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Asset tracing and corporate intelligence techniques in cryptocurrency investigations
In the first half of 2018, $1.1 billion USD in cryptocurrency was stolen or trafficked online, with the majority of attacks targeting either regular businesses or cryptocurrency exchanges.[1] By 2019, that figure had jumped to $4.4 billion.[2] Despite these staggering...
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Digging deep: Mining finance and blockchain
Banks to blockchains Historically, the mining industry has relied on traditional institutions such as banks and capital markets for financing needs. However, times are changing. More recently, mining companies have found it increasingly difficult to obtain financing through such traditional...
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Wayne Logan quoted in Law in Quebec
Law in Quebec, "Blockchain operationalization"
“Blockchain works really well for provenance, be it about a cow, from birth to slaughterhouse right to the table – blockchain offers remarkable traceability,” says Wayne Logan, an intellectual property lawyer who heads the blockchain practice at Miller Thomson LLP....
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OSC Orders Approval of Prospectus for Canada’s First Bitcoin Investment Fund
Overview In a ground-breaking decision, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) overturned the decision of the Acting Director of the Investment Funds & Structured Products Branch of the OSC (“IFSP”) to refuse to issue a receipt for the establishment of the...
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The Potential Impact of Blockchain Technology on Securitization
Many believe that blockchain technology is synonymous with cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ethereum. Yet, cryptocurrency is just one of a multitude of applications of blockchain technology and there are numerous industries, such as financial services and transportation, which will...
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Wayne Logan is quoted in Canadian Lawyer on blockchain benefits
Canadian Lawyer, "Is Blockchain worth the hype?"
“Blockchain works really well for provenance, be it about a cow from birth to slaughterhouse right to the table — blockchain offers remarkable traceability,” says Wayne Logan, an intellectual property lawyer who heads the blockchain practice at Miller Thomson LLP....
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Legal Considerations of Blockchain Technology
Commonly known as Bitcoin’s underlying technology, blockchain is widely discussed but poorly understood. According to an HSBC global survey, 80% of individuals who have heard of “blockchain” said they do not understand it. While the technology has the potential to...
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Is an ICO Right for your Company?
Since the cryptocurrency mania hit in 2017, there has been no trendier, and in many cases, no more successful way to raise money than to sell tokens in what has become most commonly known as an “initial coin offering” or...
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Blockchain Speak
Continuing Professional Development presentation
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Staff Notice 46-308 – Securities Law Implications for Offerings of Tokens
On June 11, 2018, Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued Staff Notice 46-308 Securities Law Implications for Offerings of Tokens (the “Notice”). This Notice is intended to provide further clarification to those wishing to offer tokens for sale in Canada, particularly...
