Howey Test

Mary Shelley wrote the Gothic novel "Frankenstein." Boris Karloff starred in the 1931 movie version. (Wikimedia Commons)
Telegram Ruling Closes Another Door to Legally Compliant Token Sales
A recent ruling stopping Telegram from distributing its cryptocurrency creates new legal peril for public blockchains, argues lawyer Josh Lawler.
Mary Shelley wrote the Gothic novel "Frankenstein." Boris Karloff starred in the 1931 movie version. (Wikimedia Commons)

law books
SEC Blasts Kik's 'Void for Vagueness' Defense of 2017 ICO
Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it.
law books

oranges, fruits
Howey Schmowey – The Real Answer is to Update Securities Regulations
The SEC should focus more on fraud prevention than if an asset is a security, as fraud can be committed with securities too, argues David Weisberger.
oranges, fruits

graffitti, gentrifcation
The Gentrification of ICOs Is Underway
The ICO neighborhood, so to speak, is cleaning up, though University of Dublin's Paul Ennis suggests this may not exactly be a future to fear.
graffitti, gentrifcation

oranges, fruits
The Simplest Way to Understand Why The DAO Was a Security
When is a token a security? It may not be so hard to understand, should users keep this decades-old allegorical tale in mind.
oranges, fruits