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Protecting Innovation: The Kin Case, Litigating Decentralization, and Crypto Disclosures

Tyler Whirty/February 1, 2019June 19, 2022

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Kik, a messaging app that raised close to $100 million dollars in a 2017 initial coin offering (ICO) of its “Kin” token, is challenging a proposed Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action against the company. As has been discussed by…

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The Legal Status of ICOs: New Insights from Economic Theory

Diego Zuluaga/April 10, 2018June 19, 2022

Those who follow cryptocurrencies will know that an initial coin offering (ICO) refers to the issuance of digital tokens to finance a blockchain-based venture. They will also know that the legal status of tokens is an ongoing discussion among market participants and regulators. ICOs have attracted policymakers’…

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bitcoin, cryptocurrency, ICO, ban, government regulation
Digital Money, Money & Politics, News

Can the Government Destroy Bitcoin?

Will Luther/October 5, 2017June 19, 2022

China-based cryptocurrency exchange BTCC suspended all domestic trading in yuan last weekend. The decision came on the heels of a September 5 statement from regulatory authorities in China, which required all domestic cryptocurrency exchanges publish closing announcements, stop registering new users, and establish a schedule to cease…

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