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by whb07 3053 days ago
I just recently saw the SEC secretary say that ico’s are not illegal if they were to be done roughly behind closed doors, so to speak.

Meaning, don’t spam to the world your ico address and be diligent as to who you’re talking to about potential investments.

The SEC secretary wants a fine line distinction between a “private” and “public” raising of money. He’s right to point that all icos (besides filecoin) are trying to be considered as “private” while publicly share their address and don’t discern who sends in funds.

Here’s a recent SEC release: https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/statement-clayton-...