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The Sheriffs are in Town: Recent Developments in Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) Enforcement and Investor Education

Data Matters

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued two investor alerts, on July 27 and August 16 , regarding blockchain tokens and ICOs. State regulators are also investigating trading platforms or mining operations that may be operating as unregistered brokers or dealers. securities laws. FINRA Investor Alerts.

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The Link Between Ransomware and Cryptocurrency

eSecurity Planet

The dangers from ransomware have risen sharply since WannaCry and NotPetya hit the scene in 2017, and this year has been no different. Also read: The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity. A pair of recent reports underscores just how big that threat is. Fortinet ransomware detections.

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Jason R. Baron of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP: eDiscovery Trends 2018

eDiscovery Daily

The environment that I see is one which is probably good for lawyers, because at least at firms like mine, companies are coming to us saying they really haven’t grappled with the disposition of legacy data. You mentioned blockchain and that another topic your panel discussed in your session yesterday. Where are mining operations?