Blockchain & E-Transactions Law
09.14.2018 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
Prior to Dodd-Frank, the CFTC and Courts recognized a distinction between traded futures contracts subject to CFTC jurisdiction and individualized non-exchange-traded contracts for the present…
09.13.2018 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
On September 11, FINRA announced its filing of an enforcement action accusing a Massachusetts broker of fraud and registration violations arising from his sale of…
09.11.2018 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
On September 11, the SEC announced a pair of settled cryptocurrency enforcement actions. The first was against an unregistered digital-asset hedge fund. The second shut…
09.11.2018 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
This is Part 3 of a seven-part series of posts looking at some broad legal issues affecting crypto-currencies. A. Regulatory Catch-Up. As is often true…
09.10.2018 | by:
Kristen Peters Watson
Last October, the Uniform Law Commission released the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Business Act (VCBA), which sets forth extensive requirements applicable to persons or entities…
09.7.2018 | by:
Thomas K. Potter III
This is Part 2 of a seven-part series of posts looking at some broad legal issues affecting crypto-currencies. State and federal regulators, especially the SEC,…
09.4.2018 | by:
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…
08.21.2018 | by:
Rachel R. Friedman
Last month, the Treasury Department issued a 222-page report to President Trump on Nonbank Financials, Fintech, and Innovation in which it recommends large-scale regulatory changes…
08.20.2018 | by:
Samuel A. Morris
Earlier this month the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued its opinion denying several motions to dismiss, including one filed…
08.3.2018 | by:
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…
