By Phillip Bantz | April 20, 2020
Santori, who started a new job as the top lawyer for crypto exchange firm Kraken earlier this month, discusses how COVID-19 is affecting his industry, his top concerns, and trends he expects to encounter over the next year.
By Richard J. Sapinski | April 8, 2020
The IRS is fully aware of the tax avoidance potential of virtual currency and has now deployed its increasing artificial intelligence capabilities to analyze the information obtained from the Coinbase summons and other information it has gathered about the cryptocurrency reporting of U.S. taxpayers.
By Frank Ready | January 16, 2020
Tech companies are continuing to push outward into other, more heavily regulated industries, but conquering the financial sector may require toeing some very nebulous lines around banking and money transfers.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Matthew L. Levine | January 6, 2020
A number of traditional factors that animate decisions about enforcement point to a likelihood in the near term of an enforcement proceeding against one or more regulated entities for a violation of the DFS cybersecurity regulation, known as "Part 500."
By R. Robin McDonald | December 6, 2019
Class counsel said objectors undervalued the settlement, the risks associated with data breach litigation and the complexities of navigating separate negotiations involving state and federal governments.
By MP McQueen | October 24, 2019
"When you don't have a clear sense of how something is classified, it is difficult to figure out from a client perspective what you need to do," said Eric Sibbitt, O'Melveny & Myers partner and chair of its financial technology practice group, who was among the advisers to the Crypto Rating Council.
By Phillip Bantz | October 2, 2019
Howard Surloff will oversee legal, compliance and corporate governance at the crypto wallet company, which already has a prominent chief legal officer.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert A. Schwinger | September 23, 2019
Some issuers may view being able to offer assurances that their cryptocurrencies are "backed" by something more solid and conventional as being a valuable and effective marketing technique. However, using this seemingly simple word may possibly open up a host of legal questions. In his Blockchain Law column, Robert A. Schwinger explores the issues.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Chris Lenhart | August 5, 2019
Across the globe, today’s leading financial institutions are making massive investments into technology and IT development.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By J. Scott Colesanti | July 31, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission, the multibillion dollar agency that safeguards investors, presently stands on the precipice of the layer Dante reserved for the indecisive. For, nearly a decade after Bitcoin burst onto the scene in 2010, there has been no concrete attempt at delineating purchaser from investor in the cryptocurrency market—indeed, it appears the agency is content to provide guidance regarding fraud and custody rather than defining products and attendant responsibilities for those soliciting funds for digital conversion.
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