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RE: Adventures in the SEC: Almost all ICOs are illegal

in #steem-project8 years ago

that's actually one of the craziest parts of all this, especially for blockchain startups in the U.S. if a company raises $5 million, probably half of that is earmarked for lawyers, compliance, and "regulation". and even with all that, well, I'm sure you're aware of what happened with ripple...

Link: Ripple just got slapped with a $700K fine (2015)

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I think I've seen the crowdfund percentage for legal anywhere from 10%-50%, depending on use case. I think it's wise to include a large budget for this. The more they displace or impact certain businesses and sectors they will need it. Companies who are threatened may decide to launch massive lawsuits to try to bankrupt the blockchain companies. It will be interesting to watch.