Disclosures On Offerings And Registrations Of Securities In The Crypto Asset Markets

On April 10, 2025, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance (“CorpFin”) issued a statement on disclosurs in offerings and registrations of securities in the crypto asset markets.  This is the third statement issued by CorpFin on various topics dealing with cryptocurrencies and digital assets in a matter of weeks.  For a review of CorpFin’s statement on certain proof of work mining activities see HERE and on stablecoins, see HERE.

The statement is meant to give guidance related to specific disclosure topics when either registering crypto assets or when filing a registration statement for an issuer in the crypto asset business.  The guidance cuts across all Regulation S-K disclosures whether in a Securities Act form (S-1; F-1; etc..) or an Exchange Act form (10-K; 20-F etc..).

Description of Business – Item 101 of Regulation S-K

Item 101 of Regulation S-K – Description of Business – requires an issuer to provide detailed background information material to understanding the general development