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... 059600
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... 053700
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTFINRAFINRA ComplianceFINRA Rules FINRA Examines Fintech Including Blockchain Laura Anthony, Esq.September 11, 2018 On July 30, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published a Special Notice seeking public comments on how FINR... 078400
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLT Wyoming’s Blockchain Legislation Laura Anthony, Esq.July 31, 2018 Wyoming continues to position itself as a business-friendly state most recently by passing groundbreaking blockchain legislation def... 085000
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... 057100
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... 053800
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTFINRASEC Online Platforms Trading Cryptocurrencies; Continued Uncertainty In Crypto Space Laura Anthony, Esq.June 5, 2018 I have been writing often about the cryptocurrency marketplace and the SEC and other regulators’ statements and concerns about compl... 044000
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTExchange Traded Funds (ETFs)ICOsInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsNYSESEC SEC Continues to Review, And Delay, Crypto Funds Laura Anthony, Esq.May 22, 2018 May 22, 2018 On January 18, 2018, the SEC issued a letter to the Investment Company Institute and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets A... 046600
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency Offerings The Senate Banking Committee’s Hearing On Cryptocurrencies Laura Anthony, Esq.March 6, 2018 On February 6, 2018, the United States Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs (“Banking Committee”) held a hearing on... 063400
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyDistributed Ledger TechnologyInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency Offerings SEC Issues Report on Initial Coin Offerings (ICO’s) Laura Anthony, Esq.August 15, 2017 On July 25, 2017, the SEC issued a report on an investigation related to an initial coin offering (ICO) by the DAO and statements by... 039200