Matthew T. Burgoyne

Securities and Exchange Commission approval of Ether ETFs

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a proposed rule change allowing major exchanges to list Ethereum exchange-traded funds.

Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in infrastructure projects

Participants will gain valuable insights into the fast-evolving use of AI in the design, management, monitoring and maintenance of infrastructure...

Extension and clarifications on the regulation of value-referenced cryptoassets

On April 17, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators announced an extension for crypto trading platforms dealing with value-referenced...

The stigma associated with crypto is largely unwarranted

A struggle to fit cryptocurrency into existing regulatory regimes has contributed to some public perception that crypto is disproportionately used in...

Tokenization: unlocking value and legal challenges

Recently, the cryptocurrency market has taken to tokenizing real-world assets (RWA) such as stocks, bonds, farmland, and precious metals.

CSA publish proposed amendments to Canadian public crypto asset fund rules

On January 18, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators published proposed amendments affecting investment funds that seek to invest in crypto...

Digital assets and blockchain: the year of maturation

In years past, a series of industry failures and a lack of regulatory certainty threatened to chill the digital asset space. In 2023, the story...

Osler’s Year-End Professionalism Series: Is generative AI for me? Use cases for lawyers and professionals

Through this panel discussion, learn how you can use AI as part of your legal practice, while understanding and mitigating the associated risks.

U.S. court sends ripple through murky waters of crypto regulation

An imperative question in the cryptocurrency industry is when exactly does a token become a security? A recent decision from a U.S. court on the SEC...