Token and Protocol Securities Analysis
Victoria Ashworth-Crane, Esq.
LeMay Publishing
LEGAL
Token and Protocol Securities Analysis
by Victoria Ashworth-Crane, Esq.
Securities Law15,430 words45 chapters
Published by LeMay Publishing. 15,430 words across 45 chapters.
About This Publication
Legal analysis of securities classification for protocol tokens, digital assets, and decentralized systems.
Published by LeMay Publishing, a division of LeMay. Massachusetts.
ISBN: 979-8-0000-5055-2
Chapters
1TOKEN AND PROTOCOL SECURITIES ANALYSIS
2A Comprehensive Legal Framework for the Classification of Protocol Tokens, Digital Assets, and Decentralized Systems Under Federal Securities Law
3NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER
4ABOUT THE AUTHOR
5TABLE OF CONTENTS
6CHAPTER I
7INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF ANALYSIS
8CHAPTER II
9THE STATUTORY AND DOCTRINAL FOUNDATION
10CHAPTER III
11THE HOWEY FRAMEWORK AND ITS APPLICATION TO DIGITAL ASSETS
12CHAPTER IV
13THE INVESTMENT OF MONEY PRONG
14CHAPTER V
15THE COMMON ENTERPRISE PRONG
16CHAPTER VI
17THE REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PROFITS PRONG
18CHAPTER VII
19THE EFFORTS OF OTHERS PRONG AND DECENTRALIZATION
20CHAPTER VIII
21FUNCTIONAL TOKENS AND THE CONSUMPTION-INVESTMENT DICHOTOMY
22CHAPTER IX
23PROTOCOL GOVERNANCE TOKENS
24CHAPTER X
25STABLECOINS AND DERIVATIVE TOKEN INSTRUMENTS
26CHAPTER XI
27THE SEC ENFORCEMENT DOCTRINE AND ITS ANALYTICAL IMPLICATIONS
28CHAPTER XII
29THE SUFFICIENTLY DECENTRALIZED STANDARD
30CHAPTER XIII
31SECONDARY MARKET TRANSACTIONS AND THE RE-ANALYSIS PROBLEM
32CHAPTER XIV
33COMPARATIVE AND EMERGING REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
34CHAPTER XV
35A PROPOSED ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENTERPRISE CLASSIFICATION
36CHAPTER XVI
37CONCLUSION
38ENDNOTES
39BIBLIOGRAPHY
40Statutes and Regulations
41Case Law
42SEC Guidance and Enforcement Actions
43Legislative Materials
44International Regulatory Guidance
45Secondary Sources