John E. Deaton, the founder of CryptoLaw, argues that the mere fact that a cryptocurrency was offered or sold as an investment contract does not make it a security. John E. Deaton, Founder of CryptoLaw, issues an amicus brief where he calls the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) “analytically lazy.” He says that its so-called shorthand The post “Fight The SEC’s Overreach,” Tweets Crypto Attorney Deaton appeared first on Coin Edition .