen-shot-2020-06-30-at-12-39-17-pm
Policy
Icos
The Novel Legal Strategy Bringing This ICO-Backed ‘Micro-Mobility’ Startup to Court
Lawyers have filed suit in a "highly unusual" case against flamboyant Italian e-scooter entrepreneur Salvator Palella, over a troubled ICO back in 2018.
screen-shot-2020-06-30-at-12-39-17-pm
By Daniel Kuhn
Jun 30, 2020 at 6:24 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2020
ICOsHowey TestSAFTClass Actions
calderon_floor
Markets
California
California Assembly Considers Exempting Some Digital Assets From State Securities Law
A key lawmaker in the California Assembly has proposed exempting some digital assets from the state’s definition of corporate securities.
calderon_floor
By Danny Nelson
May 8, 2020 at 6:04 a.m. UTC
May 8, 2020
CaliforniaDigital AssetsHowey Test
screen-shot-2020-03-29-at-9-09-42-am
Policy
Telegram
Telegram Ruling Closes Another Door to Legally Compliant Token Sales
A recent ruling stopping Telegram from distributing its cryptocurrency creates new legal peril for public blockchains, argues lawyer Josh Lawler.
screen-shot-2020-03-29-at-9-09-42-am
By Josh Lawler
Mar 29, 2020 at 1:48 p.m. UTC
Mar 29, 2020
TelegramOpinionHowey Test
law-books
Markets
Sec
SEC Blasts Kik's 'Void for Vagueness' Defense of 2017 ICO
Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it.
law-books
By Danny Nelson
Oct 29, 2019 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
Oct 29, 2019
SECRegulationNewsCapital MarketsKikLegalHowey TestRebecca Rettig
orange-2
Markets
Sec
Howey Schmowey – The Real Answer is to Update Securities Regulations
The SEC should focus more on fraud prevention than if an asset is a security, as fraud can be committed with securities too, argues David Weisberger.
orange-2
By David Weisberger
Jun 23, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Jun 23, 2019
SECRegulationSecuritiesHowey TestFeatures
shutterstock_333834479
Markets
Regulation
The Gentrification of ICOs Is Underway
The ICO neighborhood, so to speak, is cleaning up, though University of Dublin's Paul Ennis suggests this may not exactly be a future to fear.
shutterstock_333834479
By Dr. Paul J. Ennis
Nov 19, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Nov 19, 2017
RegulationInvestmentsICOsHowey TestFeaturesMarkets News
orange-2
Markets
Regulation
The Simplest Way to Understand Why The DAO Was a Security
When is a token a security? It may not be so hard to understand, should users keep this decades-old allegorical tale in mind.
orange-2
By Ash Bennington
Jul 31, 2017 at 2:35 p.m. UTC
Jul 31, 2017
RegulationInvestmentsICOsLegalHowey TestFeaturesMarkets News