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Blockchain
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ContractsProf Blog
Scholarship Spotlight: “Trust and Enforcement in Banking, Bitcoin, and the Blockchain” (Catherine Christopher – Texas Tech)
By Mark Burge
Bitcoin and other alternative currencies have been of particular interest in the contracts scholarly community for many reasons, including the potential elimination of intermediaries in electronic financial transactions and also the possibility of…
InsureReinsure
Please Join Us – Blockchain Insurance Summit
By Brian Casey, Troutman Pepper Locke
Red Chalk Group presents this first of its kind event dedicated to the $1+ trillion insurance marketplace and designed for senior executives to engage leading industry and Blockchain experts as…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Blockchain and patent law: A conversation with Berkeley Law
Chris Mammen, Partner in our San Francisco office, recently interviewed Berkeley Law professors Narechania and McCrary about some of the IP applications of blockchain. This short video touches upon the following…
Blockchain Blog
Is a Tamper-Proof Election Possible with the Blockchain?
The election cycle has reached its predictable fever pitch, and one issue receiving particular attention this year is the vulnerability of electronic voting systems to tampering, either intentionally (think hacking…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Christina Batog, Note, Blockchain: A Proposal to Reform High Frequency Trading Regulation, 33 Cardozo Arts &…
China Law Insight
Setting the standard: Australia’s leading role in International Blockchain Standards
By King & Wood
by Scott Farrell,King & Wood Mallesons Sydney, Australia Australia is set to play a leading role in the international development of blockchain after theInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved Standards Australia’s…
China Law Insight
Narrowing of exemptions under MiFID II
By King & Wood
by Adrian Brown Charlotte Collins King & Wood Mallesons London ,United Kingdom MIFID II makes various adjustments to the exemptions under MIFID I, largely with the aim of tightening the regime…
Virtual Currency Report
Blockchain Week in Review – September 30, 2016
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…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Caytas on Clearing and Settlement
Joanna Diane Caytas has posted Developing Blockchain Real-Time Clearing and Settlement in the EU, U.S., and Globally on SSRN with the following abstract:Clearing and settlement of international securities transactions for indirectly…
Financial Services Perspectives
Federal and State Authorities Take First Steps Toward Regulating Blockchain, Mobile Banking and Digital Financial Services
Last week, federal and state lawmakers took significant steps toward specific regulations targeting digital financial technology, mobile banking and cybersecurity, signaling the possibility of wholesale changes to the legal landscape.…