The first Bitcoin ETF began trading today in the United States. Although this ETF is a Bitcoin Futures ETF, the world’s largest digital currency manager announced today that an application to convert its Bitcoin Trust into a Bitcoin Spot ETF has been filed. Bitcoin, other Cryptocurrencies and digital assets in general will continue to gain
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How to Use Cryptocurrencies
By David B. Borsack on
Posted in Crypto Currency
Uses of Cryptocurrency Overview
As previously detailed, there are a number of regulations surrounding Cryptocurrencies which vary by location (State Regulations) and by federal agency (FINCEN Regulations, IRS Regulations, SEC Regulations, and CFTC Regulations) and these regulations guide what you can and cannot do with any Cryptocurrency that…
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…