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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Been reading your posts for a while now, all very interesting and informative. Q…
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n/a | MSantori | October 24, 2013, 11:00:28 PM |
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2013-08-17 Coindesk.com - Bitcoin Law: What US businesses need to know Press
I literally just saw this post... Two months late. Anyway, I hope you folks li…
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n/a | MSantori | October 15, 2013, 09:39:45 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
From a business perspective, not a regulatory one (for once), I think that this…
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n/a | MSantori | October 13, 2013, 09:57:13 PM |
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Is selling hash rate legal? Legal
The question, I think, that you are asking is: can a company legally accept mone…
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n/a | MSantori | October 12, 2013, 10:01:36 PM |
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Bitstamp is proactive about compliance Legal
I agree that it is a mess, but I'm not sure I agree with your point about (t). …
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n/a | MSantori | October 01, 2013, 06:55:23 PM |
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Questions Regarding Bitcoin & Lending Legal
1) Is Bitcoin-Denominated Debt Enforceable? In other words, say I lend someone X…
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n/a | MSantori | September 30, 2013, 10:00:53 PM |
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Bitstamp is proactive about compliance Legal
It's good that they are doing some customer identification, but, from a US legal…
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n/a | MSantori | September 30, 2013, 12:18:45 PM |
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Are Bitcoin securities Legal? Legal
Many participants in the Bitcoin securities market are violating US law. Not all…
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n/a | MSantori | September 23, 2013, 10:13:06 PM |
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Airline Reward Points Legal
I'll depart from my usual legal analysis and put on my pragmatist's hat. Rememb…
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n/a | MSantori | September 13, 2013, 11:12:41 PM |
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What, specifically, does "engaged as a business" mean? Legal
I'm just chiming in to echo what some of the other intelligent folks have alread…
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n/a | MSantori | September 13, 2013, 10:59:56 PM |
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Fate of trademarks when business is failing Legal
I actually wasn't able to find any active federal registration for the trademark…
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n/a | MSantori | September 09, 2013, 11:02:08 AM |
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Discussion: Duplicate private keys - Who has Bitcoin ownership? Bitcoin Discussion
As a matter of law, "ownership" and "control" are two distinct concepts. Simila…
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n/a | MSantori | August 28, 2013, 09:33:35 PM |
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Report on the Bitcoin Foundation's Trip to Washington D.C. Bitcoin Discussion
As many of you know, in addition to being an attorney in private practice, I am…
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n/a | MSantori | August 27, 2013, 06:09:50 PM |
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Report on the Bitcoin Foundation's Trip to Washington D.C. Bitcoin Discussion
To address a few questions:FinCEN hosted the meeting, not the Foundation.It did…
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n/a | MSantori | August 27, 2013, 09:21:00 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Back from D.C.What a trip! De-briefing here:https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?t…
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n/a | MSantori | August 27, 2013, 06:38:48 PM |
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Incoming Avalon News 8/9/2013 Hardware
If you are looking to explain this issue to a litigator, then he'll want to see…
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n/a | MSantori | August 24, 2013, 09:11:45 AM |
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Virtual Currencies Compliance Conference (VC3) hosted by NMTA in New York City Bitcoin Discussion
P.S Great meeting you at the conference Marco! You are an invaluable asset to th…
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n/a | MSantori | August 20, 2013, 11:32:18 PM |
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Virtual Currencies Compliance Conference (VC3) hosted by NMTA in New York City Bitcoin Discussion
Unfortunately, there was a "no recording" rule in place so that it could be more…
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n/a | MSantori | August 20, 2013, 06:25:44 PM |
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What are my legal rights if BFL does not deliver my product on time? Legal
My posts start about halfway down the page, answering a similar question.https:/…
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n/a | MSantori | August 19, 2013, 11:00:35 PM |
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Question for professional miners and lawyers... Legal
Re: a letter ruling:If you go this route PLEASE have competent counsel write up…
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n/a | MSantori | August 17, 2013, 10:20:01 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Please allow myself to promote... myself:http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-law-wha…
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n/a | MSantori | August 17, 2013, 10:18:07 PM |
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Would a US based escrow service be a Money Transmitter? Legal
Would a US-based company be able to provide this service without being considere…
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n/a | MSantori | August 17, 2013, 10:17:06 PM |
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History of United States Anti-Money Laundering Laws Bitcoin Discussion
You are doing god's work on this board, BCB.
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n/a | MSantori | August 17, 2013, 04:43:23 PM |
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Federal Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Bitinstant Service Discussion
I'm impressed by the caliber of the posts so far on this thread! The law firm i…
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n/a | MSantori | August 15, 2013, 09:17:09 AM |
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If virtual currency is taxed, why not tax sex, it is also a means of exchange... Legal
huge fan of this thread.
