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Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

SEC Edging to Bitcoin ETF?

Though it’s been around since 2009, the SEC is still very wary of permitting individual users to trade in Bitcoin. (Ironic, since…

Feb 11, 2019

Feb 11, 2019

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

UK Regulators Taking Different Path on Crypto Definitions

On Jan 23, Britain’s security regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), released a consultation paper outlining the potential…

Jan 24, 2019

Jan 24, 2019

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

Tokenized Offerings and Funds: A look at some key jurisdictions

A company creating or using blockchain technology must pay close attention to the regulations and laws of a jurisdiction where they…

Dec 7, 2018

Dec 7, 2018

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

Decentralized Governance: The Next Change to Organized Violence

The monopoly on the use of force that governments have exercised has changed over the millenia hand-in-hand with economic and…

Nov 12, 2018

Nov 12, 2018

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

Legal Questions stemming Blockchain Technology in the Supply Chain

People familiar with blockchain computing (and other, related, decentralized-ledger technologies) can usually rattle off a list of ways in…

Oct 18, 2018

Oct 18, 2018

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

Distributed Ledgers Could Answer Some “Objections to the Social Contract.”

In William Godwin’s 1793 treatise Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, he outlines various objections to the idea of a ‘Social Contract’…

Aug 27, 2018

Aug 27, 2018

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

Bitcoin ETF Denial Indicates Path for Approval (that path would be a true crypto-currency)

In the letter denying the Winklevoss twins’ ETF application, the SEC stated that “its disapproval does not rest on an evaluation of whether…

Jul 27, 2018

Jul 27, 2018

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

Token AirDrop Issues

Lately, I’ve seen some posts about how token AirDrops are a natural exemption from U.S. Securities regulation. I’ve also, seen some posts…

Jun 7, 2018

Jun 7, 2018

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

Class Actions Target ICOs

Most of my work as an attorney in the blockchain computing space is related to the fundraising efforts of my clients, and how they can best…

May 31, 2018

May 31, 2018

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

A SAFEr SAFT.

tl;dr: Regulators may be going after blockchain entrepreneurs whoj have been using SAFT agreements. This is possibly because those…

Apr 13, 2018

Apr 13, 2018

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

Steve Young, Blockchain Lawyer

Using blockchain smart contracts to create better relationships between governments and people. www.blockchainlegal.us

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