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Blockchain and Digital Assets

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  • Coinbase Insider Trading Shows Crypto Regulation Has Matured
  • Bank Collapses Shake Financial and Tech Sectors
  • Partner Constantine Lizas Weighs in on Possible Silicon Valley Bank Sale
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Digital currency providers and platforms are poised to draw increased attention and contend with increasing issues as they facilitate digital transactions and exchanges while driving a new economy.

As digital currency becomes increasingly mainstream, with an expanded role in corporate transactions, it’s also critical for business owners, financial institutions, developers and others navigating this new landscape to consider legal and compliance issues.

Our blockchain and digital assets industry team is monitoring the developments in this evolving area, keeping abreast of changes and even paradigm shifts such as U.S.-backed digital dollars, coded contracts, trademarks of digital representations and other matters.

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Corporate/Business Law

  • Advise on blockchain token structuring, investment strategies and fund formation
  • Guide businesses on obtaining BitLicenses required for Virtual Currency Business Activity
  • Assist with selecting business models for regulation and training for engaging with regulators
  • Offer guidance on NFTs (non-fungible tokens) as securities structures evolve
  • Counsel on “smart contract coding” that controls transfer of digital assets between parties
  • Interpret FTC guidance to develop vendor agreements and marketing campaigns that meet compliance requirements
  • Guide partnership agreements, including commercial cooperation arrangements with other crypto companies
  • Counsel on fiduciary duties related to privacy or protected information
  • Advise on trademark rights, protections and infringement
  • Offer guidance on NFTs for monetizing digital creative works
  • Counsel on patent law related to mining of bitcoin
  • Advise on technology licensing and development, including royalties
  • Draft contracts that establish ownership rights and protection
  • Counsel on international tax planning and structuring for cryptocurrency
  • Monitor state, national, and international policy on taxation of digital currency

Compliance

  • Advise on regulation and registration of cryptocurrency
  • Counsel on securities compliance, cryptocurrency exchanges and trading
  • Advise on regulatory compliance related to data protection
  • Counsel on obligations and regulations for protecting client and end-user data
  • Monitor ability to liquidate digital currencies’ futures positions, valuations, and compliance relating to mutual funds and risk management
  • Support development of risk and compliance framework for digital assets in banking
  • Counsel on impacts of transactions across global marketplace
  • Counsel on legitimate use of cryptocurrencies and existing regulatory tools
  • Advise on compliance with anti-money laundering statutes and federal agencies such as the IRS and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
  • Advise on protocols for regulator and auditor access to blockchain and smart contracts data
  • Monitor regulatory changes from Attorney Generals and other agencies governing cryptocurrency

RELATED SERVICES

Cryptocurrency Mining Centers

  • Guide process of leasing, acquiring and developing properties for mining, including financing for acquisitions
  • Counsel on zoning for compliance with bitcoin mining operations
  • Advise on energy regulation and usage for state and local compliance

Talent Management

  • Counsel on managing and recruiting a global workforce
  • Advise on partial or complete compensation in digital currency
  • Offer guidance on non-compete agreements and executive compensation packages

Wills, Trusts and Estates

  • Assess valuation of digital currency for tax implications
  • Assist with estate planning for digital currency investments, including NFTs

Team Leader(s)

Peri Berger

Peri A. Berger

Member
Jack Martins

Jack M. Martins

Member

Team

All Insights, All Publications, Legal Alert |
 March 14, 2023
Bank Collapses Shake Financial and Tech Sectors
The past week delivered three major shocks to the financial and tech worlds: the collapse of Silvergate Bank, SVB and Signature Bank....read more
All Insights, All Publications, Legal Alert |
 February 27, 2023
Coinbase Insider Trading Shows Crypto Regulation Has Matured
Former Coinbase Global Inc. product manager Ishan Wahi pleaded guilty on Feb. 7 to two counts of wire fraud conspiracy...read more
All Insights, All Publications, Legal Alert |
 February 24, 2023
California Blockchain Bookkeeping: DMV Adopts Blockchain Efficiency
Blockchain allows California’s DMV to achieve a better, faster and cheaper administrative process for vehicle record keeping...read more
Advisory, All Insights, All Publications |
 February 6, 2023
Blockchain and Digital Assets: 2022 In Cryptocurrency
Review of the 2022 highlights in cryptocurrency provides an opportunity to look at the developments of the past year with fresh perspective...read more
All Insights, All Publications, Legal Alert |
 January 9, 2023
New York Sends Clear Message Crypto Exchanges and Banks Must Meet AML Obligations
New York’s DFS recently announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase, Inc. for BSA/AML compliance failures...read more
All Insights, All Publications, Legal Alert |
 December 15, 2022
Keeping Up with the Lawsuits: Celebrity Endorsers, Crypto Ads, and the Evolving Liability Landscape
Overlap of social media, celebrity endorsement, and crypto have been viewed as a breeding ground for regulatory and litigation liability....read more
All Publications, All Insights, Legal Alert |
 November 21, 2022
The First FTX Lawsuit – Class Action Crypto
On November 15, 2022, the CEO of FTX and various alleged celebrity endorsers were sued in Florida federal court by Edwin Garrison, an FTX in...read more
All Insights, All Publications, Legal Alert |
 November 16, 2022
Potential BSA/AML Roadmap – Crypto Exchange Bittrex Enforcement Actions
The U.S. Treasury Department’s FinCEN and OFAC settled enforcement actions with Washington state-based Bittrex....read more
All Insights, All Publications, Legal Alert |
 October 19, 2022
Banks, Credit Unions, and the Beneficial Ownership Information Final Rule
On September 29, 2022, FinCEN issued the first of three final rules implementing the Corporate Transparency Act’s BOI requirements....read more

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Blockchain and Digital Assets

Industry Team

■ Profile

Digital currency providers and platforms are poised to draw increased attention and contend with increasing issues as they facilitate digital transactions and exchanges while driving a new economy.

