Although ICOs are not as mainstream as they were back in 2017-2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) remains vigilant against actors seeking to run unlicensed securities offerings, as evidenced by its recent action against BitConnect.
SEC alleges that an outfit called BitConnect used a network of promoters to sell the securities without registering the offering with the SEC, or registering themselves, as brokers as required by law.
Starbucks is about 70% of the way through its restructuring plan, which involves the closure of about 800 stores in North America’s dense metropolitan areas.