Njeri Chasseau

Firm/Organization: Baker & Hostetler LLP

Blogs: Data Privacy Monitor, The Blockchain Monitor

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The Blockchain Monitor

Global Blockchain Developments in Enforcement, Payments, ICOs and Enterprise

By Simone O. Otenaike, Njeri Chasseau, Robert A. Musiala & Panida A. Pollawit

October 5, 2018

In this issue: • Cryptocurrency Enforcement Actions Continue Across the Globe • Multiple Blockchain Announcements for Asset-Backed Tokens, Payments and Exchanges • Lawmakers Seek Clarity on ICOs as New Research Is Published • Enterprise Developments: Blockchain Interoperability, Supply Chain, Identity and More Cryptocurrency Enforcement Actions Continue Across the Globe By: Panida A. Pollawit On Friday, Sept. 27, the SEC and CFTC charged 1pool Ltd. aka 1Broker and its CEO with offenses related to its…

The Blockchain Monitor

Stablecoins Launch in US Amid Multiple Securities Enforcement Actions and Bid to Repurpose DoD Data Center for Cryptocurrency Mining

By Brian P. Bartish, Robert A. Musiala, Njeri Chasseau, Jaime B. Petenko & Melonia A. Bennett

September 14, 2018

In this issue: • Stablecoins Launch in US as New Data Cites Drop in ICO Funding • SEC and FINRA Issue First-of-Their-Kind Enforcement Actions • Blockchain Enterprise Developments: Mining, Digital Identities and Food Supply Chain • Cryptocurrencies Continue to Enter Traditional Areas of Financial Crimes Stablecoins Launch in US as New Data Cites Drop in ICO Funding By: Robert A. Musiala Jr. and Brian P. Bartish On Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, the New York Department…

The Blockchain Monitor

Blockchain Developments: Food Supply Chain, Bitcoin ETPs, ICOs and Tech Adoption

By Robert A. Musiala, Njeri Chasseau, Jonathan A. Forman & Jaime B. Petenko

August 3, 2018

In this issue: • Multiple Pilots Drive Momentum for Leveraging Blockchain in the Food Supply Chain • SEC Rejects Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, Commissioner Dissents • New Reports Detail ICO Scrutiny and Seek to Provide Clarity • Blockchain Adoption Continues in Both Institutional and Startup Environments Multiple Pilots Drive Momentum for Leveraging Blockchain in the Food Supply Chain By: Jaime B. Petenko A major global technology company recently shared additional details about the Food Trust, a…

The Blockchain Monitor

Blockchain Continues to Disrupt Banking, Capital Markets, Enterprise … and Crime

By Robert A. Musiala, Simone O. Otenaike, Njeri Chasseau & Brian P. Bartish

July 20, 2018

In this issue: • New Blockchain Solutions Emerge in Banking, Trade Finance and Payment Processing • More Blockchain Enterprise Solutions Announced • Blockchain Continues Heavy Influence on Capital Markets • Update on Cryptocurrency Cybercrimes and Enforcement Actions New Blockchain Solutions Emerge in Banking, Trade Finance and Payment Processing By: Robert A. Musiala Jr. Blockchain continues to disrupt the financial services industry by enabling new products that promise to transform banking and payments. Binance, one of…

The Blockchain Monitor

Blockchain Investments and Pilots Continue, Enforcement Actions Persist

By Simone O. Otenaike, Njeri Chasseau, Emily R. Fedeles & Joanna F. Wasick

June 29, 2018

In this issue: • Public and Private Sectors Continue to Invest in Blockchain • Businesses Continue Investment in Blockchain Enterprise Solutions • Financial Services Sector Continues to Integrate Blockchain Amid Promise and Challenges • Enforcement Update: DOJ and Other Agencies Seize $20 Million in Cryptocurrencies Public and Private Sectors Continue to Invest in Blockchain By Simone O. Otenaike Earlier this week, Andreessen Horowitz unveiled plans to launch a $300 million fund that will invest exclusively…

The Blockchain Monitor

Governments, Ad Industry Explore Use Cases; Blockchain Firms Seek Financial Licenses

By Panida A. Pollawit, Njeri Chasseau, Jonathan D. Blattmachr & Michelle Tanney

June 8, 2018

In this issue: • Governments Experiment With Blockchain for Elections, Banking and Visa Applications • Advertising, Entertainment Industries Continue Investment in Blockchain • Changing Approaches to Crypto Regulatory Licensing Governments Experiment With Blockchain for Elections, Banking, and Visa Applications By: Panida A. Pollawit Governments around the world are seeking to harness blockchain to improve the delivery of public services. In May, a few dozen deployed military service members and their families used blockchain to cast…

The Blockchain Monitor

Blockchain Trends and Developments: Custody, Supply Chain and Governance

By Brian P. Bartish, Robert A. Musiala & Njeri Chasseau

May 18, 2018

In this issue: • Blockchain for Supply Chain: SAP, FedEx See Opportunities • Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Presents New Blockchain Standards • Cryptocurrency Custody: Security on the Blockchain Scales Up Blockchain for Supply Chain: SAP, FedEx See Opportunities By: Robert A. Musiala Jr. Established firms in the U.S. and abroad continue to move forward with initiatives to leverage blockchain to provide transparency, speed and security to supply chain management. Multinational software firm SAP recently announced plans…

Data Privacy Monitor

U.S. Senate Duo and California Ballot Initiative Propose to Radically Alter U.S. Consumer Internet Privacy and Upend Digital Advertising

By Alan L. Friel & Njeri Chasseau

April 19, 2018

Amid growing concerns over the improper use of user information and data breaches, and in the same week as the Senate examines the Cambridge Analytica controversy, a duo of U.S. senators who have long advocated for federal consumer privacy legislation seized the moment to propose a bill that would give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), for the first time, the authority to promulgate regulations to govern internet publishers’ and service providers’ privacy practices…

Technology Law Dispatch

Guiding light: SEC adopts updated cybersecurity guidance

By Njeri Chasseau

February 27, 2018

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously adopted new cybersecurity guidance aimed at assisting public companies in their preparation of cybersecurity risk and incident disclosures. In its new Statement and Interpretive Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures, the SEC is aiming to apply lessons learned from the many major data security incidents that have occurred since the Commission first issued cybersecurity guidance in 2011. The 2011 Guidance was some of the first of…

Regulatory Authorities Respond to Coin Offering Endorsements

By Herbert F. Kozlov, Kari Larsen, Michael Selig & Njeri Chasseau

December 12, 2017

Floyd Mayweather, a world famous boxing champion, recently used his Twitter and Instagram accounts to help a company raise more than $30 million in an initial coin offering (“ICO”).1 Other celebrities have similarly capitalized on their “influencer” status by promoting digital tokens to their Twitter and Instagram followers. Token issuers raised over $3 billion via ICOs in 2017,2 and while many are concerned about a bubble, there is no sign of a slowdown. Some reports…