The Future of Regulated Cryptocurrency Trading

Please join us on our new date, February 12, 2019, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., for a panel discussion of regulated cryptocurrency trading followed by networking. Learn from industry leaders what is involved in becoming a state-, SEC- or CFTC-regulated trading platform for cryptocurrencies. The panel will also discuss the regulatory issues involved in offering crypto-based securities, derivatives, and spot trading.

Co-host Patrick Daugherty of Foley & Lardner will begin the evening at 5:30 with an overview of the exchange regulators and what they regulate. The panel will then run from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. with time for questions afterwards. Networking will follow.

1.25 hours of CLE credit will be available for Illinois attorneys.

Space is limited. Please sign up by 4:00 p.m on February 11, 2019, using the name on your photo ID, so we can give your name to building security. You will need your photo ID to gain entry to the building.

We are now at capacity for the event. If you have RSVPed "yes" but do not plan to attend, please change your response to "no" so somebody can take your place.

Panelists:

Juan Hernandez, Founder and CEO of Open Finance Network. OpenFinance is a blockchain-based protocol and framework for the trading, clearing, and settlement of security tokens and other alternative assets. OpenFinance is an SEC-regulated Alternative Trading System (ATS).

Ann Cresce, general counsel for BCause, a cryptocurrency ecosystem. Bcause is in the process of applying to become a CFTC-regulated exchange (a "designated contract market"). BCause will offer both spot and derivatives trading in cryptocurrencies.

Liz James, Head of Clearing for ErisX. ErisX is a CFTC-regulated exchange (a DCM) that is seeking approval to become a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) for cryptocurrency derivatives.

Moderator: Elaine Wyder-Harshman, Partner, Convex Legal LLC

The event is jointly sponsored by Convex Legal LLC, Foley & Lardner LLP, the Chicago Blockchain Project, and the Chicago Bar Association Financial and Emerging Technologies Committee.