Bitcoin
03.3.2020 |
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…
07.10.2019 |
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,…
02.8.2019 |
Thomas Griffin
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Sources Sought Notice on January 31, 2019, seeking a private vendor "to support the goal of acquiring data…
01.14.2019 |
Kathryn Grundy
According to an initial registration statement published on January 10, the cryptocurrency index fund provider Bitwise Asset Management has applied with the U.S. Securities and…
11.27.2018
In a November 16, 2018 Statement on Digital Asset Securities Issuance and Trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its current position on regulation…
10.26.2018 |
Kathryn Grundy
On October 22, 2018, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba's application for a preliminary…
09.4.2018 |
Thomas K. Potter III
This is Part 1 of a seven-part series of posts looking at some broad legal issues affecting crypto-currencies. DLT vs Territorial Law. Fiat currencies have…
08.3.2018 |
Katherine West
On July 26, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a 92-page release disapproving of Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.'s ("BZX") proposed rule change which sought…
05.18.2018 |
Kristen Peters Watson
I. Introduction Although the virtual-currency business industry is still in its infancy, the Uniform Law Commission ("ULC") sought to create a statutory structure for regulating…
05.1.2018
UBS is leading a team of banks developing a blockchain-based system to enable financial markets to rapidly settle transactions and make payments. On August 31,…