Bill Ottman, Co-Founder & CEO of Minds Talks About Transparent, Private and Decentralized Social Media on Blockchain

October 30, 2018

MG+

Bill Ottman is Co-Founder and CEO of Minds, an open-source social network which leverages blockchain. The social network provides a censorship-resistant, transparent communication platform with more than 1.25M registered users. Minds has just raised $6 million in Series A funding....

ISO vs. NQSO Stock Options: Which is Right for Your Business?

October 22, 2018

Sarah Siegel

Companies planning to offer options of its stock as a form of compensation generally have two choices: an incentive stock option (ISO) plan, or a nonqualified stock option (NQSO) plan. The most notable differences between ISOs and NQSOs are...

New Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws Are in Effect in New York

October 17, 2018

Sarah Siegel

On April 12, 2018, Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, signed into law the most comprehensive anti-sexual harassment legislation in the country. Following a public comment period, on October 1, the New York State Department of Labor issued...

Legally Defining Blockchain

October 10, 2018

Sarah Siegel

The lack of U.S. federal regulations governing blockchain and the crypto industry has led some states to adopt their own interpretations of these technologies. A recent New York Times article compared the diverging regulatory theories stemming from various federal...

The Music Modernization Act: Bringing Copyright Law into the Twenty-First Century

October 3, 2018

Steve Masur

On September 25, Congress unanimously passed H.R. 1551, the Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act. Called “the biggest update to music legislation in the past 40 years,” the bill  significantly amends the Copyright Act in several ways: The Music...

Influencers and Best Practices for Transparent Online Marketing

September 27, 2018

Josh Greenberg

Social media platforms are some of advertisers’ most effective mediums for promoting their products and brands to audiences across the globe. We Are Social and Hootsuite reported as of January 2018 that, of the 7.593 billion people on this...

Banking on Blockchain Patents

August 9, 2018

Sarah Siegel

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has seen a recent tidal wave of blockchain patent filings, specifically from large banks and financial institutions, such as Bank of America and Mastercard. Though the USPTO has been receiving blockchain-related patent...

Crowdfunding and Jurisdiction: Tokenizing the World by ICO

August 30, 2018

Sarah Siegel

The crypto industry has caused yet another crack in the regulatory foundation of the global landscape- this time, it’s regarding digital assets and initial coin offerings (“ICOs”). ICOs are a relatively new method of fundraising utilized by start-ups and...

Jessica Houlgrave, Co-Founder and COO of Codex Protocol Discusses Fine Art on Blockchain, Daily Routines and More

August 14, 2018

MG+

Driven entrepreneurs with a great idea can have the power to change the world. In this series from MG+, we interview founders and CEOs that are making a difference by launching innovative products and services which are changing the...

Grace Cho, Founder of Orangenius Discusses Daily Routines and the Intersection of Visual Art and Technology

August 1, 2018

MG+

Driven entrepreneurs with a great idea can have the power to change the world. In this series from MG+, we interview founders and CEOs with great ideas that are making a difference by launching innovative products and services which...

Is Blockchain HIPAA Compliant?

July 12, 2018

Sarah Siegel

The healthcare industry remains one of the largest sectors to potentially benefit from blockchain technology.  By implementing its application, the healthcare industry can eliminate some of the risks plaguing its community, such as inconsistencies with patient medical records, risk...

New Laws Make Malta a Leading Global Innovator in Digital Currency

July 9, 2018

Steve Masur

The Malta Parliament passed three cryptocurrency and blockchain bills into law recently, making Malta one of the first jurisdictions in the world to create a fully regulated environment specific to blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital currencies of all kinds. This legislation is...