Blockchain lawyer Andrew Hinkes is spoiling for a fight. The general counsel at investment bank Athena Blockchain and an adjunct business and law professor at New York University, Hinkes believes token issuers will soon start pushing back against regulatory enforcement…
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Alabama Securities Watchdog Hits 3 ICOs with Cease-and-Desists
The Alabama Securities Commission (ASC), the U.S. state’s securities regulator, has joined its counterparts in Texas and New Jersey in hitting out at initial coin offerings (ICOs) that are soliciting local residents. According to a cease-and-desist order entered on May…
8 Ways Telegram Thinks Its Own ICO Could Go Wrong
If Telegram’s ambitious blockchain project fails, investors can’t say they weren’t warned. Along with the white paper and technical documents, prospective buyers in what could be one of the largest-ever initial coin offerings (ICOs) have received a nine-page memorandum spelling…
What to Look for in ICO Terms and Conditions
Peter Khokhlov, Brian Konradi, and Andrei Danilov are lawyers and co-founders of Incremint.io, which is planning a token sale. This article does not constitute legal advice. Terms and conditions (or T&Cs), the timid cousin of the white paper, are an…