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A comment on Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Trading Digital Assets. Parent comment

Re:Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Tr... by pm on Thursday March 08, 2018 @12:40AM (#16542563)
Assuming you're not being facetious, I would think securities means something that goes up in value that doesn't have an inherently physical nature.

NB. Correct me if I'm mistaken, I have little knowledge in this area.

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Re:Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Tr... by catominor on Thursday March 08, 2018 @01:50AM (#16542800)
Check out the Howey Test. It's what you have to fail to be determined not a security, this definition is fairly short and good: http://www.legalandcompliance.com/securities-resources/secur...
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