Quote from: NewWorldBitOrder on June 04, 2014, 10:05:50 PM

Well good luck with the SEC enforcing that.

Quote from: Anotheranonlol on June 04, 2014, 10:19:55 PM

So IRS says Bitcoin is property in black and white but when you inject a little color into them they've gone full circle from currency to shares?

There are three issues here that are being muddled together:

1. What do current SEC regulations say about selling pre/insta-mined coins (e.g., in an IPO-like offering), issuing colored coins (e.g., to fund development), or creating other innovative crypto-based assets and soliciting public investment?

2. Regardless of the answer to #1, under what conditions is the SEC likely to attempt to enforce these regulations?

3. Is SEC involvement in crypto-space a good or a bad thing?

In regards to Point #1, it is my opinion that both selling pre/insta-mined coins and issuing colored coin that act like shares, bonds, or options would fall under SEC jurisdiction if investment from US residents was solicited. I would actually like to be proven wrong here, but the Voorhees deal sets a precedent in my opinion.