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SEC Proposes T+1 Settlement: Back to the Future

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In the 1920s, Wall Street cleared and settled trades by the end of the day after the trade instruction (“T+1”). Over the years, that cycle bloated to T+4, to T+3 in 1993, and then T+2 in 2017. Last week, the SEC proposed to...more

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Cryptocurrency: An Evolving Market Still in its Infancy and Where it Stands Today

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Bitcoin was first introduced in a 2009 white paper, Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.  Since then, cryptocurrencies, also known as virtual or digital currencies, have exploded, with thousands of different types...more

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IRS answers some, but not all, questions in long-awaited cryptocurrency guidance

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The first official guidance on the taxation of cryptocurrency transactions in more than five years has been issued. The guidance includes both a Revenue Ruling (Rev. Rul. 2019-24, 2019-44 I.R.B. 1) and answers to...more

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IRS Issues Long-Awaited Cryptocurrency Guidance in Revenue Ruling 2019-24 and New FAQs

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On October 9, 2019, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2019-24, which provides guidance with respect to hard forks and airdrops of cryptocurrency, and new frequently asked questions (FAQs), which provide guidance on other...more

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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Consolidates Guidance on Virtual Currencies

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The Situation: The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") released interpretive guidance concerning the application of the Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA") and the anti-money laundering ("AML") regulations to certain...more

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Financial Stability Board Publishes Report on Decentralized Financial Technologies

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The Financial Stability Board has published a report on the use of decentralized financial technologies and the implications these may have for financial stability, regulation and governance. The report has been delivered to...more

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The Intersection Between Technology and Retail: The Use of Blockchain Technology in Tracking Supply Chains

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In the past few years, many industries have poured resources into exploring how they can use blockchain to grow. The retail industry is no exception. ...more

Hogan Lovells

PropTech: Exploring the future impact of tokenization, smart contracts, and blockchain on the commercial real estate industry

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Historically commercial real estate was stuck in the Stone Age. Traditionally, ownership and encumbrancing regarding the properties have been kept in paper formats — some of which may or may not be publicly available....more

Fisher Phillips

The 4 Types of Blockchain Networks Explained

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One of the questions I commonly get asked is what is the difference between public and private blockchains. It is easy to see why people get confused as public and private blockchains have many similarities....more

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Europe: Blockchain – The virtual currency Bitcoin

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Whoever thinks of blockchain also has inevitably bitcoins in mind. The Internet currency is largely based on the blockchain technology and it is therefore one of the most obvious fields of application for this technology, to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FINRA Fetes Emerging Blockchain Technology at Industry Conference

Blockchain technology (“Blockchain”), also known as Distributed Ledger Technology, stands poised to transform the future of the financial industry. Generally speaking, Blockchain enables the creation of a continuously growing...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Blockchain: The Policyholder Plan for Smart Insurance Policies

Insurers’ exploration of distributed ledger technology (DLT), commonly referred to as blockchain, continues to expand. Last month, AIG announced a partnership with IBM and Standard Chartered Bank P.L.C. to test a “smart...more

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