Bitcoin

Consensus 2019: Blockchain’s Biggest US Conference Sees Increased Legal Oversight Coming

NEW YORK — The fifth annual Consensus — the preeminent cryptocurrency and blockchain conference powered by CoinDesk — wrapped a rousing three-day event in mid-May…

Joseph Raczynski May 29, 2019

International Bitcoin Teller Machines: Another Money-Laundering Vehicle or Legitimate Enterprise?

Transnational criminal organizations can circumvent anti-money laundering controls or the efforts of regulators to counter the financing of terrorism by exploiting newly minted devices known…

Thomson Reuters Institute November 27, 2018

Regulation of Financial Services Conference: Is Bitcoin a Currency, a Security, or a Commodity? It’s Complicated

NEW YORK — The relationship between bitcoin and US regulators is kind of like modern dating. It's complicated. Sometimes, there are multiple classifications and statues depending…

Gina Jurva June 07, 2018

Beyond Cryptocurrency: 5 Questions about the Future of Blockchain for Thomson Reuters Technologist Joe Raczynski

Blockchain — we’ve all heard about it, and also heard that it will certainly disrupt the financial, legal and public sector worlds near you. The…

Gina Jurva March 14, 2018

The Virtual World: Regulation of Virtual Currency, Ethereum & ICOs

This past year has seen a proliferation of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), prompting legislators around the world to sit up and take notice of this…

Andrew McLennan-Murray November 21, 2017

Blockchain Has Arrived in Legal: Important Observations from Consensus 2017

NEW YORK — There was a real moment of inflection recently for me in how I think about the coupling of the legal industry and…

Joseph Raczynski July 13, 2017

Ethereum, Ðapps, ICOs & the Future of the Internet

If you’ve been anywhere near the Internet lately, you’ve likely heard of Bitcoin’s quickly maturing younger sibling, Ethereum. The platform is self-described as an open-source,…

Andrew McLennan-Murray June 20, 2017