Two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced broad changes to its policies on corporate criminal enforcement. The changes were outlined in a memorandum entitled Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal...more
The cryptocurrency industry should brace itself for increased scrutiny from the DOJ and other enforcement agencies. The DOJ recently announced the creation of a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (“NCET”), which will...more
First, it was digital currencies like bitcoin. Then, it was distributed ledger technologies like blockchain. Now, another potentially groundbreaking innovation from this same community of technologists has vaulted to the...more
9/21/2017
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Capital Raising ,
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