#198

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Nick Morgan, a former attorney at the SEC, joined us to discuss their recent report on the DAO and what it means for the ICO boom.

Topics discussed in this episode:
The history and mandate of the SEC
Nick's years as a trial attorney at the SEC
How the Howey Test is used to determine if something is a security
The application of the Howey Test to the DAO case
The weaknesses in their argument that token holders relied on the effort of others
Why the SEC did not prosecute the Slock.it founders
Why the SEC will likely focus on token sales involving fraud
How the SEC's limited resources will make it hard for it to impact the ICO boom
The implications of the SEC report for cryptocurrency exchanges

Links mentioned in this episode:
SEC Press Release on The DAO: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-releas...
SEC Report on Investigation of The DAO: https://www.sec.gov/litigation/invest...
Seven Takeaways from the DAO Report - Kyle Mitchell: https://writing.kemitchell.com/2017/0...
EB134 – Emin Gün Sirer And Vlad Zamfir: On A Rocky DAO:    • EB134 – Emin Gün Sirer And Vlad Zamfir: On...  
Nicolas Morgan Website: https://www.paulhastings.com/professi...
The DAO Report: Understanding the Risk of SEC Enforcement - CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/dao-report-u...

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