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Blockchain Blog
Alan Cohn on Blockchain in 2017
CoinDesk quoted Alan Cohn in a December 30 article titled "A Slow Awakening: 2016 in US Blockchain Policy." In the article, which discusses blockchain regulatory developments of the past year and…
Global Insurance Blog
US: How distributed ledger technology might grow in the insurance industry
On Jan. 5, 2017, the Department of Treasury Federal Insurance Office held its first committee meeting of the new year. Several topics were addressed, including the use…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Three examples of blockchain smart contracts – Internet of Things, commercial paper and daos
By Winston Maxwell, Richard Diffenthal, Lewis Cohen
For thousands of years, society has recorded information in ledgers, ranging from clay tablets, books through to cloud based computer systems. Despite the advance of technology, all of these ledgers…
Virtual Currency Report
Blockchain Week In Review – January 6, 2017
Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of…
Virtual Currency Report
Blockchain Syndicated Loans as Uncertificated Securities
Blockchain Loans as Uncertificated Securities In a previous post, I examined the risk that efforts to employ distributed ledger technology to trade syndicated loans could result in their reclassification as…
Virtual Currency Report
Video: Dax Hansen on “Code is Law” Smart Contracts Symposium
By Perkins Coie
Dax Hansen as a panelist on the "Code is Law" panel to discuss smart contracts impact on future of the legal profession, regulation and more at world's first Smart Contracts…
IP Intelligence
Blockchain Goes Mainstream
By now, few would argue that blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, has not broken new ground. In fact, the success of blockchain has extended to an array of other fields…
Corporate and Securities Law
Newest MNvest Crowdfunding Portal To Rely on Blockchain Technology
Blockchain Blog
Insurance with Assurance
In the last installment of our five-part blockchain series, we focus on the insurance industry. Insurance and reinsurance companies are actively exploring and developing applications for blockchain technology. And for…
Virtual Currency Report
Could Blockchain Push Syndicated Loans Over the Regulatory Edge
Some banks are hard at work applying distributed ledger technology to trading syndicated loan transactions. Their system would make it easier than ever to invest in syndicated bank loans. At…