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On June 25 U.S. federal Chief Magistrate Judge Andrea Simonton issued a Report and Recommendation concluding that Centra Tokens, issued by tech startup Centra Tech, were investment contracts and therefore securities.  There are reports in the press that this is the first time a US court has found that the issuance and sale of tokens through an ICO must comply with federal securities laws. The case in question, Rensel v. Centra Tech, Inc., is a…