Davies lawyers Geoffrey Rawle and Zain Rizvi’s recent client communication on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ (CSA) approach to cryptocurrency offerings is referenced in a recent Financial Post article.
The Post’s article discusses the strength of the CSA’s directive and quotes Geoff and Zain, who say, “The CSA notice itself serves as a warning to the ecosystem of blockchain technology business – buyers, sellers, creators, exchanges and traders – that the days of unqualified, non-exempt ICOs for all cryptocurrency technologies are over.”
Read the Financial Post article.
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