Legal Analysis on the development of American blockchain industr
Five aspects of blockchain instry growth potential promote the healthy development of Technology Virtual reality and other technologies are another emerging technology that will have a significant impact on the future, which is expected to promote human beings from the era of information internet to the era of value Internet
some countries and regions in the United States, Japan and the European Union have promoted the development of blockchain as an important national development strategy, and vigorously promoted the development and application of blockchain technology. China also attaches great importance to the technological innovation and instrial development of blockchain. With the joint participation of it and other enterprises, a large number of new enterprises, new procts, new models and new applications have emerged. The application of blockchain in the fields of finance, government affairs, energy, medical and other instries has graally expanded, and is becoming an important force to drive the technological proct innovation and instrial transformation of various instries
the development of blockchain can be divided into three stages, namely, blockchain 1.0, represented by bitcoin and related financial infrastructure applications, and blockchain 2.0, represented by smart contract. At present, it is graally moving towards blockchain 3.0, which is based on blockchain technology and more complex in-depth application of smart contract
statistical analysis of blockchain investment and financing in the first half of the year. According to the statistical data of in depth analysis report on business model innovation and investment opportunities of blockchain instry published by foresight Instry Research Institute, in the first half of 2018, the amount of financing in the blockchain field was about 10.7 billion, with a year-on-year growth rate of 1426% compared with the same period in 2017; The number of investment and financing events in the field of blockchain has reached 205, and it is expected that the investment in the field of blockchain will usher in another peak this year
according to the distribution of investment and financing rounds in China's blockchain field, the proportion of investment rounds in the start-up period (before round b) is more than 95%, with the joint investment of many instry pioneers, and most enterprises are still running around
statistics and growth of blockchain investment and financing in the first half of 2014-2018
data source: China attaches great importance to the development and application of blockchain technology. Driven by multiple forces such as policy, technology and market, the pace of blockchain innovation has been accelerating. It has been deeply integrated with cloud computing, big data, Internet of things and other technologies. The scope of exploration and application has also expanded from digital assets to supply chain management, intelligent manufacturing, instrial Internet, social welfare, right protection and other fields
five aspects to promote the healthy development of blockchain technology, promote the high-quality development of digital economy
1, in-depth study and grasp the development trend of blockchain technology and instry. Pay close attention to the international development frontier, jointly promote the research of blockchain related technology and instry, promote the standardization of blockchain development instry behavior, and create a good development environment
2. Strengthen the construction of core technology capacity of blockchain
establish and improve the collaborative promotion mechanism among backbone enterprises, universities and research institutions, guide it enterprises to strengthen technical reserves, accelerate the breakthrough of key core technologies, and improve the performance, efficiency and security of blockchain
3. Support entrepreneurship and innovation in the field of blockchain
encourage cross-border integration between blockchain enterprises and user units, guide instry organizations to establish public service platforms, support third-party organizations to carry out evaluation and detection of blockchain services, promote rich instrial applications of blockchain, and serve the transformation and upgrading of the real economy
4. Actively build and improve the blockchain standard system
accelerate the development and application of key standards, and graally build a perfect standard system. Actively connect with ITU, ISO and other international standards organizations, substantially participate in more international standardization work, and actively contribute more "Chinese power"
5. Accelerate the improvement of the policy environment for blockchain development
support qualified enterprises to carry out application innovation and mode innovation, and guide and encourage enterprises, universities and scientific research institutes to jointly cultivate professional talents needed for blockchain development. Support eligible blockchain enterprises to enjoy the preferential tax policies of the state to support the development of software instry and small and medium-sized enterprises
the instrial scale is small, but the growth potential is huge
