US
federal securities law applies regardless of whether the «issuing entity» is a regular company or a decentralized autonomous organization.
At that hearing, Clayton declared, «To the extent that digital assets are securities — and I believe every ICO I've seen is a security — we have jurisdiction and
our federal securities laws apply.»
The SEC's investigation was concerned not with identifying and charging those involved in the hack, but on whether the U.S.
federal securities laws applied to the offer and sale of The DAO tokens.
There has been legitimate confusion in the crypto community until now on whether, when and how
the federal securities laws apply to token and SAFT offerings.
«
Federal securities laws apply to those who offer and sell securities in the U.S., regardless whether the issuing entity is a traditional company or a decentralized autonomous organization, regardless whether those securities are purchased using U.S. dollars are virtual currencies, and regardless whether they are distributed in certificated form or through distributed ledger technology.»
«Through statements, reports and enforcement actions the SEC has made it clear that
federal securities laws apply regardless of whether the offered security — a purposefully broad and flexible term — is labeled a «coin» or «utility token» rather than a stock, bond or investment contract,» Clayton and Giancarlo said.
The SEC statements reads in part: «
federal securities laws apply to those who offer and sell securities in the United States, regardless whether the issuing entity is a traditional company or a decentralized autonomous organization, regardless whether those securities are purchased using U.S. dollars or virtual currencies, and regardless whether they are distributed in certificated form or through distributed ledger technology.»
The SEC announcement went on further to state that «
the federal securities laws apply to those who offer and sell securities in the United States, regardless whether the issuing entity is a traditional company or a decentralized autonomous organization, regardless whether those securities are purchased using U.S. dollars or virtual currencies, and regardless whether they are distributed in certificated form or through distributed ledger technology.»
The SEC added that
federal securities laws apply to those who offer and sell securities in the United States, regardless whether the issuing entity is a traditional company or a decentralized autonomous organization, regardless whether those securities are purchased using U.S. dollars or virtual currencies, and regardless whether they are distributed in certificated form or through distributed ledger technology.
The organization emphasized that
federal securities laws apply to all securities in the U.S., whether the issuing entity is a traditional company or a decentralized autonomous organization, and whether the securities are purchased using fiat or digital currencies.
Not exact matches
[6] In the 21 (a) Report, the Commission
applied longstanding
securities law principles to demonstrate that a particular token constituted an investment contract and therefore was a
security under our
federal securities laws.
U.S.
federal and state
securities laws have catch - all provisions regarding secondary liability for aiding and abetting a violation of
securities laws, which could
apply for facilitating trading through an unregistered exchange.
The SEC finding in July that DAO tokens are a
security, and subject to
federal securities laws was welcomed by cryptocurrency industry observers as an indication the agency is developing
laws to
apply to cryptocurrencies.
Regulators have indicated that
securities laws generally
apply to cryptocurrencies, although each asset has its own set of characteristics that may put it outside the purview of
federal oversight.
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Federal law related to the collection of debts owed to the government requires ED to request that the U.S. Department of the Treasury withhold money from your
federal income tax refunds, Social Security payments (including Social Security disability benefits), and other federal payments to be applied toward repayment of your defaulted federal studen
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Security disability benefits), and other
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federal studen
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But the creditor must
apply these tests fairly, impartially, and without discriminating against you on any of the following grounds: age, gender, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, because you receive public income such as veterans benefits, welfare or Social
Security, or because you exercise your rights under
Federal credit
laws such as filing a billing error notice with a creditor.
Clarifies current
law's «undue hardship» exception to nondischargeability in bankruptcy as it
applies to
federal student loans by creating a rebuttable presumption that a debtor faces an «undue hardship» if the debtor is receiving disability benefits under the Social
Security Act;
Your level of server
security is your decision - and be sure to consider state /
federal laws which may
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In
applying the Howey Test to The DAO, the SEC report concluded that digital coins or tokens issued by an individual or entity for the purpose of raising funds for projects may be considered
securities under
federal law, regardless of whether done so using a traditional company or decentralized autonomous organization.
US lawmakers continue to wrestle with how to approach cryptocurrencies, as a
federal judge says the likes of bitcoin can be treated as commodities by the CFTC, FinCEN says money transmitter rules
apply to ICOs, and Wyoming's state legislature clears a bill exempting some crypto assets from
securities laws.
Although these findings
applied only to The DAO, the SEC noted that it wanted «to stress that the U.S.
federal securities law may
apply to various activities, including distributed ledger technology, depending on the particular facts and circumstances, without regard to the form of the organization or technology used to effectuate a particular offer or sale.»
While the SEC's investigation was focused on this one organization and its co-founders, the report clearly states, «U.S.
federal securities law may
apply to various activities, including distributed ledger technology, depending on the particular facts and circumstances, without regard to the form of the organization or technology used to effectuate a particular [cryptocurrency] offer or sale.»
This week a
federal judge ruled that cryptocurrencies can be treated as commodities by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission); Wyoming's state legislature cleared a bill exempting some crypto assets from
securities laws and FinCEN (the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) said money transmitter rules
apply to ICOs.
«U.S.
federal securities law may
apply to various activities, including distributed ledger technology, depending on the particular facts and circumstances, without regard to the form of the organization or technology used to effectuate a particular offer or sale,» the agency said at the time.
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applying them to intelligence or
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Federal criminal
law enforcement arena.
The NYC
law has many of the same exceptions as most states, including that it does not
apply to: positions that involve regular access to the employer's digital
security system; positions in which state or
federal law requires the employee to have
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