Why, if I had 0.000005 bitcoin for every popular virtual currency article on JD Supra last month ... heck, I'd have to register with the SEC as an alternative money exchange! See for yourself. Indeed, all things virtual currency were popular on the site -- but that wasn't the only matter capturing reader attention in January.

In case you missed them the first time around, some of the most popular reads on JD Supra last month:

1. HUD Publishes New Rule Governing Federal Procurement and Contracting - by Sharon Wilson Géno and Mitzie Smith-Mack at Ballard Spahr
2. New Requirements for J-1 Program Mandates Annual Audits and Reports to Department of State - by Maria del Carmen Ramos by Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick
3. Cloud Computing: Legal Issues on the Horizon - by Quinn Emanuel
4. SEC Settles with Bitcoin/Litecoin Exchange Operator - by David Jenson at Stinson Leonard Street
5. Insurance Antitrust Legal News: Volume 4, Number 1 - by James M. Burns at Dickinson Wright
6. State Virtual Currency Regulatory Heat Map - by Peter Luce at Davis Wright Tremaine
7. Russia Issues Draft Legislation Prohibiting Virtual Currencies - by J. Dax Hansen and Dsu-Wei Yuen at Perkins Coie
8. DFS Superintendent Lawsky Discusses Revised BitLicense Framework - by attorneys at Katten
9. As Bitcoin Gains Momentum, Focus on Regulation Increases - by Alan Avery and Brian Meenagh at Latham & Watkins
10. Spotlight On Federal Tax Developments In 2014 - by Rachel Devenow at Blank Rome
11. Predictive Coding Slowly Becoming a Game Changer - by Rachael Anna at Nexsen Pruet
12. Internet Startups: Beware of Being a Money Transmitter - by Regina Joseph at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick
13. [eBook] The Revolution in Ethics and Compliance - by Michael Volkov
14. MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 6, Issue 1 - January 2015 - by attorneys in the Morrison & Foerster State + Local Tax (SALT) practice
15. California Repeals Prohibition on Use of Alternative Currencies - by Mukund Sharma at Sheppard Mullin
16. Orrick's Derivatives in Review - December 2014 - by Nik Mathews and Jonas Robison at Orrick
17. What FinCEN’s Denial of Payment Processing Exemption for Virtual Currency-Related Businesses Means for Traditional Payment Processors  - by Carol Van Cleef at Manatt
18. Every Case Is an e-Discovery Case in Today’s Litigation Environment - by Thomas Tobin at Wilson Elser
19. Social Media Use for Clinical Trial Recruitment - by Carolyn Metnick at Akerman
20. Telehealth, Health IT, and mHealth Policy: Considerations for Stakeholders - by Alexander Hecht, Abby Matousek, and Andrew Shin at Mintz Levin
21. [eBook] Content Strategy (Not Just) for Lawyers & Law Firms - by JD Supra
22. Patenting Your Basement Fusion Reactor: Utility Requirements Under U.S. Patent Law - by Nathaniel Lucek at Hodgson Russ
23. Two New Laws Give DHS Increased Cybersecurity Authority - by Matthew Siegel and Kathryn Young at Cozen O'Connor
24. The Devil is in the Details: What Employers and Businesses Need to Know About the President’s Executive Actions on Immigration - by Maria del Carmen Ramos at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick
25. Actual Compliance with HIPAA is a Must - by Scott Chase at Kane Russell Coleman & Logan

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