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... 047200
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... 048200
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... 037600
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... 055600
Blockchain TechnologyCFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologySEC The CFTC And Cryptocurrencies Laura Anthony, Esq.February 20, 2018 The SEC and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have been actively policing the crypto or virtual currency space. Both... 034200
CFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsSEC The SEC And CFTC Joint Statements On Cryptocurrencies; Global Regulators Join In Laura Anthony, Esq.February 6, 2018 On January 19, 2018 and again on January 25, 2018, the SEC and CFTC divisions of enforcement issued joint statements regarding crypt... 034600
Blockchain TechnologyDistributed Ledger TechnologyInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsNASAASEC SEC and NASAA Statements on ICOs and More Enforcement Proceedings Laura Anthony, Esq.January 16, 2018 The message from the SEC is very clear: participants in initial coin offerings (ICO’s) and cryptocurrencies in general need to compl... 063600
Initial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsSEC SEC Chief Accountant Speaks On Initial Coin Offerings ( ICO’s) Laura Anthony, Esq.October 17, 2017 On September 11, 2017, the SEC Chief Accountant, Wesley R. Bricker, gave a speech before the AICPA National Conference on Banks &... 049000
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... 034900
Broker-DealerFINRAFINRA ComplianceFINRA RulesSEC An Introduction To Distributed Ledger Technology (Blockchain Technology) Laura Anthony, Esq.August 8, 2017 On July 13, 2017, FINRA held a Blockchain Symposium to assess the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the financial indust... 049800