Speaking Engagement

Blockchain and Cybercurrency

Blank Rome Partners Mayling C. Blanco and Scott E. Wortman will speak at the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) program, Cutting-Edge Technologies and Your Practice: What Lawyers Need to Know Today to Prepare for the Digital Future, being held Thursday, December 6, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:35 p.m. at the CFA Society New York in New York City.

Mayling and Scott’s session, “Blockchain and Cybercurrency,” will take place from 10:00 to 10:50 a.m. and will cover:

• The Benefits of Blockchain, Including Immutability and Reducing Fraud in Transactions
• Different Types of Tokens: When a Token is not Currency
• Use Cases in Auditing and Financial Services
• Case Study: Blockchain and Paying for Cannabis, Using Cryptocurrency as a Way of Working around Banking Limits

7.5 MCLE Credits (6.5 Professional Practice, 1.0 Ethics) will be available for this program.

For more information or to register, visit the event webpage.