Member Article

Cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and fintech companies are well experienced in dealing with legal and regulatory issues that are unique, unprecedented and global. While usually creative and oriented to solving problems, even the most flexible of teams are stretched with the onslaught of issues unfolding in the wake of COVID-19.

In this webinar, attorneys from Bradley’s Blockchain & Digital Assets team will help you sort through basic legal and regulatory issues affecting day-to-day operations, tackle key provisions of the CARES Act that impact your business, address thorny questions around raising capital in this new environment, and explore potential new opportunities for your business. Kristen Smith, Executive Director of the Blockchain Association, will provide her organization’s perspective on how COVID-19 is changing the public policy agenda for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry in Washington, D.C. and beyond, and discuss how the digital dollar proposal and the most recent developments in the Telegram case may impact this agenda.

Other Speakers

Kristin Smith, Executive Director of The Blockchain Association

Webinar Recording Below

Table of Contents:

CARES Act: PPP & EIDL and the Main Street Lending Program –01:36
Major Tax Benefits of CARES Act and Families First Act – 16:15
Employment Issues in a Pandemic World – 26:38
Privacy/Security Efforts – 38:20
CCPA/GDPR – 49:30
Insurance and Force Majeure – 51:45
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance – 1:00:53
The Telegram Case and Its Implications – 1:14:20
What’s Next, New Opportunities for Blockchain Industries – 1:28:32

Key Takeaways

In this webinar, attorneys from Bradley’s Blockchain & Digital Assets team will help you sort through basic legal and regulatory issues affecting day-to-day operations, tackle key provisions of the CARES Act that impact your business, address thorny questions around raising capital in this new environment, and explore potential new opportunities for your business. Kristen Smith, Executive Director of the Blockchain Association, will provide her organization’s perspective on how COVID-19 is changing the public policy agenda for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry in Washington, D.C. and beyond, and discuss how the digital dollar proposal and the most recent developments in the Telegram case may impact this agenda.