Ethereal Summit will be hosted on May 8-9 at the 1896 Studio and Stages in Brooklyn, NY. Ethereal Summit conjoins technologists, startups, entrepreneurs, and investors in the field of Ethereum, blockchain, and decentralization. The conference focuses on connecting leading developers, companies, and influencers shaping the future of blockchain. The summit focuses on the critical ways in which Blockchain can revolutionize the world.

This conference has been canceled.

The DC Blockchain Summit 2020 will feature speakers from the Securities and Exchange Commission, innovators in the Blockchain industry, and Blockchain technologists from around the world. Matthew Comstock, a former lawyer at the SEC and a member of Murphy & McGonigle’s FinTech & Blockchain Practice, will be a featured panelist speaking on, “U.S. Competitiveness on Blockchain Technology.” Daniel Payne of the FinTech & Blockchain Practice will be leading a Workshop, entitled, “Avoiding the Pitfalls of Blockchain Litigation.” Other speakers include Jerry Cuomo, IBM Fellow & VP of Blockchain;  and Hester Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, who will speak on, “Token Jurisdiction: Deep Dive into SEC and CFTC Oversight.”

Elizabeth Lan Davis, a former trial attorney at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and a shareholder at Murphy & McGonigle, is a featured speaker at Synchronize 2019. Ms. Davis is speaking on the panel, "Crypto: Are Regulators Ready?" Other speakers on the panel include: Amir Zaidi, Director, Division of Market Oversight, CFTC; Alex Khachaturian, Director, Office of Emerging Regulatory Issues, FINRA; and Perianne Boring, Founder & President, Chamber of Digital Commerce.

Blockchain technology has tremendous potential. Amidst a dramatically evolving and escalating landscape for blockchain companies, crypto assets and business potential, many of the legal parameters and regulatory guidelines impacting this growing market sector remain undefined, vague and/or in the throes of a turf battle by government regulatory bodies.