Howey Test

A legal test which defines whether an investment contract is designed as a security under United States law.

  1. Investment of money
  2. In a common enterprise
  3. With the expectation of profit
  4. To be derived from the efforts of others

References

  1. ‘SEC v. WJ Howey Co.’ 1946. US. Supreme Court.
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  4. Cornish, Chloe, and Richard Waters. 2018. ‘Silicon Valley Investors Line up to Back Telegram ICO’. Financial Times, January. https://www.ft.com/content/790d9506-0175-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5.
  5. Hacker, Philipp, and Chris Thomale. 2018. ‘Crypto-Securities Regulation: ICOs, Token Sales and Cryptocurrencies under EU Financial Law’. European Company and Financial Law Review 15 (4): 645–96.
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