Re: [ANN][PRE-ICO]HoweyCoins: the only BitcoinTalk-endorsed ICO

Quote from: Djouga on June 24, 2018, 08:58:20 AM

Quote from: fullerheat

It's a mock/fake website created by the US government to educate investors about how easy it is for them to be scammed by fraudulent ICO's:

SEC Launches HoweyCoin Parody Website Highlighting the Risks of ICOs

https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/sec-launches-howeycoin-parody-website-highlighting-the-risks-of-icos/

For Real, the info is verified ? It's not a bad idea, people have to be more carreful... but i'm not sure it's true.

The info is 100% verified on the US government's official SEC / Securities and Exchange Commission website specifically addressing the "HoweyCoins" parody/fake example which THEY created to illustrate their point, yet some people seem to not grasp the concept for some reason:

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-88