Dapper labs is being sued over whether they sold top shot NFTs as unregistered securities. Judge Victor Marrero of the Southern District of New York denied the request and then published a 64 page opinion that went through the four part how we test to determine if something is a security. The judge did not say outright that these NFTs were securities, but he did say they fulfilled three of the four parts.
Jason is BACK with Molly to break down the news! They cover Sequoia leaving Citizen's board after passing on a "pay to play" round (5:46), two major companies reportedly going public in 2023: Instacart and ARM (27:11), and the recent turmoil at Dapper Labs (50:44).
(0:00) J+M tee up today's news show!
(2:25) Jason's back!
(5:46) Sequoia leaves the board of Citizen
(14:21) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST
(15:51) How investors make the decision to pass on a "pay to play" round
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(27:11) IPO window starts to open, Instacart prepares for IPO after big Q4
(35:42) Revelo - Get 20% off the first 3 months by mentioning TWIST at https://revelo.io/twist
(37:09) ARM prepares for IPO, reasons for CHIPS Act speed
(50:44) Chaos at Dapper Labs: reckless spending, securities lawsuit
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