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New US market structure law coming down the road – implications for DeFi
Working in DeFi? You should probably start thinking about the new US market structure law coming down the road. On January 21, the Senate Agriculture Committee released its latest discussion draft of the takeaways “Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act”. And while this isn’t law yet, here are my main takeaways for DeFi: 1. The path for
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The SEC and CFTC finally clarified the status of crypto assets – or did they?
The SEC and CFTC finally clarified the status of crypto assets – or did they?Last week the blockchain community celebrated the joint SEC + CFTC guidance on crypto assets. The guidance offers a clear taxonomy of crypto asset classifications and affirms the crucial distinction between tokens by themselves and investment contract relating to tokens which
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Privacy Top 5
Building a privacy program is the clearest example of the Pareto Principle, aka the “80/20 rule” – that 80% of results come 20% of inputs. Privacy laws are complex and achieving 100% compliance is hard. For the typical early-stage company, here’s where to start: 1. Basic analysis and planning. Know what personal data the business
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When should VC’s nudge founders to hire counsel
I get it, VCs, you don’t like to meddle in portfolio companies’ operations. But sometimes you need to nudge founders to hire a fractional GC. Here are some signs: 1. It is obvious that the company isn’t having a lawyer look at highly visible materials, and the company website has poorly-written or error-filled terms of service,
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Reverse Job Notice
Getting traction in my solo law firm has really made think about what kinds of clients I want to serve and what services I want to provide.So I wrote a sort-of reverse job notice for clients: Akiva Miller Law is building a top-rate fractional GC legal practice for exceptional Fintech, crypto, AI and SaaS companies.Akiva