Crypto Exchanges Join Virtual Commodity Association Seeking to Establish Industry Standards

By Pengtao Teng on August 31, 2018

Despite the recent setback of having their Bitcoin ETF rejected by the SEC for the second time, the Winklevoss brothers remain undeterred in their efforts to bring cryptocurrency into the investment mainstream. Their latest project is the Virtual Commodity Association (VCA), a self-regulatory organization (SRO) for the virtual currency industry aiming to serve in the same capacity as SROs such as FINRA and the NFA currently serve for the securities and derivatives industries, respectively. On its website…

Corporate Defense and Disputes

SEC Flexes Funny Bone in Fictional Token Offering

By Pengtao Teng on June 4, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has taken to using humor and sarcasm to educate retail investors about the potential risks of purchasing tokens in initial coin offerings (“ICOs”).This week, the SEC issued a press release presenting “a hot investment opportunity.” The release pointed to a website touting the HoweyCoin—a fictional crypto token intending to disrupt the luxury travel industry—as “one of the largest cryptocurrency platforms ever built” and promising that it would provide…

Blockchain and the Law

SEC Flexes Funny Bone in Fictional Token Offering

By Pengtao Teng on May 18, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has taken to using humor and sarcasm to educate retail investors about the potential risks of purchasing tokens in initial coin offerings (“ICOs”). This week, the SEC issued a press release presenting “a hot investment opportunity.” The release pointed to a website touting the HoweyCoin—a fictional crypto token intending to disrupt the luxury travel industry—as “one of the largest cryptocurrency platforms ever built” and promising that it would…

Blockchain and the Law

When Smart Contracts are Outsmarted: The Parity Wallet “Freeze” and Software Liability in the Internet of Value

By Wai Choy & Pengtao Teng on December 22, 2017

The recent Parity wallet “freeze” provides yet another example of a coding vulnerability in a smart contract (rather than a flaw in the underlying blockchain or cryptography) resulting in an exploit that compromises cryptocurrency worth millions. It again highlights some of the pitfalls of insecure code in the context of digital assets and raises questions regarding the extent to which software developers can be held liable to its users for losses suffered due to those…

Pengtao Teng

Crypto Exchanges Join Virtual Commodity Association Seeking to Establish Industry Standards

SEC Flexes Funny Bone in Fictional Token Offering

SEC Flexes Funny Bone in Fictional Token Offering

When Smart Contracts are Outsmarted: The Parity Wallet “Freeze” and Software Liability in the Internet of Value

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