On July 21, Delaware governor John C. Carney Jr. signed into law a series of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) that will allow companies to keep shareholder information on blockchain technology-based...more
8/3/2017
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Many initial coin offerings (ICOs) have recently raised large amounts of capital without the regulatory constraints of traditional initial public offerings (IPOs) and other capital-raising strategies. On July 25, the U.S....more
7/28/2017
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Just as blockchain technology has allowed for the tracking and authentication of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency transactions, it could similarly mediate transactions in energy units.
Blockchain technology — once...more
12/8/2016
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The application of blockchain technology to the securities market could prove to be a game changer by adding transparency, reducing costs and speeding up settlements.
Initially known as the technology underlying the...more
9/27/2016
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Delaware’s corporate law blockchain initiative includes a new class of “distributed ledger shares” and promises to lower transactional costs, speed up and automate manual processes, and reduce fraud.
The public and...more
5/19/2016
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