Members of the community pointed out that the description written by the SEC applies to “quite a few” NFT projects.
that many NFT project founders put out messaging similar to Impact Theory that encourages potential buyers and promises profit as the project succeeds.Cointelegraph reached out to Oscar Franklin Tan, the chief legal officer of NFT platform Enjin, to dive deeper into the SEC’s recent action against NFTs. According to Tan, it’s very problematic to say that all NFTs are securities. Tan explained:
The lawyer also shared that the confusion is everywhere. Tan said he was recently asked if giving away a proof-of-attendance protocol NFT at a fashion show was illegal. Tan believes that the lack of clear rules will “discourage creators from trying Web3 models” and lead to the space never discovering the “full benefits of Web3.”
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