Blockchain & E-Transactions Law
02.18.2021 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) recently proposed sweeping modernization of industry self-regulatory rules to reflect firms’ successful pivot to remote operations over…
06.25.2020 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Final Interpretive Guidance on the “actual delivery” exception to regulatory jurisdiction for digital assets became effective June 24, 2020. …
03.18.2020 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
Paxos Settlement Service announced February 20, 2020 that it has commenced P2P settlement of US listed equity trades over a private, permissioned blockchain with Credit…
03.17.2020 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
Securities regulator FINRA has postponed all in-person arbitration, mediation and disciplinary hearings through May 1, due to COVID-19 concerns. All other case deadlines remain unaffected. …
03.3.2020 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
Former Louisiana deputy sheriff and Russian resident Steven Seagal agreed to a Cease and Desist (“C&D”) Order by the SEC, finding violations of the non-touting…
02.27.2020 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce earlier this month proposed a draft SEC Rule 195 as a safe-harbor for developmental token offerings, providing a registration exemption for…
08.2.2019 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
In a July 30 speech in Singapore, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce compared renegade red pandas’ penchant for life “outside the fence” to the fin-tech innovation…
07.30.2019 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
Last week, the SEC’s Corporate Finance division issued its second no-action letter supporting a digital token issue. On July 25, 2019, the Staff agreed it…
07.26.2019 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
The IRS this week announced that it is the process of sending out 10,000 letters during the next month, reminding taxpayers with crypto-currency accounts about…
07.10.2019 | by:
Rachel R. Friedman
As fintech and blockchain transactions continue to grow in popularity, they are receiving increased attention at the state level, whether through fintech sandboxes, crypto-friendly legislation,…
