Jordan M. Horowitz

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Jordan Horowitz is a corporate associate in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group.

Jordan earned her J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law, and her B.A. Dual Degree from Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences. While at Fordham, Jordan was a Notes and Articles Editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal and a member of the Fordham Moot Court Board.

While in law school, Jordan interned for the Honorable Katharine H. Parker of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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SEC Responds to Wyoming’s Opinion on Custody of Digital Assets and Qualified Custodian Status

By Jordan M. Horowitz on November 25, 2020 Posted in Regulation: State, SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a statement in response to the Wyoming Division of Banking’s No-Action Letter on Custody of Digital Assets and Qualified Custodian Status. in October, the Wyoming Division of Banking granted Two Ocean Trust, a Wyoming-chartered public trust company, “no action” relief setting forth the first opinion by a … Continue Reading

Kraken Becomes First Digital Asset Company to Receive U.S. Bank Charter

By Jordan M. Horowitz on October 5, 2020 Posted in Government, Regulation: Federal

Kraken recently announced that it “is the first digital asset company in U.S. history to receive a bank charter recognized under federal and state law, and will be the first regulated, U.S. bank to provide comprehensive deposit-taking, custody and fiduciary services for digital assets.” Kraken obtained a charter from the State of Wyoming to operate … Continue Reading

New York Proposes Conditional BitLicense Framework

By Jordan M. Horowitz on July 17, 2020 Posted in Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets, Government, NYDFS, Regulation: State

The New York State Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”), as a part of a series of virtual currency initiatives, proposed in June a framework for applying for and obtaining a virtual currency Conditional BitLicense. The framework is aimed at easing the process for businesses to enter the New York virtual currency marketplace and providing … Continue Reading

Issuers of Digital Securities May Benefit from Proposed Changes to Regulation A

By Jordan M. Horowitz on May 30, 2020 Posted in Initial Coin Offerings, Regulation: Federal, SEC

In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced proposed rule amendments to “harmonize, simplify, and improve the exempt offering framework to promote capital formation and expand investment opportunities while preserving and enhancing important investor protections,” which may increase the viability of conducting issuances of digital securities. Under the Securities Act of 1933, every offer … Continue Reading

SEC Settles Charges Against Enigma MPC for its Unregistered ICO

By Jordan M. Horowitz on March 13, 2020 Posted in Enforcement Action, Initial Coin Offerings, SEC

On February 19, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against Enigma MPC (Enigma) related to Enigma’s 2017 issuance of “ENG Tokens”. The SEC found Enigma engaged in an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO), in which it offered and sold securities in violation of Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act … Continue Reading