There are multiple regulatory schemes to be aware of when considering or pursuing opportunities within the Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency industries beyond the various State Regulations and the FinCen Rulings. In what looks like a bowl of alphabet soup, there are a host of other federal agencies with their own rulings and restrictions pertaining
Crypto Currency
Digital Assets and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Rulings
By David B. Borsack on
Posted in Crypto Currency
In recent months notable investors, wealth managers, and banks have begun to explore (if they were not already invested in) bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Many banks are beginning to offer cryptocurrency investment options to high net worth individuals, and there are multiple bitcoin exchange traded fund applications pending with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
If…
State Regulations of Digital Assets
By David B. Borsack on
Posted in Crypto Currency
As digital assets, and cryptocurrencies specifically, have continued to gain worldwide popularity, you might be wondering whether you can pursue opportunities within the industry. The answer in large part depends on what type of involvement you seek to achieve, and where you plan on pursuing such opportunity. For convenience and ease of use, attached here…
Patenting Blockchain Technology
By Marcella M. Bodner & Joseph B. Doll on
Posted in Crypto Currency
Walmart’s U.S. patent application involving blockchain technology is one of many blockchain-based patent applications that have been filed by large companies smitten with blockchain technology. Published May 17, 2018, but filed November 16, 2017, the application is based on a provisional patent filing in November 2016. In its application, Walmart seeks to patent a blockchain-based…
A Summary of the SEC’s Director of Corporation Finance Speech on Cryptocurrencies
On June 14, 2018, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Director, William Hinman, gave a speech titled “Digital Asset Transactions: When Howey Met Gary (Plastic).” This speech provides additional insight into the SEC’s view as to whether cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (“ICOs”) are securities. Here is a summary:
In his speech, Hinman…