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Blockchain Financial and Capital Markets Initiatives, U.S. Enforcement Across Agencies, Ethereum Vulnerability Paper Published

By Simone O. Otenaike, Robert A. Musiala, Joanna F. Wasick & Diana Stern on August 23, 2019

In this issue: • Blockchain Capital Markets Platforms Achieve and File for Regulatory Approvals • New Initiatives by Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Payment Platforms and Financial Institutions • U.S. Enforcement Actions Continue from OFAC, SEC, DoJ and IRS • Study of Ethereum Vulnerabilities and Defenses Released, While Dusting and Mining Malware Attacks and Cryptojacking Continue Blockchain Capital Markets Platforms Achieve and File for Regulatory Approvals By: Simone O. Otenaike The Intercontinental Exchange recently received approval from the…

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SEC Rule Amendments May Improve Disclosures Relating to Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses

By Ryan Istre on August 23, 2019

Earlier this summer, the SEC proposed amendments to improve disclosures relating to acquisitions and dispositions of businesses under: Rule 3-05, Rule 3-14 and Article 11 of Regulation S-X. The proposed rule change impacts small businesses and their investors. For investors, the amendments could improve the financial information about acquired and disposed businesses to facilitate more timely access to capital and to reduce the complexity and cost to prepare the disclosure. In addition, the proposal could…

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#ILTACON19: Post-Mortem Notes, Musings and Observations

By Bob Ambrogi on August 23, 2019

Home now from ILTACON, the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association. It is five frenetic days of seminars, exhibitors and networking by legal technologists and vendors from all over the world. Here are some of my somewhat-random thoughts about the event. Let’s start with what many were thinking: Orlando in August? I mean, WTF? But, guess what – the weather gods cooperated and kept any significantly stifling heat at bay. The…

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#WhyIAmASolo – I Don’t Need To Tell My Employees To Hide When The Boss Comes Around

By rickgeorges on August 23, 2019

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Pipeline growth and management: getting real about deals

By Nazma Qurban on August 23, 2019

Pipeline realism Defining the stages of your pipeline is crucial; they don’t just help to create momentum and track deals, but they’re often triggers for compensation for members of the sales team. Pipeline stages at B2B SaaS typically progress through opportunity created (10%), demo held (25%), proposal sent (50%), contract/negotiation (75%) and closed won at 100%. “If you’re serving enterprise clients, having an accurate ability to forecast can be as elusive as it is valuable”…

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#PoetryFriday – Telephone

By rickgeorges on August 23, 2019

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Telephone After I talk to you, I wonder what your face looks like when you hang up the telephone. Do you smile? Sometimes I think that love is connected by a phone cord, fragile as a wire, Able to be ended with a snip of scissors anywhere along the path of words that carry the message of lovers. What if my words are detoured along the way? What if gremlins lay in wait for them,…

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#PoetryFriday – Telephone

By rickgeorges on August 23, 2019

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#ParrotSunday – Winston Churchill’s Blue And Gold Macaw, Charlie?

By rickgeorges on August 23, 2019

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Having a chat with Churchill’s parrot and – at 114-years-old – one of Reigate’s oldest residents – Get Surrey. My good friend, Nestor Gorfinkel, sent me a magazine with an article about some famous parrots, for which I thank him. Parrots have a long history of saving human lives, tracking down criminals, acting as alarms, and being companions for us. Charlie, if you believe the stories, is the longest surviving veteran of World War…

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#ParrotSunday – Winston Churchill’s Blue And Gold Macaw, Charlie?

By rickgeorges on August 23, 2019

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NIOSH Publishes One-Pager on Nanotechnology Research Center’s Accomplishments and Future Activities

By Lynn L. Bergeson & Carla N. Hutton on August 22, 2019

On August 20, 2019, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) posted a one-pager on the Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC). NTRC conducts research to understand the potential effects on human health of exposure to engineered nanomaterials and develops methods to control or eliminate exposures. NTRC focuses on the following areas “to help industry move safely and responsibly into the future”: Increasing understanding of potential health risks to workers making and using nanomaterials; Preventing…

Technology

Blockchain Financial and Capital Markets Initiatives, U.S. Enforcement Across Agencies, Ethereum Vulnerability Paper Published

SEC Rule Amendments May Improve Disclosures Relating to Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses

#ILTACON19: Post-Mortem Notes, Musings and Observations

#WhyIAmASolo – I Don’t Need To Tell My Employees To Hide When The Boss Comes Around

Pipeline growth and management: getting real about deals

#PoetryFriday – Telephone

#PoetryFriday – Telephone

#ParrotSunday – Winston Churchill’s Blue And Gold Macaw, Charlie?

#ParrotSunday – Winston Churchill’s Blue And Gold Macaw, Charlie?

NIOSH Publishes One-Pager on Nanotechnology Research Center’s Accomplishments and Future Activities

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