http://paymentweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Regulation-Review-1.pngPart 1 – Defining Bitcoin Legality
FREE WEBINAR
Tuesday – August 5, 2014 - 1:00pm EST
http://paymentweek.com/part-1-defining-bitcoin-legality/Digital currencies have been creating quite a stir in the payments industry. Whether it is Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Darkcoin, or any other coin-of-the-crypt – regulators can’t seem to decide on the best way to handle their presence. In this month’s segment of Regulatory Review – we dive head first into this topic with discussions from top regulators and disruptors.
After attending this webinar you will take away the following:
-What government bodies oversee bitcoin?
(IRS, FinCen, DOJ, State Regulators, NYDFS, CFPB)
-How is bitcoin legally defined? Can it be defined?
(Property, derivative, currency, commodity, other)
-What is the future of bitcoin exchanges and who will regulate them?
-Can it be traded legally?
Speakers:
http://paymentweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Houman.pngHouman Shadab
Houman B. Shadab is a professor of law at New York Law School and Co-Director of its Center for Business and Financial Law. Professor Shadab is a prolific and influential expert in financial law and regulation whose research focuses on hedge funds, derivatives, commercial transactions, and cryptocurrencies. He has testified before Congress several times and is the author of numerous articles in academic publications. Professor Shadab is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions.
More to be announced!
See all 4 parts of the webinar series here:
http://paymentweek.com/e-learning/regulatory-review/