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Best Practices for Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Here it comes – the cryptocurrency exchanges are now under scrutiny. Last year, regulators in the United States were firmly focused on the mechanics and fairness of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). By now it seems settled that ICOs need to comply with the federal securities laws. So now it is time for cryptocurrency exchanges to…

Bitconnect – Why Crypto Needs Regulation

The Bitconnect scam is a good example of why crypto investors should not fear regulation. If you haven’t heard of the recently-shuttered cryptocurrency platform, it had all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme. Despite blaring warnings from the internet writ-large, investors chased after too-good-to-be-true returns and lost nearly everything. The Bitconnect Scam Bitconnect described itself as…

The ICO Is Dead – The Securities Token Offering Is Next

2017 was the year of the Initial Coin Offering or “ICO”. I believe 2018 will be the year of the Security Token Offering or “STO”. What does this even mean, and why should you care? THE ICO’s LATENT DEFECT – ITS A SECURITIES OFFERING Prior to 2017, the ICO was rare. There was the Ethereum…