Cryptocurrency

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...

FinTech

Brad Rosen | Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.

During 2017, the realm of bitcoin, the blockchain, cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology (DLT) has been expanding at a rapid pace. All signs point to the continuation of this phenomenon. The implications for the legal community, and corporate law departments in particular, are enormous...

FinTech

David Reidy | McGuireWoods LLP

Alexandra Villarreal O’Rourke and David Reidy co-chair the FinTech practice group at McGuireWoods, and even a short conversation with them would tip you off that there’s a lot going on in that sector. And as it turns out, they are big believers in conversation. One of their favorite...