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Best Practices for Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Here it comes – the cryptocurrency exchanges are now under scrutiny. Last year, regulators in the United States were firmly focused on the mechanics and fairness of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). By now it seems settled that ICOs need to comply with the federal securities laws. So now it is time for cryptocurrency exchanges to…

Whistleblower Awards From Cryptocurrency Pump and Dump Schemes

So it looks like the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is taking a hard look at cryptocurrency pump and dump schemes. And its offering awards to whistleblowers of 10 to 30 percent. That’s good, because manipulation has always been one of my chief concerns about crypto markets. Consider that market manipulation is generally illegal in…

The ICO Is Dead – The Securities Token Offering Is Next

2017 was the year of the Initial Coin Offering or “ICO”. I believe 2018 will be the year of the Security Token Offering or “STO”. What does this even mean, and why should you care? THE ICO’s LATENT DEFECT – ITS A SECURITIES OFFERING Prior to 2017, the ICO was rare. There was the Ethereum…

Polymath Security Tokens – The Future of Crypto

This is going to sound like a bold claim: Polymath is the biggest thing in crypto. I know, everyone seems to be focused on the “next bitcoin” or “next ethereum.” And Polymath is not it. So why is Polymath such a big deal? Because it aims to put the stock market on the block chain….

Can the SEC Measure Whether Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin Are Securities?

I’ve been studying cryptocurrencies and blockchain with considerable interest for some time now. As a lawyer, one of my favorite intellectual exercises is comparing new phenomena to existing legal standards. A. ARE BLOCKCHAIN ASSETS SECURITIES? While the world continues to incorporate and adapt to the emergence of blockchain technologies, there is much regulatory uncertainty in…