As digital currency becomes increasingly mainstream, with an expanded role in corporate transactions, it’s also critical for business owners, financial institutions, developers and others navigating this new landscape to consider legal and compliance issues.

Our blockchain and digital assets industry team is monitoring the developments in this evolving area, keeping abreast of changes and even paradigm shifts such as U.S.-backed digital dollars, coded contracts, trademarks of digital representations and other matters.

■ Services

Corporate/Business Law

  • Advise on blockchain token structuring, investment strategies and fund formation
  • Guide businesses on obtaining BitLicenses required for Virtual Currency Business Activity
  • Assist with selecting business models for regulation and training for engaging with regulators
  • Offer guidance on NFTs (non-fungible tokens) as securities structures evolve
  • Counsel on “smart contract coding” that controls transfer of digital assets between parties
  • Interpret FTC guidance to develop vendor agreements and marketing campaigns that meet compliance requirements
  • Guide partnership agreements, including commercial cooperation arrangements with other crypto companies
  • Counsel on fiduciary duties related to privacy or protected information
  • Advise on trademark rights, protections and infringement
  • Offer guidance on NFTs for monetizing digital creative works
  • Counsel on patent law related to mining of bitcoin
  • Advise on technology licensing and development, including royalties
  • Draft contracts that establish ownership rights and protection
  • Counsel on international tax planning and structuring for cryptocurrency
  • Monitor state, national, and international policy on taxation of digital currency

Compliance

  • Advise on regulation and registration of cryptocurrency
  • Counsel on securities compliance, cryptocurrency exchanges and trading
  • Advise on regulatory compliance related to data protection
  • Counsel on obligations and regulations for protecting client and end-user data
  • Monitor ability to liquidate digital currencies’ futures positions, valuations, and compliance relating to mutual funds and risk management
  • Support development of risk and compliance framework for digital assets in banking
  • Counsel on impacts of transactions across global marketplace
  • Counsel on legitimate use of cryptocurrencies and existing regulatory tools
  • Advise on compliance with anti-money laundering statutes and federal agencies such as the IRS and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
  • Advise on protocols for regulator and auditor access to blockchain and smart contracts data
  • Monitor regulatory changes from Attorney Generals and other agencies governing cryptocurrency

RELATED SERVICES

Cryptocurrency Mining Centers

  • Guide process of leasing, acquiring and developing properties for mining, including financing for acquisitions
  • Counsel on zoning for compliance with bitcoin mining operations
  • Advise on energy regulation and usage for state and local compliance

Talent Management

  • Counsel on managing and recruiting a global workforce
  • Advise on partial or complete compensation in digital currency
  • Offer guidance on non-compete agreements and executive compensation packages

Wills, Trusts and Estates

  • Assess valuation of digital currency for tax implications
  • Assist with estate planning for digital currency investments, including NFTs

■ People

Team Leaders

Peri A. Berger

Member
(212) 912-3574
pberger@harrisbeach.com

Jack M. Martins

Member
(516) 880-8399
jmartins@harrisbeach.com

Team

Javid Afzali

Member
(518) 701-2775
jafzali@harrisbeach.com

Eric J. Bach

Member
(585) 419-8615
ebach@harrisbeach.com

Peri A. Berger

Member
(212) 912-3574
pberger@harrisbeach.com

Paulo M. Coelho

Associate
(516) 880-8389
pcoelho@harrisbeach.com

Shannon D. Cogbill

Associate
(212) 313-5434
scogbill@harrisbeach.com

Myles B. Fischer

Member
(518) 701-2718
mfischer@harrisbeach.com

Elliot A. Hallak

Member
(518) 701-2748
ehallak@harrisbeach.com

Ross B. Hofherr

Member
(212) 313-5482
rhofherr@harrisbeach.com

Svetlana K. Ivy

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(585) 419-8779
sivy@harrisbeach.com

Daniel R. LeCours

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(518) 701-2749
dlecours@harrisbeach.com

Constantine P. Lizas

Member
(202) 975-9780
CLizas@HarrisBeach.com

Jack M. Martins

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(516) 880-8399
jmartins@harrisbeach.com

John T. McManus

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(518) 701-2734
jmcmanus@harrisbeach.com

Brendan M. Palfreyman

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(315) 214-2161
bpalfreyman@HarrisBeach.com

Frank C. Pavia

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(585) 419-8709
fpavia@harrisbeach.com

Scott D. Piper

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(585) 419-8621
spiper@harrisbeach.com

Emma G. Powlin

Associate
(585) 419-8641
epowlin@harrisbeach.com

Robert J. Ryan

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(518) 701-2715
Rryan@harrisbeach.com

Neal L. Slifkin

Member
(585) 419-8636
nslifkin@harrisbeach.com

Marni Weiner Arlia

Associate
(212) 313-5465
marlia@harrisbeach.com

Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal and is among the BTI Elite law firms based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Our clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries we represent include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities.

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Blockchain and Digital Assets 
Cannabis
Construction and Surety
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Educational Institutions K-12
EMS and Fire Protection Providers
Energy
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets
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Health Care
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Photonics
Racing and Gaming
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Science and Technology
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Veterinary Medicine

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Financial Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
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Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation
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Public Finance and Economic Development
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