Covering legislative developments around the world, here's a quick look at some of the most well-read FinTech updates, guidance, and analysis published during the year on JD Supra.

Popular FinTech Reads on JD Supra, 2019

1. Financial Stability Board Publishes Report on Decentralized Financial Technologies - by attorneys at Shearman & Sterling
2. New York DFS Creates New FinTech Division - by Deborah Thoren-Peden and Daniel Wood at Pillsbury
3. Cryptoassets and ICOs: EU Regulators Show Their Hand - by Laura Kitchen, Julia Smithers Excell, Stuart Willey, Dr. Carsten Lösing, and Dr. Henning Berger at White & Case
4. Congress Considering New Blockchain, FinTech Legislation -by Rachel Friedman at Burr & Forman
5. Developments in the Law Affecting Electronic Payments and Financial Services - by Sarah Jane Hughes, Stephen Middlebrook, and Tom Kierner at Womble Bond Dickinson
6. NY DFS Doubles Down on FinTech, Consumer Protection, and Cryptocurrency Regulation - The New York State Department of Financial Services creates a new FinTech Division - by Kelly Carrero, Eric Love, Stephen Obie, and Harold Gordon at Jones Day
7. When Does “Actual Delivery” of a Purchased Cryptocurrency Occur? U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Sheds Some Light - by Judith Rinearson at K&L Gates
8. France Adds the Missing Piece to the Law Allowing Blockchain Technology to be Used to Register and Transfer Unlisted Securities - by Victor Charpiat, Mathieu Hejduk, Hubert de Vauplane at Kramer Levin
9. NYAG Flexes Regulatory Muscle—Injunction Against Virtual Currency Exchange Bitfinex - by Ricardo Lopez, Michael Blankenship, Casey Howard, and William Foley Jr. at Locke Lord
10. FinCEN Issues Convertible Virtual Currency Guidance and Advisory - by Meghan Dwyer, Susan Gault-Brown, Sean Ruff, Adam Fleisher, and Marc-Alain Galeazzi at Morrison & Foerster
11. Getting Smarter: CFTC Publishes Smart Contracts Primer - by Jonas Robison at Orrick
12. AMLD5 in Germany: Implementation provides far-reaching licensing requirements for crypto-asset service providers - by Dr. Denise Blessing and Hans Stamm at Dechert
13. Cryptocurrencies... the future landscape [South Africa] - by Craig de Bruyn at Hogan Lovells

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