The SEC ruled tokens offered and sold by The DAO are classified as securities, and therefore
fall under federal securities laws.
Not exact matches
It was only in the
fall of 2013, that the
federal securities laws in the US were amended
under Title II of the Jobs Act to allow advertising when selling to accredited investors (often referred to as Title II equity crowdfunding or Rule 506 (c) equity crowdfunding).
In December, he issued a statement explaining why he believes certain ICOs should
fall under the jurisdiction of
federal securities law and, as such, be filed beforehand.
Each state has its own intrastate offering regulations, and exemptions for crowdfunding proposals must generally
fall under this exemption or they are preempted by
federal securities laws.
Even more, many platforms for swapping digital currencies for cash or other cryptocurrencies
fall under the «exchange» umbrella as defined by
federal securities laws.