FinTech Partner, Dror Futter, has authored a chapter on “Blockchain Law: ICO Regulation and Other Legal Considerations in the Blockchain Ecosystem,” for the second edition of Practicing Law Institute’s (PLI) treatise, Financial Product Fundamentals: Law, Business, Compliance. Read more here. ­­­­­­­­ Dror Futter focuses his practice on startup companies and their investors, and has worked with a wide…

Rimon’s FinTech Partner Dror Futter will be speaking at CFA Institute’s Blockchain Panel. Topics to be discussed: Bitcoin Distributed Ledger Initial Coin Offerings The accounting approaches for alternative currencies Host: CFA Society Stamford Date & Time: Nov. 14th, 2018 6:00 – 9:00 PM ET Location: Rockrimmon Country Club 2949 Long Ridge Road Stamford CT Read more about the event and register…

The SEC has issued a Cease & Desist Order and sanctions against a token issuer and its founder.  Among several findings, the SEC determined that the “Bounty Program” run by the issuer constituted a securities offering.  The Order states “a ‘gift’ of a security is a ‘sale’ within the meaning of the Securities Act when the [issuer]…

Rimon’s FinTech Partner, Dror Futter, will be a panelist on the “BlockChain and Cryptocurrencies 101” panel at PLI’s “FinTech 2018” program. Why You Should Attend The financial services industry is changing rapidly. Technology is revolutionizing securities investing and trading, transaction payment methodologies, and the provision of investment advice. This program will explore the legal and compliance issues…

William Hinman, Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance, announced last week that Ether was not a security.  He also provided the broadest look yet as to how the SEC analyzes ICOs. FinTech Partner, Dror Futter analyzes what it all means in the article below. Read the full article here. In addition to a growing blockchain practice, Dror Futter focuses his practice on…

Rimon’s FinTech Partner, Dror Futter, will be speaking at PLI’s “Attorney Ethics – Counseling Clients Undertaking an ICO.” Topics to be addressed: An introduction to ICOs and the ethical concerns when advising clients in this space The SEC’s approach to ICOs/digital assets and the enforcement actions brought by the Agency; Consultation with the SEC as part of…

Rimon’s FinTech Partner, Dror Futter, will be presenting at the Alchemist Money Summit Tel Aviv. More details TBD Host: Jeff Pulver Date: June 17&18, 2018 Location: Weitzman 60 Tel Aviv, Israel Register Here   About the presenter Dror Futter is a partner in the Rimon, PC law firm. Dror’s practice focuses on representing startup companies in their financing and…

Rimon’s FinTech Partner, Dror Futter, will be participating on a panel on the “State of U.S. and Global Blockchain Regulations.” World-renown legal counsels and regulators will discuss anticipated regulatory actions and how they will impact the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Host: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Investment Summit Date & Time: June 11, 2018 9:00am – 7:00pm ET Location: 125…

Rimon’s FinTech Partner, Dror Futter, will be presenting on Negotiating Sales Contracts. It’s always exciting when a small business has the opportunity to enter into a contract to sell their products or services to larger companies.  However, many times the smaller business lacks leverage to negotiate successfully with the larger company and finds themselves being forced into an…

Rimon Law Fintech Partner, Dror Futter, was quoted in this Cointelligence article which elicited feedback from 24 people active in the ICO ecosystem.  The comments focused on what investors should look for when reviewing ICO whitepapers. Of course, ICO issuers should also keep these comments in mind when they draft their whitepapers or other disclosure documents. Click here…