the blockchain economy is on the eve of the outbreak period. The financial instry is relatively widely used, and the application of other instries has also entered the stage of exploration and development. It is estimated that from 2017 to 2022, the direct market value of blockchain will increase from US $410 million to US $7.68 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of 79.6%. It is estimated that all kinds of extended business based on blockchain will reach US $100 billion in 2020
instry application areas continue to expand
the financial instry takes the lead in the application of blockchain technology, and many financial applications have been implemented; Medical instry is an important area of blockchain application, which can better protect privacy, improve service quality and management efficiency; The demand of social authentication for blockchain is rising rapidly to solve the proof problem caused by information asymmetry; The application of blockchain technology in communication, supply chain and other fields is expanding rapidly
the current blockchain project compliance is divided into two sections:
first, blockchain coin issuing project compliance: Foundation + legal compliance opinion
often referred to as ICO, IEO, etc. first of all, we build overseas entities. Generally speaking, most coin issuing entities choose Singapore foundation. It is a non-profit company in the form of XX Foundation Ltd. Finally, a legal compliance opinion is issued by a Singapore lawyer. The content of the legal opinion includes the amendment of a white paper and the token non securitization certificate, which is mainly to make the project comply with the laws of Singapore. This legal opinion is also needed for the later docking of the project with the currency on the exchange< Second, blockchain exchange project compliance: subject company + digital currency trading license:
license is one of the important compliance documents of the platform. It is equivalent to a business license. In particular, after Huoyuan won the Japanese license, the US license and applied for the Canadian license, the license was pushed to a new height. Obtaining the US MSB license also means that the company can reasonably conct business in most states of the United States. This is the reason why the major platforms have started to apply for licenses. If they want to carry out business formally and legally, they have to apply for licenses
for example: MSB digital currency exchange license in the United States, MTR digital currency + Wallet al license in Estonia, austrac digital currency license in Australia, etc
the role of MSB license in the United States:
1. American MSB license is famous, packaging platform and good publicity
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3. It can increase the trust of customers, enhance their visibility, and make the platform develop better and faster in compliance
advantages of MSB license
1. Investor recognition - Corporate Law and financial instry regulation in the United States are very perfect. With a U.S. license, your digital currency trading platform will be more recognized by global investors
2. Get authoritative approval - with the authoritative approval of the U.S. Treasury Department, you can carry out relevant business in the United States and around the world, which represents the compliance supervision of digital currency platform
3. Become a first-line platform -- MSB license is also a standard license for global digital currency trading institutions. Coinbase, bitfinex, poloiex, hotcoin.com, OK, coin security exchange and other platforms all hold this license to operate
4. Diversified services - MSB license allows currency exchange and delivery services, so that you can better meet customer needs and provide more diversified services
why is the license so important for the trading platform? First of all, people in the traditional foreign exchange circle know that the foreign exchange platform has the importance of supervising the license. Even such a traditional mode will create a future trading platform. Therefore, the license plate is bound to become a trend of development
after registering the main body of the foundation, we still need to do later legal compliance, the main purpose is to draw a clear line between law and crime, but I said it doesn't count. Because digital token is indispensable for blockchain. To put it bluntly, digital currency drives the popularization of blockchain in China, but what's the fact? Digital currency is just a small application of blockchain technology
e to the particularity of the instry, At present, there are no formal laws and regulations to restrict its development, involving a wide range of violations:
pyramid selling
illegal fund-raising
money laundering
absorbing public deposits
illegal operation
transnational foreign exchange crimes
providing more convenience for terrorist financing
therefore, different countries in the world have different attitudes towards blockchain, and China is explicitly prohibited, So we all go overseas to develop projects, such as Singapore and Thailand. First, the local laws and regulations are required. Who has the final say in the matter of whether the project is legal? There are two ways: to apply for a formal digital transaction license or to rely on a legal opinion issued by a lawyer. At present, the latter is in the majority, easy to operate and low cost.
