Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been widely adopted by the sports, arts, music, gaming, fashion, and other industries. Behind the hype is a fast-developing ecosystem of technical and commercial innovation that is embracing...more
6/15/2022
/ Blockchain ,
Commodities ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Media ,
Emerging Markets ,
Innovative Technology ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Online Marketplace ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Recently, Forbes published an article detailing the ways that large companies, including some of the best-known companies in tech, finance, manufacturing and retail, are forming or joining blockchain consortia or other...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) published a framework on April 3, 2019, for analyzing whether a digital asset is offered and sold as a security...more
On October 18, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced the launch of the agency’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub). FinHub is a resource for industry engagement between...more
On July 25, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released groundbreaking materials relating to blockchain tokens. These materials provide significant and welcome insight to the SEC’s and its staff’s thinking...more
7/27/2017
/ Alternative Trading System (ATS) ,
Blockchain ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investor Advisory Committee ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Virtual Currency
Smart contracts have received significant attention from legal academics and attorneys for the impact they may have on contract law and the role of lawyers. Some have also identified and described a series of use cases for...more
Purpose -
Distributed ledger technology (“DLT”), including the use of blockchain technology, has been touted as a way to create and validate digital identities that serve many of the same purposes that physical forms of...more
5/22/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blockchain ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Digital Data ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Ethereum ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Identity Protection Services ,
Identity Theft ,
Privacy Laws ,
Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) ,
Technology ,
UFADAA
Argentina -
Virtual currencies are not legal tender under the country’s National Constitution, which designates the Central Bank as the only authority that may issue legal tender. Although not specifically regulated,...more
1/27/2017
/ Banks ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
FATF ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Technology ,
Virtual Currency