Ripple (XRP) is one of the top decentralized blockchain-based multidimensional platforms. It serves as a direct solution to vulnerabilities in the system of cross-border remittance and the general transference of money from a sending point to a receiving one.
On December 20, 2018, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") published its 2019 Examination Priorities. OCIE oversees investment advisers, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, broker-dealers, transfer agents, clearing agencies, national securities exchanges, municipal advisors, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board ("MSRB"), the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC") and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB").
The M&A Advisor announced the winners of the 13th Annual Turnaround Awards on Thursday, December 20th. CKR Law LLP was named winner of the Financial Deals of the Year Award. The awards will be presented at a Black Tie Gala on Thursday, March 28th at The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, FL.
Landmark new California legislation signed into law on Sept. 23, 2018, and going into effect Jan. 1, 2019, requires the two largest pension funds in the country with over $550 billion in combined assets under management — the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, or CalPERS, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, or CalSTRS — to publicly report on their climate-related financial risks every three years starting in 2019.
December 21, 2018 The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (“FINRA”) issued its Report on FINRA Examination Findings for 2018 (the “Report”) on December 7, 2018. In the Report, FINRA notes that its examination, surveillance and risk monitoring programs of registered broker-dealers are critical in the furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and ensuring the integrity of financial markets.
A Chinese court in the southeastern city of Fuzhou, China, has ordered Apple to stop selling several different iPhone models: iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone
Many small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) heavily rely on their patents to stake out their business territory. Post-grant challenges to issued patents (including inter partes review (IPR), covered business method (CBM) review and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings) arrived as part of the America Invents Act of 2011.
As a crypto investor, it's paramount that you understand the different ways to keep your Bitcoin safe. While most of the media attention focuses on hardware and software wallet solutions, there is another effective way to store your Satoshis: a Bitcoin paper wallet.
Last week, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) made news in associating and publishing bitcoin addresses with sanctioned individuals in Iran. One of the individuals whose digital currency address was published in this latest update, Mohammad Ghobaniyan, claims in an interview released today, to be an innocent player with no knowledge of the criminal activities of the individuals for whom he exchanged bitcoin into local currency.
Mining Ethereum from a Mac has become increasingly accessible with more user-friendly interfaces being developed. However, native hardware included in most Apple computers might not be enough to turn a profit, yet it is still a great way to get experience with mining.