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25 U. Miami Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 159 (2017-2018)
What I Learned Trading Cryptocurrencies While Studying the Law

handle is hein.journals/miaicr25 and id is 167 raw text is: WHAT I LEARNED TRADING CRYPTOCURRENCIES WHILE STUDYING THE LAW Joshua S. Morgan* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION...........................................160 II. THE CURRENT STATE OF THE MARKET .............................164 A. PUNDITS AND PLAYERS OPINE ....................167 B. LEGAL AND REGULATORY CONCERNS . ............170 C. THE LEGAL COMMUNITY'S ROLE .......................173 III. CRYPTO 101 .................................. ................174 A. BLOCKCHAIN: BRIDGING THE TRUST GAP....................174 B. WHAT IS A LEDGER? ...........................175 C. Q: WHY A DECENTRALIZED LEDGER INSTEAD OF A CENTRALIZED LEDGER? A: TRUST......................176 D. WHAT IS CONSENSUS? .........................177 E. WHAT'S IN A NAME? BLOCKCHAIN ...... ..........178 F. SuzY LEMONADE: CONCEPTS APPLIED.............180 G. THE (CURRENT) MAJOR LEAGUE COINS ............184 H. WHAT IS A SMART CONTRACT? ..................189 I. INITIAL COIN OFFERING (ICO) ..... . ..................191 J. BANKING THE UNBANKED ...............................194 IV. THE LEGAL CLIMATE OF ICOS .... ..........................197 A. PERVASWE PROBLEMS IN THE ICO MARKET ................197 B. THE SEC's APPROACH ..........................202 C. THE DAO DEBACLE ........................203 D. SEC SUSPENDS TRADING IN THREE PUBLIC COMPANIES LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN AN ICO..................206 E. SEC INTRODUCES CYBER UNIT AND RETAIL STRATEGY INITIATIVES AND TAKES ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST AN ICO .....................207 * J.D. Candidate 2018, University of Miami School of Law; B.S. 2014, University of Texas at Austin.

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