With the development of blockchain, there are more and more ICO projects and exchanges in the blockchain instry. How should so many projects develop in compliance
the current blockchain project compliance is divided into two sections:
first, blockchain coin project compliance: Foundation + legal compliance opinion:
in addition to Singapore, the United States and the United Kingdom have more choices. The registration fees of these two countries are low, and the registration process is simple. However, if the currency is issued by the exchange later, the United Kingdom and the United States can not provide the corresponding legal services
from the perspective of compliance in the later stage, we should choose Singapore foundation
the government of Singapore not only supports the government policy, but also stipulates that the blockchain foundation can be registered and managed by acra to obtain legal issuance projects, which will make Singapore a financial technology center and blockchain technology center in the next world with its own competitiveness. Therefore, Singapore can be said to be a paradise for blockchain entrepreneurs
advantages of registering Singapore Foundation:
first, non-profit public companies are easier to let investors trust than ordinary companies.
Second, the government supports the development of blockchain, and the policy environment is good.
third, the market is mature, and the follow-up legal services are perfect.
Fourth, excellent and well-known projects are also in Singapore: for example, Laite coin, which is better than the original chain, Fifth, the price is reasonable and cost-effective. Sixth, local lawyers in Singapore can issue relevant legal opinions according to the needs of the project parties to prove the compliance and legality of the project Ordinary companies are not allowed to issue legal opinions)
how to register the Singapore foundation and what information should be provided
1. Provide company name
2. Information of two registered members, one Singapore director, registered address in Singapore, Singapore Secretary (nominal)
3. Business scope
4. Registered capital: default 1 Singapore dollar
after the registration of the main foundation, it is not the end, but just the beginning. After the registration certificate and other documents come out, the professional lawyers of the bar association of Singapore also need to modify and issue legal opinions according to the project plan, which is commonly known as the white paper. To prove that the project is in accordance with the laws of Singapore and can carry on business normally
as we all know, it is forbidden to issue xunihuobi in our country. The legal opinion is in line with the laws of Singapore, and it depends on the legal proceres. The legal opinion can only be issued by a lawyer who meets the requirements. In addition, the white paper is in compliance. The legality of the white paper written by him cannot be guaranteed, and if he is not a lawyer, he does not understand the laws of Singapore, This is very important; Another aspect is for investors, to have legal documents to prove that the project is legal in Singapore, investors will be more assured, then they need some supporting documents
to register a foundation is only the first step, and the most important thing that needs to be done next is cooperation&# 8204; Yes,
now the bigger exchanges need you to issue legal compliance to let you go to the exchange. Therefore, the legal opinions needed to go to the exchange are actually a general term. The legal compliance actually includes several items, such as token non securitization certificate, white paper compliance, private placement terms, public offering terms, etc. Most of these exchanges will require token non securitization certification, and the white paper is equivalent to a normal business plan. After it is written, it needs professional Singapore lawyers to modify it, which is in line with Singapore's laws and regulations. Most companies on the exchange will choose to give legal opinions
the white paper has four main functions
first, it reports to MAS in Singapore, and is not afraid of being investigated in the future
Second, to convince investors that the company is legal and compliant, and to reassure investorsthirdly, it is necessary to use in the stock exchange
Fourthly, rece unnecessary investmentthere is also a token filing (non securitization certificate filing), and Singapore lawyers only need to provide a white paper, articles of association, registration paper and registration certificate to prevent MAS verification of monetary authority of Singapore
Second, blockchain exchange project compliance: subject company + digital currency trading license:as one of the important compliance documents of the platform. It is equivalent to a business license. In particular, after Huoyuan won the Japanese license, the US license and applied for the Canadian license, the license was pushed to a new height. Obtaining the US MSB license also means that the company can reasonably conct business in most states of the United States. This is the reason why the major platforms have started to apply for licenses. If they want to carry out business formally and legally, they have to apply for licenses
for example: MSB digital currency exchange license in the United States, MTR digital currency + Wallet al license in Estonia, austrac digital currency license in Australia, etc
The role of MSB license in the United States:1
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3. It can increase the trust of customers, enhance their visibility, and also make the platform develop better and faster in compliance
advantages of MSB license
