CryptocurrenciesSEC SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Continues to Support Technology Laura Anthony, Esq.October 30, 2018 In three recent speeches, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce continued to proclaim her support for technological innovation and freedom... 075300
Cryptocurrencies Security or Utility Token? A Case Study – Part I Laura Anthony, Esq.September 25, 2018 September 26, 2018 Is it a security or is it a utility, currency, commodity or some other digital asset? That question has been continuously raised by... 072000
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTICOsInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsSEC The SEC’s Strategic Hub For Innovation And Financial Technology Laura Anthony, Esq.December 11, 2018 Responding to the growing necessity, in mid-October the SEC launched a Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub... 071700
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCFTCDLTICOs FinCEN’S Role In Cryptocurrency Offerings Laura Anthony, Esq.July 10, 2018 July 12, 2018 In the continuing dilemma over determining just what kind of asset a cryptocurrency is, multiple regulators have expressed opinions... 069700
Regulation ARegulation A+ Regulation A+ Continues To Grow Laura Anthony, Esq.April 17, 2018 The new Regulation A/A+, which went into effect on June 19, 2015, is now three years old and continues to develop and gain market ac... 068400
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCryptocurrenciesCybersecurityDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTSEC The SEC Has Provided Guidance On Ether and Bitcoin, Sort Of Laura Anthony, Esq.June 19, 2018 June 21, 2018 On June 14, 2018, William Hinman, the Director of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance, gave a speech at Yahoo Finance’s All Mark... 067200
ICOsInitial Coin Offerings SEC Provides Enforcement Driven Guidance On Digital Asset Issuances And Trading Laura Anthony, Esq.December 26, 2018 On November 16, 2018, the SEC settled two actions involving cryptocurrency offerings which settlement requires the registration of t... 067100
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCFTCDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsRegulation A+ Securities Token Or Not? A Case Study – Part II Laura Anthony, Esq.October 2, 2018 This is the second part in my three-part series laying out fact patterns and discussing whether a specific digital asset is a securi... 066100
C&DIGAAPRegulation GRegulation S-KSEC SEC Issues C&DI On Use Of Non-GAAP Measures Laura Anthony, Esq.January 30, 2018 On October 17, 2017, the SEC issued two new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DI) related to the use of non-GAAP fi... 064400
FINRAFINRA ComplianceFINRA RulesSEC The Treasury Department Report To The President On Capital Markets Laura Anthony, Esq.February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 In October 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a report to President Trump entitled “A Financial System That Creates Ec... 064300