Bull Blockchain Law Blog

In our first of this new series, Lightning Token Law Review, we offer a rapid fire review of Colorado's new digital token law. Name: Colorado Digital Token Act Concerning: Exemptions from the securities laws for cryptocurrencies Why:   The costs and complexities of...

Introduction:  On December 20th, 2018 two U.S. Representatives, Warren Davidson (R-OH, 8th) and Darren Soto (D-FL, 9th), introduced H.R. 7356, now known as the “Token Taxonomy Act” (the “Token Act”), which seeks to amend the Securities Act of 1933 (the...

The SEC issued a cease-and-desist order to CoinAlpha Advisors, LLC and fined the entity $50,000 for violating two provisions of the Securities Act in selling limited partnership interests. (Administrative Proceeding File No. 3-18913) CoinAlpha is the managing partner...

On September 28, 2018, a coalition of U.S. Congressmen sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") seeking clarification regarding the current regulation of cryptocurrencies ("cryptos" or "tokens"). Specifically, the elected representatives...

This piece is one of many intended to break down the educational hurdle for those looking to understand more about Blockchain technology. As a result, I focus on the core underpinning to Blockchain technology, i.e., Blockchain's ability to provide a trustless...

The general rhetoric in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry over the last 6 months has focused heavily on Security Tokens, or their offerings, i.e., STOs. 2017 showed how valuable the utility token market could be in the future, and 2018 and 2019 will certainly...

Over the last three years, the SEC has focused on applying securities regulatory frameworks to the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Indeed, we've seen several seminal regulatory actions taken by the SEC against blockchain based businesses who've launched a token,...