Module 1: Intro to Blockchain Regulation
- Basic intro to blockchain
- Why power and source of law matters
- Dos and don’ts of blockchain usage
- Blockchain technology versus use cases
- Money
- Company debt or equity
- Rules that govern a company
- Rights to future use of service or product
- A place to exchange tokens or coins
- Shared facts between two or more parties
- An easier way of doing something
- Rules that govern a relationship
- The intent of the regulators
- Identity Protection
Module 2: US Law and Blockchain
- US Law and How It Works Together
- Exercise: Is power actually being exercised?
- Executive Branch
- Legislative Branch
- Judicial Branch
- Administrative “Branch”
- Agencies to watch that have been quiet about blockchain
- Key agencies to watch and what they’ve indicated about blockchain regulation
- SEC
- FINRA
- CFPB
- Federal Reserve
- FinCEN
- OCC
- Exercise: What Blockchain Use Cases are the States Trying to Regulate?
- Delaware
- Wyoming
- Arizona
- Tennessee
- New York
- Colorado
- Alaska
Module 3: European Law and Blockchain
- European Law and How It Works Together
- History and Comparison with US Federal System
- European Union: Key Concepts to Know
- Directives versus Regulations
- Institutions versus Agencies
- European Union: Key Institutions and Agencies
- European Parliament
- European Council
- Council of the EU
- European Commission
- Court of Justice of EU
- European Central Bank
- Court of Auditors
- ESRB (Financial Supervision)
- EBA (Banking)
- ESMA (Securities)
- EIOPA (Insurance)
- Non-European Union States: The EFTA and the EEA
- EEA Joint Committee
- ESA (EFTA Surveillance Authority)
- EFTA Court
- European System of Central Banks
- European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board
- ECB Governing Council
- ECB General Council (includes non-Euro)
- How to be a Eurozone Country
- Potential blockchain funding opportunities with other European organizations
- European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
- European Investment Bank (EIB)
- European Investment Fund (EIF)
- Exercise I: Identify Blockchain Use Case Opportunities that Might Apply to EU organizations
- EU Parliament
- AMLD IV
- European Commission
- European Court of Justice
- European Central Bank
- Europol
- ESMA
- EIOPA
- EBA
- Exercise II: Identify Blockchain Use Case Opportunities that Might Apply to European States
- United Kingdom
- Estonia
- Denmark
- Sweden
- France
- Netherlands
- Finland
- Slovenia
- Austria
Module 4: Other Noteworthy Blockchain Jurisdictions
- Intro to International Law and How It Works
- Comparison with US and EU Systems
- International Law: Key Concepts to Know
- Sovereignty
- Consensus
- UN: Declarations versus Conventions
- United Nations: Principal Organizations
- General Assembly
- Security Council
- Economic and Social Council
- Secretariat
- The International Court of Justice
- United Nations: UN Agencies and Blockchain Opportunities
- UN Arms Control Organizations
- UN Energy Organizations
- UN Environmental Organizations
- UN Humanitarian Organizations
- United Nations: Potential Sources of Funding
- Key Fund Organizations (Non-Profit)
- Key Financial Organizations (Commercial Development)
- Regional Viewpoints on Blockchain Regulation
- Africa
- Americas
- Asia
- Middle East
- Eurasia
- Australia / New Zealand
Module 5: Blockchain Regulation By Use Case
- Introduction to the Blockchain Glossary
- Commercial Products
- Computer Science
- Consensus
- Cryptography
- Exchange of value
- Ledgers
- Mining
- Participants
- Programming Language
- Securities
- Smart Contracts
- In Depth Review of Use Cases
- Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency
- Securities / ICO
- Corporate Governance / DAO
- Rewards / Tokens
- Exchanges
- Shared Ledgers
- Software
- Smart Contracts
- Smart Regs
- Verification Services
