Katherine Cooper of the Commodities, Futures & Derivatives Practice will lead the Fireside Chat, “Crypto and FinTech” at the ABA Business Law Division’s Derivatives and Futures Law Committee’s Mid-Year Program on July 21.

Ms. Cooper will lead the discussion (10:30 am – 11:00 am) along with two panelists – Jason Somensatto, Acting Director, LabCFTC; and Robert Bench, AVP, Payment Strategies, Federal Reserve Bank, Boston.

Empire FinTech will be hosting its 8th Annual Empire FinTech Conference Covering RegTech, Wealth Management, Venture, Blockchain, Banking, Data, and more. The audience can expect to hear from panelists of FinTech venture veterans to share what they had right, and for each of those instances, what they also were wrong. Additional topics during the conference will include forging new trails in payments, blockchain, lending, wealth, insurtech and real estate.

Daniel Payne of Murphy & McGonigle’s FinTech & Blockchain Practice has been selected to speak at NFT.NYC conference. NFT.NYC brings enterprise and consumer brands, blockchain developers, gamers, artists, investors, and fans to showcase real world use cases. This event is scheduled as an in-person event and will be held at The Edison Ballroom from Nov. 2 – 3.

The Blockchain Tech Summit, scheduled for 9/28, will bring entrepreneurs, investors, pioneers, and creatives under one roof to address global challenges and how blockchain technology can facilitate solutions. The Summit serves to teach fundamentals of Blockchain technology, leading applications of Blockchain technology and startup development strategies via workshop sessions. This event is currently planned as a virtual event.

Murphy & McGonigle will be a Platinum Sponsor of the 2021 Crypto Connection Conference in June. Katherine Cooper of Murphy & McGonigle’s FinTech & Blockchain Practice will be a panelist at this conference. Attendees can expect to hear about crypto mainstream, the decision by traditional payment companies to offer crypto access and payment options, and the dynamism of public digital asset companies, future contracts, EFTs.

The Chamber of Digital Commerce’s first Parallel Summit of the year, “It’s Time to Make Blockchain a National Priority,” will be taking place on Thurs., Apr. 15 at 1 pm ET. Matthew Comstock, a member of Murphy & McGonigle’s FinTech & Blockchain Practice, will moderate a panel with the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus. The Chamber of Digital Commerce promotes the acceptance and use of digital assets and blockchain-based technologies. Through education, advocacy and working closely with policymakers, regulatory agencies and industry, their goal is to develop an environment that fosters innovation.

The Empire Startups community is committed to building bridges among entrepreneurs, investors, and domain experts. Empire runs FinTech Meetups along with annual one-day FinTech conferences.