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Walkers

Balancing innovation and compliance in digital assets

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Establish a compliance framework to innovate confidently and avoid regulatory missteps. Use testing licenses and sandbox environments to trial new products under regulatory supervision....more

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Federal Cryptocurrency Enforcement in 2023

This is the eighth part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: anti-corruption. The tumultuous crypto events of 2022, combined with the heightened agency and executive...more

K2 Integrity

The North Korean Crypto Threat

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Executive Summary - The North Korean threat to the crypto ecosystem is the highest form of immediate risk to the crypto-economy driven by a regime that seeks to profit from its misuse to reinforce its regime and fuel all its...more

K2 Integrity

[Webinar] Opportunities, Risks, and Compliance in the Digital Asset Space - September 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Digital assets—ranging from cryptocurrencies and stablecoins to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and central bank digital currencies—hold the power to transform the world of traditional finance. But with such tremendous...more

Venable LLP

“Are You Guys Into Crypto???”: Celebrities Promoting Cryptocurrencies Become Class Action Targets

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A class action lawsuit filed against Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, and former professional basketball player Paul Pierce earlier this month underscores the need for celebrity endorsers to take care when they approach any...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] Everything You Need to Know About NFTs in 10 Minutes or Less

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Rob Musiala, a Counsel in the Digital Assets and Data Management group and the co-leader of our Blockchain Technologies and Digital Currencies team, breaks down everything you need to know about NFTs, all in 10 minutes or...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

What Do You Know About Cryptocurrency? (Probably Not Enough)

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Five years ago, “Bitcoin”, “blockchain”, and “cryptocurrency” were not in the common lexicon. Five years ago, Bitcoin, the seminal cryptocurrency, was valued at approximately $275.00 (a staggering 2,749,900% return on...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Smart Contract Developers – Beware and Lawyer Up!

Smart contracts, also referred to as chaincode in the Hyperledger world, are one of the most powerful aspects of blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). This “self-executing” code can receive various inputs and,...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Cryptoasset Exchanges Respond to New York Attorney General’s Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative

On April 17, 2018, the New York Attorney General’s Office (“OAG”) launched a Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative and sent letters to thirteen cryptoasset trading platforms requesting, through a questionnaire, disclosures on...more

The Volkov Law Group

Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and Ponzi Schemes

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When you read and learn about cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum), there are some commentators, politicians and others who characterize cryptocurrencies as a “Ponzi” scheme....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

What to Consider When Buying a Blockchain Company

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According to PitchBook, 23 M&A deals in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space closed in 2017. Originally published in ACG New York 2017 Private Equity in Review....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

U.S. Senate Hearing on Cryptocurrencies

On Feb. 6, Jay Clayton and Christopher Giancarlo, the chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), respectively, jointly testified before the Senate Banking...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2018 #3

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As of February 15, 2018, banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions and licensees regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) are required to file their first certification of...more

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