1. Investor recognition - the company law and financial instry supervision in the United States are very perfect. With the U.S. license, your digital currency trading platform will be more recognized by global investors
2. Get authoritative approval - with the authoritative approval of the U.S. Treasury Department, you can carry out relevant business in the United States and around the world, which represents the compliance supervision of the digital currency platform
3. Becoming a first-line platform -- MSB license is also a standard license for global digital currency trading institutions. Coinbase, bitfinex, poloiex, hotcoin.com, OK, coin security exchange and other platforms all hold this license to operate
4. Diversified services - MSB license allows currency exchange and delivery services, so that you can better meet customer needs and provide more diversified services
why the license plate is so important for the trading platform? First of all, people in the traditional foreign exchange circle know that the foreign exchange platform has the importance of supervising the license plate. Even this traditional mode will create the future trading platform. Therefore, license plate is bound to become a trend of development
As an E-contract platform that focused on blockchain technology as early as 2015, we have taken the lead in the instry to set up a blockchain team in the early stage, invested in the research of cryptography, distributed ledger storage structure, consensus mechanism and other core underlying technologies of blockchain, explored the application scenarios of blockchain technology in the legal science and technology instry, and cooperated with a number of domestic authoritative judicial appraisal institutions and The notary office has set up a certificate storage alliance chain. At present, the legal department mainly applies blockchain technology to the field of electronic data distributed certificate storage, including contract certificate storage, e-mail certificate storage, document certificate storage, structured data certificate storage, etc
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In 2014, Barry Silbert, founder of secondmarket, separated the bitcoin investment fund from the original company and established grayscale investments
in 2015, gray investment company was merged into the newly established digital currency group (DCG). DCG is not only focused on digital currency and blockchain investment, but also an incubator for start-ups. In addition to gray investment company, DCG also has two subsidiaries, namely, genesis, a cryptocurrency OTC broker, coindesk, a blockchain news and information website, and more than 150 other blockchain companies / projects invested
after years of development, gray investment company has become the largest cryptocurrency asset management company in the world, and its cryptocurrency trust scale has reached US $2.58 billion
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in 2013, Barry Silbert, the founder, convinced the board of directors of secondmarket company to set up a bitcoin investment fund called bitcoin investment trust, which is the predecessor of gray scale bitcoin trust. It was not until September 2017 that gray investment's bitcoin trust fund began to grow explosively
it has become the largest bitcoin investment trust in the world, with more than 408500 bitcoins, nearly 2% of the total. In addition to bitcoin trust funds, gray investment company also launched BCH, ETH, etc, horizon, LTC, XLM, XRP and Zec trust funds, as well as grayscale digital large capital fund with mainstream currencies. Gray investment company's cryptocurrency trust procts provide convenience for institutional users to purchase cryptocurrency
application conditions for US companies
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2. Valid identification documents (ID card or passport aged 18 or above)
materials required for registration of US companies
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2. Provide scanned copies of ID cards or passports of directors and shareholders
3. Provide the chairman's signature in English
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Joint stock limited company (Inc): This is the most commonly used form of company registered in the United States by Chinese people, because it does not involve double taxation, shares can be sold privately, and later can be listed, including apple company and zhubajie company2. Limited liability company (LLC): most Chinese people choose to register limited liability companies when they start business in the United States, because such companies are simple in form, but relatively expensive, complicated in tax declaration, and need social security code SSN
registration process of U.S. companies
Signing the agreement (signing the agreement according to the terms negotiated by both parties) 3. Delivery cost4
5. Government approval process (Bajie follows up the relevant proceres of the government in the whole process of dealing with Foreign Affairs)
6. Completion of the establishment of the company (back signed documents for filing, company information mailing)
a full set of information after the completion of the registration of the U.S. company
1. A registration document issued by the Secretary of state of articles of incorporation
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The articles of association and rules sealed by the state government4. A set of minutes of the statutory meeting
5. Company seal (steel seal, strip seal)
6. One company stock account and one company stock
7. One legal secretary card of American company
8. A list of American company documents
9. One file box