Continuing the FinTech University series, join Richard Levin, chair of Nelson Mullins’ FinTech and Regulation Practice, Nelson Mullins partner Kevin Tran, and of counsel Bobby Wenner for “Regulation of the Use of AI by...more
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and securities trading platforms. This webinar will examine what securities trading platforms are, what they are not, and how the FinTech industry...more
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and bank regulations. This webinar will examine how bank regulations affect the FinTech industry (and vice versa), and what banks need to know when...more
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on the remediation of defective token offerings. This webinar will examine how defective tokens are detected, what makes a token defective, and how FinTech users...more
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and stablecoins. This webinar will examine what stablecoins are, what they are not, and how they are used in the FinTech industry. Nelson Mullins...more
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and healthcare. This webinar will examine how FinTech is affecting the healthcare industry, particularly with regards to payment options. Nelson...more
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and Investable Businesses. This webinar will examine what happens when founders exit their FinTech startups, and what that means for their investors....more
7/13/2023
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Exit Strategies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Institutional Investment ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital ,
Webinars
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and Bankruptcy. This webinar will provide an overview of bankruptcy laws and how they affect the FinTech industry. Experienced Nelson Mullins...more
Like Zeus unleashing the Kraken in Clash of the Titans, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unleashed the Kraken (not the digital asset company) to unleash havoc on Genesis Global Capital LLC (Genesis) and...more
2/7/2023
/ Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Wallets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fees ,
Interest Payments ,
Investment Contract ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Reves Test ,
Reves v Ernst & Young ,
Securities Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Trading Platforms
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a complaint on Jan. 9, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Avraham Eisenberg. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...more
2/1/2023
/ CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Markets ,
FinTech ,
Market Manipulation ,
Misappropriation ,
Price Inflation ,
Statutory Violations ,
Swaps
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and the Metaverse. They will provide an overview of the Metaverse, as well as a survey of legal concerns to consider when dealing with it. Experienced...more
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University to discuss FinTech-based legislation and executive actions. This program will examine the 2022 midterm election and what it means for FinTech. Experienced Nelson Mullins...more
In a recent speech,2 Gensler quoted the first Chairman of the SEC, Joseph Kennedy3 who noted: “No honest business need fear the SEC.”4 Unfortunately, Gensler failed to note that as the SEC often explains, whether a party has...more
In a recent speech, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler quoted the first chairman of the SEC, Joseph Kennedy, who noted, “No honest business need fear the SEC.” Unfortunately, Gensler failed to note that as the SEC often explains,...more
9/22/2022
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Digital Assets ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Gary Gensler ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions ,
Stablecoins
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (“SAB 121”) on March 31, 2022. SAB 121 provides SEC staff’s views regarding accounting treatment of obligations incident to a reporting...more
Please forgive some members of the FinTech community for remembering President Ronald Reagan’s comment: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help.’” President...more
3/16/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Bitcoin ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
Investment Contract ,
Investor Protection ,
Regulatory Agenda
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) sanctioned Blockratize, Inc. d/b/a Polymarket.com on January 3, 2022 and ordered it to pay a $1.4 million civil money penalty for violations of the Commodity...more
The battle over blockchain technology and digital assets bears a striking resemblance to the debate over the potential of the internet in the mid-1990s. Where critics see a passing fad with little actual utility or a lawless...more
2/25/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Competition ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Digital Wallets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Financial Instruments ,
FinTech ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
Virtual Currency
Join Richard Levin, Jon Talcott, Andy Tucker, Peter Strand, and Kevin Tran for the next edition of the FinTech University series for a CLE on how FinTech integrates with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)....more
“You can count on the Americans to do the right thing after exhausting the alternatives.” As China, the fastest growing economy in the world, actively works to its central bank digital currency (“CBDC”), the United States has...more
Join Richard Levin and Kevin Tran for the next edition of the FinTech University series, focusing on Current Bank Digital Currencies, with 10 minutes of Q&A....more
Continuing the FinTech University series, please join Richard Levin, Jody Porter, Brad Rustin, Craig Nazzaro, and Kevin Tran for a program focusing on FinTech and the automotive industry. The session will include 10 minutes...more
Continuing the FinTech University series, please join Richard Levin, Katherine Baker, Craig Nazzaro, and Kevin Tran for a program focusing on FinTech and gaming. The session will include 10 minutes of Q&A at the end....more
Continuing the FinTech University CLE series, join Richard Levin, Craig Nazzaro, and Kevin Tran for this one-hour session on digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin, other tokens, and NFTs. The last 10...more
9/28/2021
/ Bitcoin ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Ethereum ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Webinars
Continuing the FinTech University series, join Nelson Mullins attorneys Richard Levin and Kevin Tran for this one-hour session on payment processing that will include 10 minutes for Q&A at the end.
Technological advances...more