Matthew J O'Toole, Partner at Potter Anderson Corroon – New Blockchain Regulations in Delaware.
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2017
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
In May 2016, then-Governor of Delaware Jack Markell proposed the Delaware Blockchain Initiative, in order to make Delaware a more welcoming place for blockchain businesses of all types. This legislation, which amends Delaware's general corporation law, has just been signed into law by Governor John Carney, Jr. It provides for a descriptive approach to blockchain technology legislation, rather than a proscriptive approach, and creates a state blockchain ombudsperson to help welcome blockchain businesses to the state. Many corporations are taking note of this new law, and changes to government efficiency, public ledgers, and federal regulations, and more interest and collaboration from other states and jurisdictions may be possible in the future.
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| 1:14.1 | Hi, this is Richard Jacobs with Future Tech Podcast. My guest today is Matthew J. O'Toole, |
| 1:19.8 | a partner at Potter Anderson, and we're going to be talking about the recent changes in blockchain |
| 1:25.5 | regulation in the state of Delaware. |
| 1:28.0 | So, Toul, how are you doing? |
| 1:29.3 | I'm very good. Richard. Nice to meet you. Nice to talk to you. |
| 1:32.4 | Yeah, thank you. So just to start, can you give listeners a background on, you know, who you are |
| 1:37.4 | and you work at Potter Anderson? |
| 1:39.3 | Sure. I'm a Delaware lawyer. I've handled corporate and transactional matters, commercial transactional matters. |
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