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Blockchain
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Securities Law Prof Blog
Panisi, Buckley & Arner on Blockchain and Public Companies
Federico Panisi, Ross P. Buckley and Douglas W. Arner have posted Blockchain and Public Companies: A Revolution in Share Ownership Transparency, Proxy-Voting and Corporate Governance? on SSRN with the following…
Virtual Currency Report
Can Blockchain Survive the California Consumer Privacy Act?
By Perkins Coie
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) is a sweeping new law that introduces a host of privacy rights for California consumers, as well as creates a series of robust obligations…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Kaal & Evans on Blockchain and Securities Offerings
Wulf A. Kaal and Samuel Evans have posted Blockchain-Based Securities Offerings on SSRN with the following abstract:Blockchain technology has the potential to supplement the existing infrastructure for securities offerings. After…
Internet & Social Media Law Blog
The Three Biggest (Non-IP) Legal Issues Faced by Blockchain-Based Platform Technology Providers
For all the excitement and promise of blockchain-based technology, it’s vital to remember that the very “newness” of a technology can lead to issues of basic legal compatibility. Few if…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Can Blockchain Create a Corporate-Governance Revolution at Public Companies?
In a new paper, we analyze the major disconnect between the theory of corporate governance, its legal expression, and the reality of corporate ownership structures, based on an “indirect holding…
The Blockchain Monitor
Capital Markets Integrate Crypto and Blockchain, New FATF Guidance, US City Pays Bitcoin Ransom and More
By Simone O. Otenaike, Diana Stern, Robert A. Musiala, Joanna F. Wasick, Jordan R. Silversmith
In this issue: • CFTC Approves Bitcoin DCM, New Bitcoin ETF Proposed, Crypto IRA and Blockchain Depository Receipts Introduced • Fintech Companies Expand Cryptocurrency Gateways, Analysis of Kin Token Published…
LawSites
Smart Contracts Company Clause Raises $5.5M; DocuSign Among Investors
By Bob Ambrogi
The smart-contracts company Clause said today that it has raised $5.5 million in a Series A financing round. The round was led by Galaxy Digital, an investment firm that specializes…
Virtual Currency Report
Blockchain Week in Review: Week of June 21, 2019
U.S. Developments Facebook Announces Formation of Calibra and Launch of Libra On June 18, 2019, Facebook announced the launch of Libra, a new cryptocurrency designed to have a stable value…
Financial Services Observer
Cryptocurrencies and Unclaimed Property: Potential Implications of State Escheat Laws for the Blockchain Technology Industry
By Marc J. Musyl, Brooke E. Condran
The use of blockchain technology and the issuance of cryptocurrencies have grown considerably in recent years, inviting heightened scrutiny and regulation. While federal securities, tax, and other financial services regulatory…
SEC Actions
The Currency Was Virtual, the Con Was Old Fashioned
All things crypto or virtual are in vogue these days. The mention of “blockchain” by a company executive might cause the share price to move. The suggestion that crypto currency…