Decrypting Virtual Currency Regulation
Decrypting Virtual Currency Regulation at New York Legal Hackers Meetup at Dev BootCamp NYC, March 2 2016
Over the past several years, virtual currencies such as Bitcoin have made headlines -- first as an untraceable currency used largely by criminals, then as an easily lost asset as exchanges such as Mt. Gox collapsed after security breaches, and more recently as a tech savvy investment as venture capitalists began to pour capital into cryptocurrency companies. As cryptocurrencies have gained in popularity and acceptance, governments and regulatory bodies have struggled with the question of categorizing them as something for which regulations already exist (such as a currency, a security, or a commodity) or if it is something entirely different for which new regulations need to be created.
This panel explores the shifting perceptions of Bitcoin (from the currency used to purchase illicit goods and services on the dark web, to having its own physical exchange down the street from the NYSE) and the various regulatory regimes impacting cryptocurrencies, including New York's BitLicense http://www.dfs.ny.gov/legal/regulatio... .
SPEAKERS
Gregory Xethalis, Counsel at Kaye Scholer LLP
Carol Spawn Desmond, Regulatory and Compliance, Credit Suisse/Axiom
Jay L. Hack, Partner at Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP
MODERATOR
Houman B. Shadab, Professor of Law, New York Law School
VENUE SPONSOR
Dev BootCamp NYC - http://devbootcamp.com/
EVENT PAGE
http://www.meetup.com/legalhac....kers/events/22891185
EVENT SPONSOR
CLIO - http://www.goclio.com/
VIDEO SPONSOR
Internet Society New York Chapter - http://isoc-ny.org
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