Browsing Concept: The Howey Test

Since 1934, the Howey Test is used to determine whether a transaction is an investment contract under US legislation. There is controversy as to whether a test designed mostly for agricultural produce can be applied to disruptive technologies such as cryptocurrencies.

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Are cloud mining contracts considered securities? Do they satisfy the Howey Test?
The iconic 1946 SCOTUS case of SEC vs Howey established a few simple criteria for what, exactly, constitutes a security. Quoting Findlaw verbatim: Per the Howey Test, an as...

Is cryptocurrency mining still profitable? Is bitcoin mining worth it?
Mining can still be profitable if you have access to decently priced energy, follow a few good practices and build the right rig for the right price. In this article we give you a...

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Cloud Mining - Cryptocurrency mining using cloud-hosted infrastructure. Usually, mining power contracts are sold by terahash-hours or dedicated mining machine colocation pricing.
Mining Contracts - Contracts which guarantee a certain allocation of cryptocurrency mining machine time, hashrate or physical space for machine co-location at a mining facility. Usually refers to cloud mining hashrate allocations.
The Howey Test - Since 1934, the Howey Test is used to determine whether a transaction is an investment contract under US legislation. There is controversy as to whether a test designed mostly for agricultural produce can be applied to disruptive technologies such as cryptocurrencies.

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