Thank you all for your answers! I have a bunch of follow-up questions:
5) Let's say I suspect SEC will see the token of an ICO as a security, and thus might go after people who invest in it (as well as the people behind the ico). How do I know if the ICO already comply with US regulations & thus can be legally safe to invest in?
6) Is there still value in launching a project as an ICO (& not as for example an IPO) if it means you have to comply with regulations?
7) Or are you maybe simply not allowed to launch a security as an ICO?
8 ) Is it likely that governments soon will try to regulate ICOs that does not fall under the security definition? (ie not just forbid them like China)
9) What dangers may I face as a non-US resident by investing in an ICO that falls under the security definition?
a) Can & will they do anything to me?
b) I don't pay taxes in the US, so do they really have that much interest in me then?
10) Under what circumstances may I be required to pay taxes on crypto investments in countries other than my own?
11) If a coin/token is seen as a security by my government, could that have positive effects for my taxation?
That's why you can see such horrible selling rates especially at local exchanges. Because government can taxed directly the investors, the one who is facing it is the exchange itself. In return, investors must deal with the current sell rate of the exchange they are using including all fees at any transactions.
12) What is a local exchange? How does it differ from others, and what are they called? Examples of local exchanges?
Wow that was more than I had planned on.. I kept on getting more questions while typing. Sorry about that