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The Regulatory Adventures of a Crypto Startup

Given the evolving regulatory landscape, enforcement actions and civil litigation, with likely more to come in 2019, being proactive and staying abreast of regulatory and legal developments should be a top priority for businesses in the crypto/digital asset space.

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NoDoubt Crypto LLC (NoDoubt Crypto)—a fictitious Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business in New York, N.Y.—is an innovative new FinTech startup in the digital assets or blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT) space. One thing NoDoubt Crypto wants—aside from revolutionizing the way financial markets operate and making a profit—is regulatory clarity. And regulatory simplicity. Okay, two things. NoDoubt Crypto, however, is unlikely to get either. Why? Let us take a look at regulatory developments in 2018.

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