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Virtual Currency (aka Digital Currency or Digital Money) is a type of currency or medium of exchange that is not issued by any government nor guaranteed by a government currency. Despite lacking legal tender status, Virtual Currency is still traded and exchanged in some environments, typically online environments or communities. Bitcoin is the most well-known form of Virtual Currency. less -

CryptoLink - December 2023 Updates

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/19/2024

On the one hand, the year ended where it began. The legislation on stabelecoins and market structure that would provide a regulatory framework for digital assets has still not been enacted into law. And Securities and...more

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - October 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/31/2020

Recent and significant regulatory and legislative events in the digital asset space demonstrate the evolving and expanding approach by U.S. and international regulators to the burgeoning digital asset markets. These...more

Defending Against Securities Fraud Litigation Triggered by an SEC Investigation

Oberheiden P.C. on 10/24/2020

For public and private companies in all industries, the risk of being targeted in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation is a very real concern. As new and innovative securities offerings continue to be...more

Legal Implications of Secondary SAFT Sales

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/7/2020

Simple Agreements for Future Tokens pose difficult and controversial legal questions under U.S. securities, commodities and tax laws. SAFT holders face significant difficulties in securing liquidity, and regulatory issues...more

Germany to Implement EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive with Cryptocurrency Licensing Requirements

Jones Day on 7/1/2019

The Situation: The G20, a forum for governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union, had made the decision to combat money laundering and terrorism financing activities tied to the use of...more

Rise of digital finance: Tokenising mining & metals assets - Can tokenised mining royalties and metal streams unlock a new...

White & Case LLP on 6/10/2019

Rapid advances in blockchain technology are reinventing the way companies operate and deliver products and services to their clients. These changes are particularly visible in the mining & metals industry, a sector that has...more

Cryptoassets and Open Source Software: UK proposes gold-plating transposition of the EU Fifth Money Laundering Directive

White & Case LLP on 4/20/2019

Currently, cryptoasset exchanges and wallet providers are not generally required (depending on their business model) to identify their customers, monitor transactions or report suspicious activity. On 15 April HM Treasury...more

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - April 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/16/2019

In this issue, we examine the release of the much-anticipated Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) guidance for analyzing how U.S. federal securities laws apply to initial coin offerings, the...more

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