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
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
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“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 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
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Ethereum ,
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The Traveling Wilburys famously noted “In Jersey, anything's legal as long as you don't get caught.” Apparently the New Jersey Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”) disagrees....more