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Despite evidence of egregious fraud in the marketing of tokens, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently ...

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Dragged to the U.S. Courts (Part 2): Avoiding Personal Jurisdiction as a Non-U.S. Blockchain Company

December.06.2018

Without personal jurisdiction over a defendant, a court cannot exercise its powers. And when it comes to non-U.S. companies who want to avoid being ...

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Dragged to the U.S. Courts (Part 1): Jurisdiction and the Location of Blockchain Nodes

November.28.2018

Following the 2017 ICO boom and the more recent declines in cryptocurrency prices, blockchain-related litigation has substantially increased. U.S. ...

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A Foreboding View of Smart Contract Developer Liability

November.19.2018

At least one regulator is attempting to provide clarity regarding the potential liability of actors who violate regulations through the use of smart ...

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EtherDelta Founder’s Settlement with the SEC Has Grim Implications for Smart Contract Developers

by Sunny Hwang
November.19.2018

The SEC recently brought its first enforcement action against the creator of a “decentralized” digital token trading platform for operating as an ...

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IRS to Virtual Currency Traders: No Formal Voluntary Disclosure Program

by Amy Walsh
November.12.2018

The IRS recently announced that it is not planning to establish a formal voluntary disclosure program for taxpayers who have unreported income ...

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Recent Reports Show UK and EU (Slowly) Progressing Towards Virtual Currency Regulation

by Rebecca James
October.04.2018

Currently there is no EU-harmonized approach for the specific regulation of virtual currency. In September 2018, the UK's Treasury Committee released ...

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What FINRA’s Cryptocurrency First Disciplinary Action Means for Employers

by Mike Delikat and Jessica R. L. James
September.20.2018

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) made it a 2018 goal to monitor and supervise the cryptocurrency market, which has been largely ...

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Just Another Week on the Blockchain: September 10-16, 2018

by Sunny Hwang
September.18.2018

The week of September 10th was particularly eventful and saw a rather large number of recent enforcement and regulatory developments, even by ...

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Virtual Currencies Fall Within Scope of EUs Fifth AntiMoney Laundering Directive

by Rebecca Dipple
September.13.2018

The fifth iteration of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive (MLD5) took effect in July 2018. In addition to several updates covering a wide range of ...