Crypto Law Corner
Winston & Strawn’s Crypto Law Corner tracks and provides user-friendly explanations of legal and regulatory developments concerning crypto assets.
Blurred Lines – Navigating a Murky Regulatory Landscape in a Cryptocurrency Boom 12/03/21
In the last 12 months, institutional‑ and retail-investor demand for cryptocurrency and digital assets has risen exponentially, resulting in a nearly 500% increase in the total market capitalization for over 7,000 forms of cryptocurrency.
The Intellectual Property Value of Non-Fungible Tokens 05/25/21
Non-Fungible Tokens, known as NFTs, recently made headlines with sales of individual tokens valued at millions of dollars, comparable to sales of fine art. Christie’s– a “conventional” auction house – sold its first NFT, the piece “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days” by the artist Beeple – for a staggering $69 million.
When It Comes to Analyzing Utility Tokens, the SEC Staff’s “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets” May Be the Emperor Without Clothes (Or, Sometimes an Orange Is Just an Orange) (Part IV) 12/18/19
This is the fourth in a series of posts critical of the SEC’s approach to analyzing so-called “utility tokens” under the federal securities laws.
When It Comes to Analyzing Utility Tokens, the SEC Staff’s “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets” May Be the Emperor Without Clothes (Or, Sometimes an Orange Is Just an Orange) (Part III) 11/26/19
This is the third in a series of posts critical of the SEC’s approach to analyzing so-called “utility tokens” under the federal securities laws.