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n/a | MSantori | August 13, 2013, 12:47:18 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
what's your interpretation of the buttonwood in-person exchanges? Clearly, if y…
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n/a | MSantori | August 12, 2013, 11:46:45 AM |
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NY regulator memo: Notice of Inquiry on Virtual Currencies Bitcoin Discussion
Cross-posting from the Legal Subforum:DFS seems to have learned from the industr…
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n/a | MSantori | August 12, 2013, 09:42:28 AM |
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NY regulator issue subpoenas to firms tied to Bitcoin: WSJ Legal
DFS seems to have learned from the industry’s reaction to the California DFI’s b…
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n/a | MSantori | August 12, 2013, 09:39:58 AM |
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[No] Did FinCEN overstate the money transmitter definition in their guidance? Legal
Don't be embarrassed. Be embarrassed when you do that in a brief and then have t…
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n/a | MSantori | August 08, 2013, 10:06:10 PM |
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An invite-only legal forum Legal
I am Chairman of the Foundation's Regulatory Affairs CommitteeI didn't know that…
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n/a | MSantori | August 07, 2013, 10:59:15 PM |
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An invite-only legal forum Legal
There is an extremely high signal to noise ratio in the Bitcoin Foundation forum…
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n/a | MSantori | August 07, 2013, 05:29:13 PM |
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Bitcoin is Money, says Federal Court Legal
Bitcoin was already deemed money when FINCEN started requiring MSB filings.The i…
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n/a | MSantori | August 07, 2013, 11:23:19 AM |
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Bitcoin is Money, says Federal Court Legal
Neglected to post the link!
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n/a | MSantori | August 07, 2013, 10:14:38 AM |
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Bitcoin is Money, says Federal Court Legal
A Federal Court yesterday agreed with the SEC, holding that, for the purposes of…
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n/a | MSantori | August 07, 2013, 09:25:07 AM |
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Virtual Currencies Compliance Conference (VC3) August 14th NYC Legal
I will be a speaker at this event, so at minimum, you can come to throw potatoes…
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n/a | MSantori | August 05, 2013, 12:52:00 PM |
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Any good lawyers in Belize? Legal
I don't know any attorneys in Belize. I'm just posting to say that it saddens m…
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n/a | MSantori | August 05, 2013, 09:22:51 AM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Just a quick note: I will be at the Inside Bitcoins conference here in NYC tomor…
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n/a | MSantori | August 02, 2013, 10:44:27 AM |
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CasinoBitco.in - Raising Bankroll for Football! [IPO] [BTC-TC] [BITFUNDER] Securities
What is your legal exposure in your home jurisdiction? Will you cater to US cus…
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n/a | MSantori | July 31, 2013, 04:27:05 PM |
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Compare bitcoin stocks with Coinstocks.net Securities
Well this could be very helpful!
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n/a | MSantori | July 31, 2013, 11:58:55 AM |
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Block chain Escrow / On-Chain Escrow -Regulatory Compliance of Escrow ? Legal
The need for licensing/registration will depend upon the details of how the coin…
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n/a | MSantori | July 31, 2013, 11:57:25 AM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Just a quick note: I will be at the Inside Bitcoins conference here in NYC tomor…
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n/a | MSantori | July 29, 2013, 11:06:50 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
How much of an issue would it be if there can be found no definitive proof of bu…
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n/a | MSantori | July 26, 2013, 05:00:49 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Would, in this hypothetical scenario, this private day-trading investor be in be…
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n/a | MSantori | July 26, 2013, 04:44:59 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Is a day trader who uses an exchange that doesn't realize any USD and leaves the…
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n/a | MSantori | July 26, 2013, 09:39:50 AM |
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What are the two unregulated "Money Transmitter" states? (USA) Legal
Thanks for sharing your opinions, as always it helps shed a little light into th…
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n/a | MSantori | July 23, 2013, 03:56:55 PM |
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SEC finally charges pirateat40 aka Trendon Shavers Legal
For better or for worse, this has already gained traction in the Securities foru…
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n/a | MSantori | July 23, 2013, 01:01:26 PM |
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SEC Charges Bitcoin Savings and Trust (BTCST) as Ponzi Scheme Securities
I've softened my post a bit with some stealth-editing. The message remains the…
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n/a | MSantori | July 23, 2013, 12:59:22 PM |
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SEC Charges Bitcoin Savings and Trust (BTCST) as Ponzi Scheme Securities
What do you think about the chances they will charge everything on BTCT as illig…
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n/a | MSantori | July 23, 2013, 12:27:04 PM |
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n/a | MSantori | July 23, 2013, 11:29:01 AM |
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What are the two unregulated "Money Transmitter" states? (USA) Legal
Would South Carolina and Montana then be good places to install Bitcoin ATMs?Fro…
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n/a | MSantori | July 23, 2013, 10:59:12 AM |
