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Regulatory Developments -
CFTC Announces Two Events Designed to Encourage FinTech Innovation -
On June 27, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) announced two events designed to...more
7/10/2019
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Cayman Islands ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Futures Contracts ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Know Your Customers ,
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Money Services Business ,
NYSE ,
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Proposed Rules ,
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U.S. Developments -
Blockstack Files With SEC for Regulation A+ Token Sale -
Blockstack, the New York-based blockchain software provider, has announced that it intends to make a $50 million token offering that would use...more
4/18/2019
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Licensing Rules ,
Money Transmitter ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales ,
Virtual Currency
The end of the year has been a very busy time for the SEC in the digital asset space. From speeches to the issuance of joint statements to enforcement actions, there are many things to highlight, discuss and consider. This...more
12/21/2018
/ Blockchain ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Howey ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investor Protection ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Registration Requirement ,
Section 5 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Token Sales
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced settlements with four companies last month—IDmission LLC, mResource LLC (doing business as Loop Works LLC), SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. and VenPath, Inc.—of the FTC’s...more
The European Union’s top court ruled last week that the operator of a Facebook fan page is a “joint controller,” along with Facebook, with respect to personal data collected on such pages. The decision has implications for...more
6/12/2018
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
Facebook ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Personal Data ,
Third-Party Service Provider