by Bennett Yankowitz | Aug 14, 2017 | Bitcoin, Crowdfunding, Cryptocurrency, Raising Capital
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have gone in and out of fashion since being introduced in late 2008. A new twist has recently come to the fore, the Initial Coin Offering (ICO), which has been used to raise over $1 billion in capital in the U.S. An ICO is a form of...
by Bennett Yankowitz | Aug 11, 2016 | Crowdfunding, Entrepreneurs, Raising Capital
Check out our new video on equity crowdfunding: For more information on equity crowdfunding please visit our sister site, crowdfundinglawyer.us, and our infographic comparing alternatives for raising capital in private transactions, including equity crowdfunding, Reg...
by Bennett Yankowitz | May 16, 2016 | Crowdfunding, Raising Capital
After a long wait, the SEC’s equity crowdfunding rules went in effect today, May 16, 2016. For the first time in the U.S., startups and other businesses can sell stock and other securities by listing on equity crowdfunding websites (known as...
by Bennett Yankowitz | Mar 19, 2016 | Crowdfunding
We are pleased to announce the publication by our sister site, crowdfundinglawyer.us, of a brand-new Infographic on Raising Capital on the Internet. There appears to be much confusion between the four major methods of raising capital for start-ups and growing business...
by Bennett Yankowitz | Feb 13, 2016 | Crowdfunding
Registration now Open for Crowdfunding Portal Licenses Equity crowdfunding took a step closer to becoming a reality in the U.S. when on January 29, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...
by Bennett Yankowitz | Jun 22, 2015 | Crowdfunding, Raising Capital
The SEC’s revamped Regulation A, known informally as Regulation A+, went into effect on June 19, 2015. There have been many reports in the press, including the Los Angeles Times, mistakenly implying that Reg A+ has legalized equity crowdfunding. In fact,...
