Regulators responded to a narrow question about trading bitcoin-based securities, with orders that should not limit innovation in bitcoin technologies.
On March 10, 2017, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
Murgio decision reflects a growing judicial consensus around the application of money transmitting laws to Bitcoin exchangers.
On September 19, 2016, U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan of the Southern District of New...more
What is cryptocurrency?
There is no one standard definition of cryptocurrency. At the most basic level cryptocurrency—or digital currency or virtual currency—is a medium of exchange that functions like money (in that it...more
Cryptocurrency is on the rise...and so are enforcement actions.
In less than a decade, cyptocurrencies have grown from a novelty reserved for those dealing in the illicit into a robust platform embraced by financial...more
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Six things every investor, start-up, financial institution and payment processor should know about the future regulation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency derivatives.
With the quickly developing market for...more
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As the proposed BitLicense takes shape, New York regulators are engaging in discussions with industry players.
On October 14, 2014 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law organized a panel discussion as part of its Tech...more
The CFTC discusses first Bitcoin swap listed on a CFTC-regulated platform and Bitcoin regulation generally with panel of industry participants.
The Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) of the U.S. Commodity...more
As the first of their kind, the proposed regulations may add legitimacy to virtual currencies, but the new regulatory regime could stifle innovation and development.
On July 23, 2014, the New York State Department of...more