Blockchain

FinTech

Stephen D. Palley | Anderson Kill

The technology promises to streamline business processes—but companies need to understand its potential risks, as well.

Blockchain has been described by some as a revolutionary technology that will fundamentally change how business is done. Others have likened it to the Dutch tulip craze or...

Blockchain

Gregory W. Lavigne Jr. | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Blockchain has the potential to democratize energy deregulation. It’s the natural next step in a process that started in the 1990s when the federal government separated electric generation, transmission and distribution. Companies are now building platforms on the blockchain that will allow...

FinTech

David Felsenthal, Jesse Overall | Clifford Chance

With investors mortgaging their houses to finance Bitcoin investments [1], questions regarding the legal status of cryptocurrency have taken on increasing urgency. The CFTC recently said "US law does not provide for direct, comprehensive Federal oversight of underlying Bitcoin...