Cybersecurity incidents have a tendency to grab headlines and compromise business value. Recently, we posted about the impact two major cybersecurity breaches had on Yahoo! (“Yahoo”). Hackers managed to gain… Read More
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)’s recent enforcement action serves as a reminder that organizations can be liable under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) for failing to take appropriate steps… Read More
One of the latest trends in cryptocurrencies is a new breed of token that aims to tackle the problem of volatility in the market price of cryptocurrencies.1 They are known… Read More
Companies that develop blockchain and mine for cryptocurrencies are, at their core, IT companies. While there are certainly issues surrounding the marketability of cryptocurrencies, the multiple uses of blockchain technology,… Read More
Yahoo! Inc. has announced that it has accepted a proposed settlement of $80 million to settle a securities class action in the United States. This settlement represents the first substantial… Read More
An Initial Coin Offering (“ICO”) – also sometimes referred to as an Initial Token Offering – provides a nascent business (typically a startup) with a crowdfunding vehicle to raise the… Read More
Authors: Kimberly Burns, Mahdi Shams
Blockchain has led to serious consideration of how its decentralized technology can be applied in the finance sector and beyond. In this post we explore three… Read More
Authors: Kimberly Burns, Mahdi Shams
Bitcoin is the world’s first and most well-known cryptocurrency and decentralized payment system.
Its functional basis is the distributed ledger technology known as blockchain through which Bitcoin… Read More
Authors: Kimberly Burns, Mahdi Shams
Blockchain was the new vocabulary word for 2017. Constantly in the news, and on all of our lips, interest in blockchain dramatically increased over the past… Read More
In May of 2016 the Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) launched a market study into technology-led innovation in the Canadian financial services sector, better known among industry players as “FinTech.”
Recognizing that… Read More
