Speaking recently with The Logic, Warren Cass, partner in Gowling WLG’s Corporate group, discussed the regulatory challenges facing startups operating in the investment space. The article examines a recent case involving Addy, a Vancouver-based real estate investment platform, which was fined by British Columbia regulators for trading securities without proper registration.

“A lot of people lost a lot of money in crypto,” Cass said. “Regulators want companies that are innovating in the space to ‘come through the front door’ [to negotiate alternative compliance with regulations or customized exemptions] instead of skirting regulations.”

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