Equity crowdfunding is now legal in the United States. Four years in the making, Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS) finally entered into force on May 16. Before this, the masses had access to only what amounts to donations-on-steroids provided by Kickstarter et al., with SEC-accredited investors calling Droit du seigneur ownership arrangements.
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