Understanding SEC’s Classification of Crypto-assets: Securities or Commodities?

Cryptocurrency growth in the last decade has taken the technological world by storm, and with this growth came many questions and concerns. The classification of cryptocurrency is primarily a chief concern. The subject is one that courts, government agencies, and even financial markets struggle to grasp.  The primary debate begs an answer to an essential question: are they securities or commodities?  Cryptocurrency traverses local, national, regional, and international boundaries. Hence the need for classification is both a national and international…

Security Tokens vs. Utility Tokens – A Beginner’s Guide

Blockchain, the pinnacle of decentralized, distributed, and transparent technology, is at its base a Platform. What is a Platform, you ask? A technological sense platform is a nurturing ground for growing and building applications that serve various purposes. Being a platform, blockchain can be used for a variety of purposes. Moreover, with a general-purpose technology like blockchain, there is no limit to what innovations can be made. One such variety in blockchain projects today is the distinction in their native…