Shadow SEC Statement No. 11: The SEC Offering Reform Proposals

By John Coates, John C. Coffee, Jr., James D. Cox, Merritt B. Fox and Joel Seligman July 21, 2026 by renholding

On May 19, the SEC issued a release (the “Release”) proposing major changes in the regulation of securities public offerings,[1] one of four major disclosure-related rule proposals that it issued that month.[2] Some of the Release’s proposed offering …

Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Crypto Regulation by the SEC

By Carol Goforth April 27, 2021 by renholding

In 2008, the world ushered in the blockchain era[1] with a whitepaper posted pseudonymously in an online discussion of cryptography under the name “Satoshi Nakamoto.”[2] That paper formed the foundation for Bitcoin, the first blockchain-hosted cryptoasset,[3] a …

SEC Divisions Set Forth Views on Issuing and Trading Digital Asset Securities

By Securities and Exchange Commission November 21, 2018 by renholding

In recent years, we have seen significant advances in technologies – including blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies – that impact our securities markets. This statement[1] highlights several recent Commission enforcement actions involving the intersection of long-standing applications of …

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Shadow SEC Statement No. 11: The SEC Offering Reform Proposals

Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Crypto Regulation by the SEC

SEC Divisions Set Forth Views on Issuing and Trading Digital Asset Securities