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FATF Highlights Importance Of Conducting VA/VASP National Risk Assessments In Latest Targeted Update Report

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FATF’s latest Targeted Update Report on Implementation of the FATF Standards on VAs and VASPs stresses that many jurisdictions continue to struggle with the fundamentals of virtual asset regulation, including undertaking risk...more

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All Your Ether (Are) Belong To US: SEC Claims Jurisdiction Over Entire Ethereum (ETH) Network

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an enforcement action against crypto influencer Ian Balina in the Western District of Texas alleging that he promoted unregistered securities in connection with the...more

Burr & Forman

Some Legal Issues Surrounding Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Part 7: The CFTC’s Proposed Cryptocurrency Interpretation.

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After Bitfinex, the CFTC issued its Proposed Interpretation on “Retail Commodity Transactions Involving Virtual Currency.” Proposed Interpretation, 82 Fed. Reg. 60335 (CFTC Dec. 20, 2017). Although the comment period closed...more

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Some Legal Issues Surrounding Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Part 5: Commodities Forwards: Dodd-Frank & Hunter Wise.

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The 2011 Dodd-Frank Act amended the CFTC’s jurisdiction to authorize regulation of “retail commodity transactions offered ‘on a leveraged or margined basis, or financed by the offeror, the counterparty, or a person acting in...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - February 2018

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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 all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

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FTC Hosts FinTech Forum on Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technologies, Part II

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As previously reported, on Thursday, March 9th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a forum on the consumer implications of recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies. This is the...more

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