Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings
&gt; I believe that initial coin offerings – whether they represent offerings of securities or not – can be effective ways for entrepreneurs and others to raise funding, including for innovative projects.<p>&gt; We at the SEC are committed to promoting capital formation.  The technology on which cryptocurrencies and ICOs are based may prove to be disruptive, transformative and efficiency enhancing.  I am confident that developments in fintech will help facilitate capital formation and provide promising investment opportunities for institutional and Main Street investors alike. I encourage Main Street investors to be open to these opportunities, but to ask good questions, demand clear answers and apply good common sense when doing so.<p>I don&#x27;t know much about Jay Clayton (SEC Chairmain) but he seems to be taking a very pragmatic stance on tokens. From what I gather, he&#x27;s saying that <i></i>some<i></i> of these tokens should be classified as securities, while others should not. And we as investors should be be diligent to probe the creators to see if these tokens are subject to regulation and are legal.<p>This is amazing! The SEC haven&#x27;t <i></i>quite<i></i> stepped in yet. But I fully expect them to. And this gives some great insight into what we can expect in the future.