Regulators Are Catching Up to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology within the Financial Services Industry

<b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>As we head into 2018, cryptocurrency and blockchain will continue to be a top initiative for pioneers in the financial services industry. As with any innovation within the financial services industry, the regulators are never far behind and are doing their best to keep up. Those that enter this space will find that they also have to pioneer the controls to manage the regulatory risks this technology presents.

20 minute read December 01, 2017 at 02:37 AM
By
Craig Nazzaro, Brad Rustin and John Jennings
Regulators Are Catching Up to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology within the Financial Services Industry

As we head into 2018, cryptocurrency and blockchain will continue to be a top initiative for pioneers in the financial services industry.

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