Is Blockchain HIPAA Compliant?

July 12, 2018

The healthcare industry remains one of the largest sectors to potentially benefit from blockchain technology.  By implementing its application, the healthcare industry can eliminate some of the risks plaguing its community, such as inconsistencies with patient medical records, risk...

Forms of Communication Subject to Regulation & ICO Marketing Collateral

May 1, 2018

ICOs have become a dominant topic of discussion both within the blockchain community and among securities attorneys and regulators. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) views an ICO as an offering of securities if it meets all of...

U.S. Regulators & Your Cryptocurrency: State Money Transmission Laws

April 20, 2018

In part one of this series, I provided an overview of the US regulatory landscape that impacts cryptocurrency businesses.  This article resumes the topic and focuses on state money transmission laws. State money transmission laws present stifling hurdles to...

The SEC, CFTC and Possible Future Of Utility Tokens

March 7, 2018

A lot of people have been asking us what may happen with regards to regulation of ICOs in the United States. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulatory action against Munchee, Inc.’s ICO, coupled with the recent U.S. Senate Committee...

The Chuck E. Cheese Test for Whether a Token is a Security

January 18, 2018

Cryptocurrency markets are still nascent, and most people are still trying to work out how they will develop, and how blockchain can be applied to the wider variety of business cases. There is not much guidance from the government,...

Cryptocurrency, the Howey Test, and Munchee’s Guidance on How to Apply it

January 10, 2018

Corporate and securities lawyers utilize the Howey test to determine whether a transaction is an “investment contract,” or more simply whether it involves offering a security, and therefore is subject to certain reporting and disclosure requirements. A transaction will...