{"id":113508,"date":"2019-09-11T15:06:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T22:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=113508"},"modified":"2019-09-11T15:06:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T22:06:36","slug":"blockstack-23-million-sec-regulated-token-offering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/blockstack-23-million-sec-regulated-token-offering\/","title":{"rendered":"Blockstack raises $23 million in first SEC-approved token offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/blockstack\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blockstack PBC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a decentralized computing network, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blockstack.org\/blockstack-pbc-raises-23m-in-token-offerings\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that it has raised $23 million in two of the first token offerings approved by the SEC.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEC-regulated token offering<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In July, Blockstack made <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blockstack.org\/blockstack-token-sale-sec-qualified\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">headlines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by becoming the first company in history to be qualified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision under Regulation A+ to conduct an initial offering involving cryptocurrency tokens. The raise is similar to its unregulated counterpart, the initial coin offering, which <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/blockchain-investors-lose-billions\/\">characterized late 2017<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The firm was able to collect $15.5 million through the sale of 74.3 million <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/blockstack\">Stacks<\/a> (STX) tokens through its A+ offer in the U.S. and an additional $7.6 million through the sale of 30.6 million STX in Asia via Regulation S, according to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1693656\/000110465919049570\/a19-18332_21u.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">filing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the SEC\u2019s EDGAR database.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur goals for working with regulators in the States were twofold. Primarily, we wanted to reach more retail investors who can be users of our network, and have a financial stake in the success of our ecosystem. Secondly, we identified Asia as a priority market, and our SEC qualification added weight to our strategic move toward Asia,\u201d said Blockstack CEO Muneeb Ali in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 4,500 individuals and entities participated in Blockstack\u2019s token offering in addition to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blockstack.org\/blockstack-pbc-raises-23m-in-token-offerings\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overseas investors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including Union Square Ventures, Lux Capital, Recruit Holdings, Arrington Capital, Hashkey Group, Fenbushi Capital, Frontier Ventures, Spartan Group, and other fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The firm is also considering to raise an additional $5 million from a range of private investors in Asia, which will allow them to increase their presence in the continent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are in discussions with international investors for an additional $5M+ which may be distributed in a separate private placement or in a follow-on SEC-qualified offering, as we have previously disclosed in our SEC filings. The goal of this additional distribution is to continue growing our community and network in Asia,\u201d read the Blockstack\u2019s announcement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blockstack plans to use the capital raised to grow its decentralized computing network by supporting user acquisition efforts, expanding into new territories, and hiring. The firm is also distributing up to $1 million worth of STX tokens to developers on a monthly basis to accelerate growth around the network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company expects to distribute token to the participants of the ICO within the next 30 days and is working to list STX on foreign exchanges around October. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blockstack PBC, a decentralized computing network, announced that it has raised $23 million in two of the first token offerings approved by the SEC. 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