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Cryptocurrency 2018: When The Law Catches Up With Game-Changing Technology
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What’s the Deal With the CFPB and Bitcoin?

Cryptocurrency 2018: When The Law Catches Up With Game-Changing Technology

By: David E. Fialkow, Edward J. Mikolinski, Jack S. Brodsky                     

Blockchain technology and the virtual currency, or cryptocurrency, that uses this technology are revolutionizing the way businesses function and deliver goods and services. Even as cryptocurrency becomes a widely debated topic, gaining the critical attention of regulators and policymakers, individuals and businesses are investing billions of dollars in cryptocurrency annually.

To understand how blockchain and cryptocurrency may impact you, your business, and your industry, it is important to understand what cryptocurrency is and how the underlying blockchain works. This article provides a brief introduction to these concepts as well as a primer on cryptocurrency legal issues.

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What’s the Deal With the CFPB and Bitcoin?

By: David L. Beam

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just released an advisory for consumers on digital currencies (a.k.a. “virtual currencies”) like Bitcoin. But the thing that’s most extraordinary about the advisory on digital currency is what it doesn’t say. Read More

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