Giovanni P. Prezioso

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Firm/Organization: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Blogs: Cleary Cybersecurity and Privacy Watch, Cleary FinTech Update

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On April 3, 2019, staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission released (1) a framework providing principles for analyzing whether a digital asset constitutes an investment contract, and thus a security, as defined in SEC v. W.J. Howey Co. and (2) a no-action letter permitting TurnKey Jet, Inc., without satisfying registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to offer and sell “tokenized” cards that are recorded on a permissioned…
On April 3, 2019, staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission released (1) a framework providing principles for analyzing whether a digital asset constitutes an investment contract, and thus a security, as defined in SEC v. W.J. Howey Co. and (2) a no-action letter permitting TurnKey Jet, Inc., without satisfying registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to offer and sell “tokenized” cards that are recorded on a permissioned…
On September 13, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services issued the first comprehensive state regulatory proposal to address cybersecurity. Under the proposed regulations, certain banks, insurers and other financial services institutions authorized to operate in New York will be required to assess their cybersecurity risks and establish and maintain a cybersecurity program designed to address such risks.  This alert memorandum covers the key obligations set forth in the state proposal and contrasts them…