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What are the two unregulated "Money Transmitter" states? (USA) Legal
The primary significance of those states is for local bitcoin sales or exchanges…
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n/a | MSantori | July 23, 2013, 09:33:42 AM |
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What are the two unregulated "Money Transmitter" states? (USA) Legal
The primary significance of those states is for local bitcoin sales or exchanges…
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n/a | MSantori | July 22, 2013, 11:47:54 PM |
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What are the two unregulated "Money Transmitter" states? (USA) Legal
According to this PDF document prepared by Thomas Brown at UC Berkeley the two f…
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n/a | MSantori | July 22, 2013, 04:25:36 PM |
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n/a | MSantori | July 22, 2013, 04:23:41 PM |
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Bitcoin Foundation to FinCEN: Not all Digital Currency Transactions are Suspect Legal
The Foundation is distancing legitimate digital currency businesses from Liberty…
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n/a | MSantori | July 19, 2013, 02:42:42 PM |
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Bitcoin Foundation’s Legal Defense Fund and Regulatory Outlook Legal
...and US businesses:https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=234419.0
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n/a | MSantori | July 17, 2013, 06:58:35 PM |
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Question about mining and FinCen Mining
Looking at the second instance of the term "person" I wonder if a miner who sell…
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n/a | MSantori | July 17, 2013, 11:40:33 AM |
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Question about mining and FinCen Mining
The guidance didn't single out miners at all. Anyone who provides a service of c…
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n/a | MSantori | July 17, 2013, 07:51:20 AM |
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Question about mining and FinCen Mining
The March guidance was fairly clear that miners who convert their mined currency…
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n/a | MSantori | July 16, 2013, 10:02:03 PM |
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interstate commerce clause and bitcoin dollar exchange Legal
You're referring, I think, to the doctrine of the "Dormant Commerce Clause," (th…
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n/a | MSantori | July 14, 2013, 10:00:07 PM |
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Just-Dice.com : Invest in 1% House Edge Dice Game Service Announcements (Altcoins)
Dooglas: Sorry if this has been covered already, but are you operating an incorp…
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n/a | MSantori | July 09, 2013, 11:15:34 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
WARNING: Shameless plug ahead...http://btcbible.com/law-firm-accepts-bitcoin/
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n/a | MSantori | July 09, 2013, 10:47:41 PM |
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Just-Dice.com : Invest in 1% House Edge Dice Game Service Announcements (Altcoins)
Dooglas: Sorry if this has been covered already, but are you operating an incorp…
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n/a | MSantori | July 09, 2013, 04:25:04 PM |
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Bitcoin Contract Lawyer needed. Legal
James, I sent you a PM. Maybe I can help. Check out my thread here: https://bit…
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n/a | MSantori | July 06, 2013, 09:05:07 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
There are a few threads on this, but I have posted here: https://bitcointalk.org…
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n/a | MSantori | July 05, 2013, 02:52:00 PM |
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Bitcoin Foundation's Response to CA Cease and Desist Order Legal
Bitgo, we have thread on this. I think your voice would be appreciated here: ht…
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n/a | MSantori | July 03, 2013, 05:32:09 PM |
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Bitcoin Foundation receives cease and desist order from California Legal
I would like to see what MSantori opines about this response and its stance on b…
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n/a | MSantori | July 03, 2013, 08:54:26 AM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
This thread does a good job dissecting some of the law and I think I am followin…
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n/a | MSantori | July 02, 2013, 10:46:41 PM |
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What's to stop fully licenced bitcoin exchanges from trading fiat pairs? Legal
I was wondering less about brokerages and more about actual fiat exchangesMost e…
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n/a | MSantori | July 02, 2013, 12:57:50 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Let's take a look at Mt. Gox's legal status.Mt. Gox has now registered with FinC…
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n/a | MSantori | June 30, 2013, 09:37:26 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Hi Johny,FinCEN's guidance states that persons who accept BTC in payment for goo…
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n/a | MSantori | June 30, 2013, 08:26:11 PM |
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Market Cap Data for BTC Securities? (Some Info on US Securities Laws on Page 1) Securities
You're welcomeTAT.ASICMINER ASICMiner Bitfunder $170,714,827 ASICM ASIC…
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n/a | MSantori | June 30, 2013, 07:54:37 PM |
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Looking for legal guidance Legal
Hi Wolfman,There are no absolute truths in this space, and even if there were, I…
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n/a | MSantori | June 30, 2013, 12:11:21 AM |
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Market Cap Data for BTC Securities? (Some Info on US Securities Laws on Page 1) Securities
I'm in the middle of a legal research project that involves assessing risk of en…
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n/a | MSantori | June 12, 2013, 04:19:57 PM |
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Where can I find Market Cap Data for BTC Securities? Securities
I'm in the middle of a legal research project that involves assessing risk of en…
