Category Archives: Cryptocurrency

Jor Law is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
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01 Jun

We are pleased to announce our latest featured speaker, Jor Law, from Homeier Law PC and VerifyInvestor.com!

At our upcoming Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain & Initial Coin Offerings program on June 22nd in Los Angeles, Jor will be speaking about: Securities registration & jurisdictional issues, Characteristics of ICOs, Private exemptions, JOBS Act exemptions, Other exemptions and Concurrent offerings.

Jor Law practices corporate and securities transactional law in Los Angeles and is a founding shareholder of Homeier Law PC. Jor maintains a broad-based general corporate legal practice with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions and finance.

He is most well-known for his expertise in alternative finance, including cryptocurrency ICOs, EB-5 finance, and crowdfunding, all industries where he is one of the most influential transactional attorneys in the world. Jor received his J.D. from Columbia University and his B.A. from UC Berkeley. Jor is licensed to practice law in California and New York.

Jor Law is also a co-founder and the principal architect of VerifyInvestor.com, the resource for accredited investor verifications trusted by broker-dealers, law firms, companies, and investors who insist on safety and reliability. These verifications are required by federal laws for generally solicited Regulation D, Rule 506(c) capital raises.

Bhaskar Krishnamachari is our Latest Featured Speaker!

Posted on by Faith Pincus
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30 May

We are thrilled to announce our latest featured speaker, Bhaskar Krishnamachari, from the USC Viterbi Center for Cyber-Physical Systems and the Internet of Things!

At our upcoming Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain & Initial Coin Offerings program on June 22nd in Los Angeles, Bhaskar will be speaking about: How it all works, Coins v. Tokens, ERC-20, Blockchain, Key Applications and alt-coins.

Bhaskar Krishnamachari did his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at The Cooper Union in New York City, and got his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. He is currently a Professor of Engineering at USC, and serves as the Director of the USC Viterbi Center for Cyber-Physical Systems and the Internet of Things. He is an academic researcher working on the Internet of Things, Blockchain Technologies, Wireless Networks, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Machine Learning and AI, Edge Computing, Network Economics, and Distributed Robotics. He has authored/co-authored two books and more than 300 technical publications, that have together received more than 23000 citations and several best paper awards. He was listed in MIT Technology Reviews TR-35 list of 35 top innovators under 35 in 2011 and Popular Science’s Brilliant 10 in 2015.

Crypto Industry Sweep: ICOs Under Increasing Scrutiny by U.S. Regulators on The Recorder

Posted on by Faith Pincus
23 Apr

Of interest to the new crypto industry – the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued several information requests and subpoenas to companies, investors and advisers that are involved in cryptocurrency exchanges.

This comes after warnings that initial coin offerings (ICOs) might be violating securities laws, and indicates that the SEC plans on thoroughly examining ICOs.

You can read about the SEC cracking down on companies looking to take part in the cryptocurrency boom in the recent Recorder article by Benjamin Klein, Deborah Meshulam and Jason Chang.

You can learn more about cryptocurrency by attending our upcoming Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain & Initial Coin Offerings seminar on June 22nd in Los Angeles. The huge expansion in Bitcoin & digital currencies and ICOs in states across the nation and globally has led to a significant need for attorneys proficient in the cutting-edge use of related legal and regulatory issues. Join expert faculty in this detailed introduction to the industry so you may advise and represent your clients effectively.

Cryptocurrencies Draw California Lawmakers’ Attention

Posted on by Faith Pincus
26 Feb

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been around for years, however, lately they’ve been a hot topic in the news and among attorneys.

This blog post from Jennifer Post, of Thompson Coburn, sheds some light on the issue. Jennifer will be speaking at our Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain & Initial Coin Offerings seminar in June 2018.

Virtual currencies remain largely unregulated, as well as the activities which support them (exchanges, wallets, etc). However, due to sudden interest from investors and the creation of several new cryptocurrencies, state lawmakers are beginning to consider how they should regulate these activities.

California has introduced the Virtual Currency Act (A.B. 1123), which would require those involved in a “virtual currency business” in California to first register with the state’s Commissioner of Business Oversight. A.B. 1123 defines a “virtual currency business” as any business “maintaining full custody or control of virtual currency in this state on behalf of others.”

Learn more by reading Jennifer’s post and at our upcoming Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain & Initial Coin Offerings seminar in June 2018.