Securities,
Banking,
Administrative/Regulatory
Aug. 16, 2018
Cryptocurrency security-status questions clarified by SEC
In a recent speech, William Hinman, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporate Finance, began to place additional definition around the debate over whether digital assets, including tokens, are securities.
Jolene E. Negre
Partner
Jenner & Block LLP
Email: jnegre@jenner.com
Jolene is a member of the firm's FinTech industry group.
Michael W. Ross
Partner
Jenner & Block LLP
Phone: (212) 891-1669
Email: mross@jenner.com
Michael is a member of the firm's FinTech industry group.
Justin C. Steffen
Partner
Jenner & Block LLP
Justin is a member of the firm's FinTech industry group.
Andrew J. Lichtman
Associate
Jenner & Block LLP
Andrew is an associate in the firm's litigation department.
In a June speech, William Hinman, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporate Finance, began to place additional definition around the debate over whether digital assets, including tokens, are securities. Until that speech, much commentary had focused on statements repeated by SEC officials that digital assets distributed in initial coin offerings are almost always securities in the commission's view, with the possible exception of widel...
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