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n/a | MSantori | June 28, 2013, 09:54:20 AM |
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Where can I find Market Cap Data for BTC Securities? Securities
btw Marco if you need an assistant to gather all this data, I have the entire su…
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n/a | MSantori | June 27, 2013, 10:42:03 PM |
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Is Bitcoin legally a Currency? Legal
FinCen has chosen to - practically speaking - disregard any differences between…
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n/a | MSantori | June 27, 2013, 02:39:19 PM |
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Bitcoin tax and regulation experts? Make some BTC for your knowledge! $$$ Services
Hi OP. This is a topic we've digested a few times in the Legal subforum. Debit…
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n/a | MSantori | June 27, 2013, 02:23:40 PM |
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Is a business who uses BitPay a money transmitter? Legal
Bitpay claims to operate as a payment processor: a business that only facilitate…
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n/a | MSantori | June 25, 2013, 11:17:11 PM |
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The bitpay exemption and application to other services Legal
Bitpay's blog gives a good analysis of the exemption. As to your question - how…
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n/a | MSantori | June 25, 2013, 10:09:25 AM |
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License for entering the business of money transmission Legal
We address these issues in the legal subforum, mostly. In sum, there are two re…
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n/a | MSantori | June 24, 2013, 12:09:42 PM |
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To whom it may concern: How to write a great response to a cease and desist. Legal
I've written similar drafts many times... only to replace them with the legalese…
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n/a | MSantori | June 23, 2013, 05:08:21 PM |
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Bitcoin Foundation receives cease and desist order from California Legal
Hi everyone. I have not been retained for this matter. I believe the Foundation…
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n/a | MSantori | June 23, 2013, 02:52:50 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Hah! Glad to see someone else finds this stuff interesting!
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 09:46:28 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
What MSantori has posted is pretty much in line with what my attorney has said a…
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 09:39:35 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Hi,I am a bit confused about the "all 50 states" assumption. I understand that t…
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n/a | MSantori | June 02, 2013, 02:41:10 PM |
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Everyone Panic. There's a lawyer among us. [FinCEN Walkthrough on p2] Legal
Typically, the rules of statutory interpretation dictate that we look first to t…
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 09:23:22 PM |
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FinCEN Issues New Clarification on BitCoin [June 13, 2013] Legal
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=206305.60
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 07:58:09 PM |
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FinCEN Issues New Clarification on BitCoin [June 13, 2013] Legal
I think this "as a business" discussion is valuable, and if you'd like to contin…
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 07:34:20 PM |
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FinCEN Issues New Clarification on BitCoin [June 13, 2013] Legal
so to sum things up as far as your interpretation of the current guidelines is;…
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 07:02:10 PM |
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FinCEN Issues New Clarification on BitCoin [June 13, 2013] Legal
I.E. if i am doing this as not my primary income will i have to become licenced?…
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 06:46:39 PM |
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hypothetical, how would you turn 2000 bitcoins into cash? Trading Discussion
If you find a buyer, then you can use physical storage and engage an attorney as…
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 05:02:24 PM |
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[ANN] Tangible Cryptography suspends Bitcoin related transactions Service Announcements
Equally good luck running any bitcoin services in the lightnet. We can all see h…
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 04:16:18 PM |
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FinCEN Issues New Clarification on BitCoin [June 13, 2013] Legal
I do believe that miners ought to be regulatedYou're welcome to your opinion.Yo…
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 01:02:15 PM |
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FinCEN Issues New Clarification on BitCoin [June 13, 2013] Legal
I think you make a good point, MGUK. I do believe that miners ought to be regul…
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 11:38:02 AM |
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Best country for Bitcoin startups to register at? Legal
The question of which jurisdiction to incorporate in is heavily-fact based. Wha…
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n/a | MSantori | June 21, 2013, 11:30:58 AM |
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Directory of Tax Accountants? Legal
If you are in New York, I can recommend someone that I work with in my practice.
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n/a | MSantori | June 20, 2013, 10:09:03 AM |
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US Accountability Office Reports Re: Virtual Currencies Legal
I believe this is precisely the tax professionals I work with are treating incom…
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n/a | MSantori | June 19, 2013, 10:08:28 AM |
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Is it legal to give bitcoins as a gift? Legal
Regulatory agencies (and the laws they enforce) in the United States will look p…
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n/a | MSantori | June 19, 2013, 10:04:02 AM |
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Bitfloor Legal |
n/a | MSantori | June 17, 2013, 10:16:12 PM |
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