Initial coin offerings have been a new wave of financing.. and scams. One offering that you should look at for some lessons about coin offerings is the soon to be released Howey Coin. 
HoweyCoins are the cryptocurrency for the travel industry. According to the white paper, HoweyCoins partner agreements lock in an average initial discount of 30% for airfare and 42% for hotel room rates for all HoweyCoin-denominated transactions. The agreements are not final, but once the offering is complete, they will be revealed.
This is a can’t miss investment opportunity. HoweyCoins are officially registered with the U.S. government and will trade on an SEC-compliant exchange where you can buy and sell them for profit. According to the ICO team, they “forecast a minimum growth rate of between 7% to 15% annualized, making HoweyCoins attractive for long-term investment. In addition, HoweyCoins can serve as a GUARANTEED hedge against inflation and market loss.”
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Hopefully, you have noticed a few things that might make you not click on the the button to buy the HoweyCoins.
Bonus points if you recognized “Howey” as the seminal court case that sets the test for whether an investment is a security. Hopefully you noticed the “registered with US government” as red flag that this company is doing something wrong with this offering. Of course the high returns, and guarantee of success are hallmarks of problematic offerings. But if not, go ahead and click on the button.
This is a new type of performance education by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Clearly, the SEC is focused on the fraud and securities-law violations of coin offerings. If you are involved in such an offering, you should be worried. The SEC spent some time, money and energy on putting together the HoweyCoins website. You can be certain that the SEC is devoting much more time, energy and money into investigating ICO fraud and securities law violation.
Sources:
- Howey Coins website
- If You Responded To An Investment Offer Like This, You Could Have Been Scammed – HoweyCoins Are Completely Fake!
- The SEC Has an Opportunity You Won’t Want to Miss: Act Now!
- SEC sets up bogus coin offering site to warn investors what scams look like
- The SEC’s “HoweyCoins.com”: Investor Protection As Performance Art!
- Learn more about ICOs
- See SEC cybersecurity enforcement actions
- Read Chairman Clayton’s statement on cryptocurrencies and ICOs
