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Global Media and Communications Watch
The shape of things to come – the HKMA and ASTRI chart a course for blockchain in Hong Kong: legal and regulatory implications
By Mark Parsons, Louise Crawford
On 11 November, 2016, Hong Kong's Applied Science and Technology Research Institute ("ASTRI") published its "Whitepaper On Distributed Ledger Technology" (the "DLT Whitepaper"), a substantial research exercise commissioned by the…
Blockchain Blog
Taking off on the Blockchain
In this fourth installment of our five-part series highlighting the legal issues presented by blockchain, we’ll consider application to the aviation industry. Blockchain has the potential to increase airlines’ profitability…
Blockchain Blog
Can the Blockchain Block IP Theft?
Imagine a world where you could easily register and claim ownership over your original creative works – from music to photos to blogs. Gone would be the days of seeing…
Virtual Currency Report
Dax Hansen and Joe Cutler to Speak at Coala African Blockchain Workshop Nairobi, Kenya
By Perkins Coie
Through our longstanding relationship with COALA, we are proud to announce that Dax Hansen and Joe Cutler will be participating and presenting at the African Blockchain Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya…
Blockchain Blog
Taking Control of Your Identity
By Alan Cohn
One of the most intriguing uses of the blockchain may be the enhancement of identity solutions. As we know, the blockchain offers enhancements over current mechanisms for creating and storing…
Blockchain Blog
This is Your Blockchain on Drugs…
This week, we will have a five-part series highlighting the legal issues presented by blockchain applications in a number of different industries. Today, we’re looking into the legal considerations of…
FinTech Update
SEC Forum on FinTech Innovation Discusses Leveraging the Blockchain to Enhance Transparency, Verifiability and Governance in Corporate Processes
By Kari Larsen, David Krone, Anthony J. Ford
In a panel at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent forum on Innovation in FinTech, experts discussed blockchain’s potential role in corporate processes such as by providing an unalterable history…
Technology Law Dispatch
Leveraging the Blockchain to Provide an Unalterable, Distributed Ledger for Transactions, Supply Chains and Other Corporate Processes
By Kari Larsen, David Krone, Anthony J. Ford
On Monday, November 14, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a forum to discuss financial technology (FinTech) innovation in the financial services industry. The summit discussed several topics,…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Does blockchain’s trust architecture make dumb contracts smarter?
By Winston Maxwell, Richard Diffenthal
In a thought-provoking paper presented at this year's TPRC Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy, Internet scholar Kevin Werbach explains how the use of blockchain technology creates a…
Virtual Currency Report
Could Blockchain Push Syndicated Loans over the Regulatory Edge?
Banks are exploring using blockchain to increase the efficiency of trading syndicated loans. The hope is to increase the liquidity and transparency of the secondary market for loans. The risk…