On March 29, 2017, Perkins Coie partner Dax Hansen and associate Josh Boehm were invited to the Cyber Initiative at Stanford Law School to deliver a presentation on several cutting-edge legal issues relating to blockchain...more
4/15/2017
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Banks ,
Bitcoin ,
BitLicense ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Custody Rule ,
FinCEN ,
Income Taxes ,
Money Transmitter ,
Ownership Requirements ,
Personal Property ,
Popular ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In this white paper, we analyze the treatment of bitcoin under applicable U.S. property law. We conclude that property interests should exist in bitcoin under such law, and that multiple sources of persuasive authority...more
3/30/2017
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bitcoin ,
BitLicense ,
CFTC ,
Civil Forfeiture ,
Commodities ,
FDIC ,
FinCEN ,
Intangible Property ,
IRS ,
Popular ,
Property Ownership ,
UFADAA ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) ,
Virtual Currency
The New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released its revised proposed BitLicense regulatory framework earlier today. Once the revised framework is published in the New York State Register, it will...more