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Stablecoins Launch in US Amid Multiple Securities Enforcement Actions and Bid to Repurpose DoD Data Center for Cryptocurrency Mining

Photo of Robert A. MusialaBy Brian P. Bartish, Robert A. Musiala, Njeri Chasseau, Jaime B. Petenko and Melonia A. Bennett on Posted in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, ICOs, Securities & Exchange Commission
In this issue: • Stablecoins Launch in US as New Data Cites Drop in ICO Funding • SEC and FINRA Issue First-of-Their-Kind Enforcement Actions • Blockchain Enterprise Developments: Mining, Digital Identities and Food Supply Chain • Cryptocurrencies Continue to Enter Traditional Areas of Financial Crimes  Stablecoins Launch in US as New Data Cites Drop in … Continue Reading

U.S. Customs Pilots Blockchain, SEC Rejects Bitcoin ETFs, Government Investments and Enforcement Actions Continue

Photo of John C. McIlweePhoto of Joanna F. WasickBy John C. McIlwee, Jaime B. Petenko, Joanna F. Wasick and Simone O. Otenaike on Posted in Blockchain, Securities & Exchange Commission
In this issue: • U.S. Customs Pilots Blockchain for Supply Chain as Private Sector Pilots Continue • The SEC Rejects Bitcoin ETFs; New Exchanges and Services Announced Abroad • Governments Worldwide Continue to Invest in Blockchain Projects • Enforcement Actions Continue in U.S. and Abroad as Industry Begins to Self-Regulate U.S. Customs Pilots Blockchain for … Continue Reading

ICOs Avoiding US Citizens Not Immune To Lawsuits In US

Photo of Jonathan A. FormanPhoto of Tiffany A. MiaoBy Marc Powers, Jonathan A. Forman and Tiffany A. Miao on Posted in Securities & Exchange Commission
Last summer, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its 21(a) report concluding that, according to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in SEC v. W.J. Howey Co., the DAO token qualified as a “security” under the federal securities laws and thus, its offering had to either be registered with the SEC or subject to a … Continue Reading

SEC Investigations in the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry

By Jonathan D. Blattmachr on Posted in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Securities & Exchange Commission
In the latest in a seemingly endless stream of U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) pronouncements on cryptocurrency and blockchain regulation and enforcement, on March 7, 2018, the Commission warned investors about investing in “potentially unlawful” digital tokens that function like securities, and stated that some platforms are assets that may be … Continue Reading
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