Carol Goforth

Carol Goforth is a university professor and the Clayton N. Little Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) School of Law.

Author’s posts

A deep analysis of the actual final judgement in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission versus Kik Interactive case.

SEC vs. Kik Interactive: A status update on the Kin ecosystem and Kin tokens

2021-01-24T17:34:00+00:00

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The ruling on the motion to dismiss in the SEC v. NAC case indicates that the SEC still has crypto sales in its crosshairs in 2021.

Another court applies the Howey investment contract analysis to crypto

2021-01-16T17:37:00+00:00

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Such regulation by enforcement does indeed run the risk of stifling important and valuable innovation in the crypto space.

SEC vs. Ripple: A predictable but undesirable development

2020-12-27T17:17:00+00:00

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Do the new safe harbors against integration pave the way for a successful SAFT process?

The US SEC amendments and SAFT process

2020-11-15T17:30:00+00:00

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SEC v. Kik doesn’t have to be game-over for Kik or SAFTs. In fact, the decision is perhaps more favorable than the SEC v. Telegram order.

SEC versus Kik: SAFTs are far from safe

2020-10-04T17:00:00+01:00

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Blockchain and cryptocurrency have great potential to help us, especially in these challenging times of the global coronavirus outbreak.

What the COVID-19 pandemic means for blockchain and crypto

2020-09-29T17:00:00+01:00

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The desirability of applying U.S. law so broadly to transactions that occur predominantly outside the country.

SEC vs. Telegram: Part 3 — The extraterritorial reach of US securities laws

2020-09-23T19:00:00+01:00

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Addressing the legitimacy of collapsing the sale of contractual rights with the eventual release of crypto assets.

SEC vs. Telegram: Part 2 — The case against integrating the two prongs of a SAFT

2020-09-22T19:00:00+01:00

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