Colorado recently passed legislation that will facilitate the sale and transfer of digital tokens in Colorado. Under the Digital Token Act, Colorado businesses will be permitted to effect transactions involving
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Financing Bitcoin: The Problem of Actual Delivery
By Matthew Frankle & Nora Wong on
The CFTC has asserted that Bitcoin is, and other virtual currencies may be, commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act. As such, pursuant to Section 2(c)(2)(D) of such Act, “off exchange”…
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Will Patent Sharing Organizations Boost Blockchain Innovation?
By Chinh H. Pham on
Posted in Blockchain
Companies across many different industries are starting to look toward blockchain technology as a way to conduct business more effectively, efficiently, and securely. As a result, there are new blockchain technology startups and strategic partnerships being established at break-neck speed. And, like any burgeoning industry, there seem to be new innovations introduced almost every day.
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Greenberg Traurig’s Maria Sendra to Speak at Blockchain Expo North America 2017
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Maria Sendra, a shareholder in the Silicon Valley office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will speak at Blockchain Expo North America 2017, at the Santa Clara…
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Regulators Weigh in on Digital Assets, Tokens, Securities, and Derivative Instruments Used in ICOs
The rise of blockchain technology ventures raising money preternaturally through initial coin offerings and token generation events (collectively, ICOs) is a capital formation disruptor, one which has and will continue…
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SEC Investor Advisory Committee Considers Blockchain Technology
By Jonathan A. Beckham & Barbara A. Jones on
On Oct. 12, 2017, the Investor Advisory Committee of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the SEC) hosted a panel discussion on blockchain technology. The session represented another instance of the…
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