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From the original Ethereum pre-sale blog post: https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/07/22/launching-the-ether-sale/ https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/07/22/launching-the
by pazimzadeh 4y ago
From the original Ethereum pre-sale blog post:
https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/07/22/launching-the-ether-sale/ https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/07/22/launching-the-ether-sal...
> Ether is a product, NOT a security or investment offering. Ether is simply a token useful for paying transaction fees or building or purchasing decentralized application services on the Ethereum platform; it does not give you voting rights over anything, and we make no guarantees of its future value.
- bawolff 4y agoJust because they claim something doesn't make it true.
- akritrime 4y agoA claim like this was also the reason behind Howey Test being a thing.
- paulmd 4y agoAh yes, the "this ROM is legal as long as you delete it before 24 hours after you download it!" clause. Everyone knows it's not a crime as long as you loudly yell THIS IS NOT A CRIME while doing it. After all why would someone say that if it's not true?!
- AlexandrB 4y agoSame feel as "No copyright intended" disclaimers on YouTube videos a few years ago.
- phabricator 4y agoEther's confusing though because the SEC has explicitly said in the past that "offers and sales of Ether are not securities transactions." https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/speech-hinman-061418 https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/speech-hinman-061418 Gensler's comments today suggest the opposite will be true?