Category Archives: Crowd Fund Act of 2012

Crowdfunding For Alternative Treatments Can Lead To Faster Death

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

Steve Jobs was a smart guy until it came to his cancer. Now, it appears that others are following his lead by crowdfunding for “alternative” treatments , like coffee enemas, for their illness. A study shows that “In just the … Continue reading →

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Crypto Inventor Claims Better Exchange

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Kyser Sose, Satoshi Nakamoto, David Chaum – recognize any of those names? In the world of cryptocurrency, only Mr. Chaum is a real person who, the Wall Street Journal says, built his own cryptocurrency (Digicash) years before Bitcoin. He is … Continue reading →

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Think Tank Finds Crowdfunding Helps Entrepreneurs (Duh!)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

The Washington D.C .think tank Brookings Institute issued an analysis of what crowdfunding “reveals about startups in metro America.” Using Kickstarter as their entrepreneurial model, their (fairly obvious) conclusions include: people use Kickstarter for single and on-going projects; on-going ventures … Continue reading →

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Book Seller Crowdfunds To Compete With Amazon

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

Here’s the problem: Bob Woodward’s bestseller “Fear” goes for $30 at the private DC bookstore Politics & Prose and for $18.25 on Amazon. Small private book sellers are getting creamed. Even Barnes & Noble is hurting. However, Noelle Santos, who … Continue reading →

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Terrorist Crowdfunding

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Like everything else, crowdfunding has a dark side. Terrorists use a platform found on Tor (the dark web) to raise money for weapons, pickup trucks, gun accessories like silencers and even paying for your favorite mujahideen to go to combat … Continue reading →

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Political Carrot & Stick Crowdfunding in Maine

Posted on September 13, 2018 by

Crowdfunding is being used as a political tool in Maine to cause its Senator Susan Collins to do the right thing. A group consisting of  Maine People’s Alliance, Mainers for Accountable Leadership, and the “Be a Hero” activist Ady Barkan … Continue reading →

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Court Says Securities Fraud Case on Cryptocurrency Can Move Forward

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

More to come as Judge Raymond Dearie in the Eastern District of New York Federal court has ruled that securities law fraud cases can be brought against promoters of cryptocurrencies. Now, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s case can move … Continue reading →

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