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SEC Charges Russell Todd Burkhalter and His Atlanta-Based Firm With $300 Million Ponzi Scheme and Obtains Emergency Relief

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Crowdfunding Weekly – 22nd December 2025

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How to Win at Reg CF: Focus on New Investor Acquisition for Campaign Success

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The Complete 2025 Guide to the U.S. Crowdfunding Industry: Market Trends, Platforms, and Regulations

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The Unfulfilled Promises of “GOING PUBLIC”: A Deep Dive into the Series’ Struggles

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Is Fund Finance a Legit Crowdfunding Platform or a Ponzi Scheme? What Investors Need to Know

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When a financial platform promises investors “daily income up...
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Newsmax: How Retail Investors Got Served Up as Cannon Fodder in a $75M Crowdfunding Circus

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State sues crowdfunders for soliciting for Alaska charities without consent

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Why Raising the Reg CF Cap to $20M Could Be the Biggest Mistake the Crowdfunding Industry Makes

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The crowdfunding industry is once again pushing for a...
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SEC Charges DraftKings with Selectively Disclosing Nonpublic Information Via CEO’s Social Media Accounts

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For Immediate Release 2024-149 Washington D.C., Sept. 26, 2024 — The Securities...

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$3.5 Billion and Still Broke: How Boxabl Burned Through Crowdfunding and Built a House of Hype

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The History of Crowdfunding: From Classical Patronage to Digital Powerhouse

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The SEC’s New 506(c) Guidance: Is Self-Certification Making a Comeback?

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Crowdfund Forensics Flags SimulTrayd as a High-Risk Issuer Following Disclosure Review

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Why Raising the Reg CF Cap to $20M Could Be the Biggest Mistake the Crowdfunding Industry Makes

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“People Invest in People They Know, Like & Trust.” That’s Half the Story – and the Wrong Half for Retail.

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Seasonal Timing Risk in Equity Crowdfunding: The Data

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“People Invest in People They Know, Like & Trust.” That’s Half the Story – and the Wrong Half for Retail.

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State sues crowdfunders for soliciting for Alaska charities without consent

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The state of Alaska filed civil lawsuits on March...

BREWDOG’S 200,000 “EQUITY PUNKS” CROWDFUNDING INVESTORS LOSE EVERYTHING

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State sues crowdfunders for soliciting for Alaska charities without consent

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BREWDOG’S 200,000 “EQUITY PUNKS” CROWDFUNDING INVESTORS LOSE EVERYTHING

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Brandon Sanderson Just Launched a Massive New Cosmere Crowdfunding Campaign That Has Already Blown Its Goals Out the Water

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Are Some in the Crowdfunding Industry Complicit in Allowing Grifters to Continue Grifting?

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A New Chapter: President Biden Steps Aside, Endorses Kamala Harris for 2024

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“Blood Covenant” Crowdfunding Campaign: Iranian Site Claims $40 Million Raised to Assassinate Trump – A Call to Jihad?

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REG CF Funding Report Week Ending 10-5-24

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Crowdfunding Weekly – October 14th 2025

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REG CF Funding Report for Week Ending 09/21/2024

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Why Raising the Reg CF Cap to $20M Could Be the Biggest Mistake the Crowdfunding Industry Makes

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