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Speaking recently with The Logic, Warren Cass, partner in Gowling WLG’s Corporate group, discussed the regulatory challenges facing startups operating in the investment space.
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Speaking recently with The Logic, Warren Cass, partner in Gowling
WLG's Corporate group, discussed the regulatory challenges
facing startups operating in the investment space. The article
examines a recent case involving Addy, a Vancouver-based real
estate investment platform, which was fined by British Columbia
regulators for trading securities without proper registration.
"A lot of people lost a lot of money in crypto," Cass
said. "Regulators want companies that are innovating in the
space to 'come through the front door' [to negotiate
alternative compliance with regulations or customized exemptions]
instead of skirting regulations."
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