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Virtual Currency (aka Digital Currency or Digital Money) is a type of currency or medium of exchange that is not issued by any government nor guaranteed by a government currency. Despite lacking legal tender status, Virtual Currency is still traded and exchanged in some environments, typically online environments or communities. Bitcoin is the most well-known form of Virtual Currency. less -

Financial Services: What’s Next Under the Biden Administration?

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/9/2021

Pillsbury partner and Public Policy group leader Elizabeth Vella Moeller recently sat down with Matthew McGuire, former Executive Director of the World Bank under President Obama, to discuss the Biden administration’s...more

Blog: The Tricky Intersection of Venture Funds, Cryptocurrency and Token Investments

Cooley LLP on 9/17/2020

I am getting quite a few questions lately from venture capital managers about Bitcoin, blockchain and token based offerings. The questions center primarily around the permissibility of the fund participating in these sorts of...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/8/2018

U.S. Financial Industry Developments - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act - The "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act," signed by the President on May 24, amends...more

Global Regulatory Update for Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/8/2018

• The rapid proliferation of technological advancements in global financial markets has caused regulators in several countries to increase their scrutiny of investments in, and implications of, cryptocurrencies. • This...more

Asset Management Regulatory Roundup - November 2017 - Issue 10

Dechert LLP on 11/16/2017

A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on the amendments to the European Venture Capital and Social Entrepreneurship Fund...more

Not a Token Gesture: Compensating Service Providers with Virtual Property

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/18/2017

Questions surrounding the use of virtual currencies and other digital tokens (“tokens”) as compensation came to the forefront last month following formal guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on...more

SEC Issues Guidance on Initial Coin Offerings

Cozen O'Connor on 7/31/2017

On July 25, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement issued an investigative report on a hot new fundraising phenomenon being used by emerging companies, venture capital funds, and hedge...more

New York BitLicense Regulations Virtually Certain to Significantly Impact Transactions in Virtual Currencies

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/9/2015

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently issued its final BitLicense regulations with respect to Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. The new regulations require the licensing of, and establish...more

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