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Re:SEC Issues Report Concluding DAO Tokens, a Digital Asset,... by vkou on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @05:28PM (#14852034)
How familiar are you with the history of securities laws? Do you know why they were drafted?

Every con artist in history has claimed that their mark knew what they were getting into.

Re:SEC Issues Report Concluding DAO Tokens, a Digital Asset,... by armenarmen on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @05:33PM (#14852068)
DAOs and the JOBS act for sure open up opportunities for crooks to do some "boiler-maker-esque" stuff. I cannot disagree with that. And I do not doubt that gullible people can be hoodwinked by bad people. I would say that fraud and property theft can be handled on a case by case basis. That protecting hypothetical gullible crypto enthusiasts at the expense of the entire industry and putting up huge legal barriers to entry is the wrong move.