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Sessions Information
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January 3, 2015
8:30 am - 10:15 am
Session Type: AALS Crosscutting Programs
Session Capacity: N/A
Hotel: Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Room: Delaware Suite
Floor: Lobby Level
Bitcoin and other decentralized virtual currencies (cryptocurrencies) received much attention recently. Cryptocurrencies hold great positive potential, as they enable transactions to be verified with no need for a trusted (yet costly) third party. This feature, however, also makes cryptocurrencies uniquely suited to facilitated harmful behaviors, because regulatory models heavily rely on third party intermediaries who are best positioned to disrupt misconduct. The program is aimed at addressing the regulatory challenges of this new technology, across legal fields, with an emphasis on practical solutions. Specific issues to be addressed are: What are the challenges presented by cryptocurrencies to traditional regulatory models in fields such as consumer finance, tax, financial crimes, and investor protection? What are the challenges traditional regulatory models present to the widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies by consumers, investors and businesses? Can we envision a regulatory framework that promotes cryptocurrencies’ generative potential, but at the same time denies users from taking advantage of the properties that make cryptocurrencies so well suited for illicit activity? Participants in the program include law professors as well as professionals who accept, use and promote cryptocurrencies.
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Session Speakers
University of San Diego School of Law
Moderator
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Speaker
The Bitcoin Foundation
Speaker
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law
Speaker
University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law
Speaker
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Session Fees
- 4055 AALS Crosscutting Program -Designing a Regulatory System for the Age of Decentralized Virtual Currencies : $0.00
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