Name: STOs and Security Tokens Explained (simply)
Uploaded: 2022-10-17T04:58:19+00:00
Duration: 11 min 16 s
Description: Start trading Bitcoin and cryptocurrency here: https://bit.ly/3gfXFSA STOs are a way to tokenize tradable financial assets (like a share in a company) and offer them to the public in a responsible reg

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STOs are a way to tokenize tradable financial assets (like a share in a company) and offer them to the public in a responsible regulated process.

Unlike ICOs that are more of a “wild west” type of offering, STOs adhere to specific regulations and oversight by regulators. A token is considered a security if it answers “yes” on all 4 questions on the Howey Test (explained in the full post below).

That’s STOs in a nutshell. For a more detailed explanation watch the complete video, here’s what I’ll cover:

0:49 - ICOs in a nutshell
1:26 - Ethereum's ICO example
1:38 - Utility tokens explained
2:07 - Security tokens explained
2:30 - ICOs gone bad
4:04 - The Howey Test
6:34 - ICOs vs. IPOs
6:55 - STOs explained
7:33 - SEC exemptions
9:05 - STO advantages
9:34 - STO disadvantage