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As we highlighted in our recent Practical Law Practice Note, Smart Contracts: Best Practices, various state lawmakers are paving the way for widespread use of blockchains and smart contracts in commerce. For example, on January 1, 2020, the Illinois Blockchain Technology Act (BTA) went into effect, resolving some legal uncertainties around the legal status of … Continue Reading
Proskauer authored an in-depth Practice Note published by Practical Law, which details best practices for the use of smart contracts on blockchains. It discusses functional and legal considerations for both standalone smart contracts and smart contracts used in conjunction with traditional written contracts (hybrid smart contracts) and explores the extent to which smart contracts can independently be legally binding. The full text … Continue Reading
Based on a recent regulatory statement, entities involved with cryptocurrency or digital assets should revisit their anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism obligations (AML/CFT) compliance under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). On October 11, the leaders of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and the Securities and … Continue Reading
The SEC recently announced its settlement of charges against boxer Floyd Mayweather and producer DJ Khaled for their failure to disclose payments they received for promoting Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) on their social media accounts. The federal securities laws contain an “anti-touting provision,” which regulates paid promotions of securities offerings. Specifically, Section 17(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 … Continue Reading
Illinois Embraces Smart Contracts with New Blockchain Legislation
By Kevin Milewski on Posted in Government, Legislation, Smart Contracts
Smart Contracts: Best Practices
By Jeffrey Neuburger, Kevin Milewski and Wai Choy on Posted in Enterprise Solutions, Legislation, Practice Note, Regulation: Federal, Smart Contracts
CFTC, FinCEN, and SEC Warn of Crypto AML Enforcement
By Kevin Milewski on Posted in AML/KYC, CFTC, Exchanges, FinCEN, SEC
First Punch: Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled Settle with SEC Over Unlawful Touting of ICOs
By Kevin Milewski on Posted in Initial Coin Offerings, Regulation: Federal, SEC, Securities, Token Sales
