Fri, Sep 30
|New York City
Transatlantic Blockchain Summit in New York
The 'Transatlantic Blockchain Summit' of the Institute for the Law of Digitalisation took place in New York from 30 September to 7 October. The research and lecture trip was part of the BMJ research project 'Blockchain and Law' led by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Omlor.
Time & Location
Sep 30, 2022, 9:00 AM – Oct 07, 2022, 4:30 PM
New York City, New York City, New York, USA
About the event
A group of 14 doctoral students together with the two co-directors of the institute, Profes. Dres. Sebastian Omlor and Florian Möslein, attended the central conference 'Transatlantic Blockchain Law', which was organised and held in close cooperation with the City University of New York (CUNY). A total of 28 speakers from both sides of the Atlantic gave presentations on various topics related to blockchain and token law. Of particular note was the high-level participation of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, represented by SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce. The two 'inventors' of blockchain technology, W. Scott Stornetta and Stuart Haber, also attended the conference. Professor Omlor spoke on the classification of tokens under private law and Professor Möslein on the regulation of blockchain technology under financial market law. Aurelia Birne from the Marburg delegation also gave a presentation on digital central bank money in the Eurozone.
The programme also included numerous…