MoFo Tech

November 09, 2018 - Financings, Fintech, Mergers + Acquisitions
First SEC Enforcement Action Against Unregistered Digital Token Exchange
By: Alfredo B. D. Silva
Until yesterday, the enforcement actions of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the digital token space have primarily focused on the primary issuances of tokens. However, on November 8, 2018, the SEC announced in an order (the “Order”) that it had settled charges against
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October 09, 2018 - Financings
Save the Date for a MoFo Webinar: Updates to the Y Combinator SAFE Forms
By: John M. Rafferty
Updates to the Y Combinator SAFE forms Join Morrison & Foerster partner John Rafferty and associate Kate Tyler for a free webinar to discuss the recent changes to the Y Combinator forms of Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) and how those changes impact
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August 07, 2018 - Financings, Fintech
Treasury and the OCC Make Significant Fintech Announcements
By: Jeremy R. Mandell
Two key federal government announcements were made on July 31, 2018 related to fintech issues. First, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a press release announcing a report entitled “Nonbank Financials, Fintech, and Innovation.” The Report is the fourth and final in a
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July 23, 2018 - Blockchain, Financings, Fintech
Payments and Lending: Trends to Convergence in the Indonesian FinTech Industry
Originally, there were no foreign ownership limits for a non-bank company to act as an e-Wallet provider, e-Money issuer or fund transfer operator, leading to an influx in applications from foreign owned providers in Indonesia. On 7 May 2018, Bank Indonesia (“BI”) published a
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June 19, 2018 - Blockchain, Financings, Fintech, Mergers + Acquisitions
The Journey from Security to Non-Security: SEC Director Comments on Mutability of Token Treatment
By: Spencer D. Klein, Alfredo B. D. Silva and Mark S. Wojciechowski
Many in the blockchain and cryptocurrency community were in a celebratory mood on June 14, 2018, following a landmark speech given by William Hinman, Director for the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Director Hinman’s remarks addressed,
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June 12, 2018 - Financings, Fintech
Cashing in on a New Customer Base
In this article, Jake M. Robson and Nick Davies highlight how joint ventures or strategic M&A can often be the most effective way to roll out and scale up a fintech product offering in multiple jurisdictions in southeast Asia. The article was first published
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May 07, 2018 - Financings
A Startup Lawyer’s Guide to the 6 Top Things a Founder Should do Before Raising Venture Capital
By: John M. Rafferty
An attorney who counsels hundreds of startups every year, Emerging Companies + Venture Capital partner John Rafferty says going into the VC-capital-raising process unprepared is a mistake startups should be sure to avoid. He believes no startup should embark on that process without first
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March 19, 2018 - Regulatory, Blockchain, Financings, Fintech
8 Key Items You Need to Consider Before Staging Your ICO
By: Spencer D. Klein
With over $8.8B raised via Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) since 2014, and over 1,200 tokens in circulation with a combined market capitalization of over $300B, it’s not surprising that ICOs are an increasingly popular fundraising tool. In this post, we discuss eight key items
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March 19, 2018 - Regulatory, Financings
European E-Commerce Markets: Competition Initiatives for 2018
By: Andreas Grünwald
As part of the EU’s Digital Single Market initiative, the European Commission has been working to identify potential competition concerns affecting European e-commerce markets. The Commission suspects that companies have created artificial barriers to trade which impede the development of the e-commerce industry in
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March 19, 2018 - Blockchain, Financings, Fintech
Cryptocurrency Compensation: A Primer on Token-Based Awards
By: Alfredo B. D. Silva
These days more and more companies are using virtual tokens to compensate and incentivize founders, directors, employees, and other service providers. For the most part, these token-based awards emulate traditional equity-based awards, but they differ from those awards in some important ways, particularly when
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Topic Archives: Financings

First SEC Enforcement Action Against Unregistered Digital Token Exchange

By: Alfredo B. D. Silva

Save the Date for a MoFo Webinar: Updates to the Y Combinator SAFE Forms

By: John M. Rafferty

Treasury and the OCC Make Significant Fintech Announcements

By: Jeremy R. Mandell

Payments and Lending: Trends to Convergence in the Indonesian FinTech Industry

The Journey from Security to Non-Security: SEC Director Comments on Mutability of Token Treatment

By: Spencer D. Klein, Alfredo B. D. Silva and Mark S. Wojciechowski

Cashing in on a New Customer Base

A Startup Lawyer’s Guide to the 6 Top Things a Founder Should do Before Raising Venture Capital

By: John M. Rafferty

8 Key Items You Need to Consider Before Staging Your ICO

By: Spencer D. Klein

European E-Commerce Markets: Competition Initiatives for 2018

By: Andreas Grünwald

Cryptocurrency Compensation: A Primer on Token-Based Awards

By: Alfredo B. D. Silva