(1) clarifying that tokens sold in a securities transaction that don't independently qualify as a security aren't subject to registration;
(2) tailoring the securities registration forms for tokens with security-like features; ... /2
Feb 18, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Don’t sleep on the SEC’s action against Do Kwon and TFL. The complaint includes a ton of novel legal theories that can be applied to stablecoins, wrapped tokens, liquidity pool tokens and other crypto assets. Steady lads… /1
The SEC isn’t just classifying crypto assets as investment contracts or notes anymore. The SEC alleges wrapped tokens to be securities because they are a “receipt for a security” and a stablecoin to be a security because it is a “right to subscribe or purchase a security.” /2