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Security Tokens - A Primer
By: NP
Published: 2019-01-01
Tags: ico, sto, eto,
Overview: Security Token Offerings (STOs) are a novel fundraising mechanism birthed from increased regulatory oversight on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). This document provides: an overview of the problems Security Tokens are attempting to address; an overview of the Security Token ecosystem; select geographies and their developing regulations; a brief breakdown of the Security Token stack; a rough timeline of the STO process; concerns and caveats around Security Tokens and an appendix of select Security Token case studies.