Press


“Regulator gears up for Bitcoin crackdown amid digital coin frenzy” by James Titcomb

February 12th 2021


“More U.S. movement on fintechs, cryptocurrencies seen as Biden fills regulatory

posts” by Henry Engler

February 8th 2021


“In the shadow of its big brother: Ethereum increases by 92 percent in one month” by Julian Schick

January 29th 2021


“Lowering of Travel Rule Threshold Could Have Severe Consequences Warns Crypto Membership Body” by Gina Clarke

December 7th 2020


“TokenSoft Launches Transfer Agent Support Tool for Crypto Securities” by Nikhilesh De

September 10th 2019



”Ex-CFTC Advisor: Facebook’s Libra Could Be Both Security and Commodity” by Wolfie Zhao

July 17th 2019


“Statement from SEC and FINRA codifies questions for broker-dealer custody” by Aislinn Keely

July 10th 2019


“Facebook’s Inches Towards Global Regulatory Compliance, Applies for New York BitLicense” by Daniel Kuhn for CoinDesk

July 1st 2019


“The promise of Facebook's GlobalCoin” by Felix Salmon

May 26th 2019


“The SEC released guidance on token sales at the beginning of April. Has the ICO landscape changed as a result?” by Rachel McIntosh

May 5th 2019


Episode 261: Blockchain Takes Over the Podcast

April 29th 2019


“Yale Blockchain Initiative hosts first conference” by Samuel Turner

April 16th 2019


“CFTC Commissioner: Developers Accountable for Illegal Smart Contracts” by Simon Golstein 

October 17th 2018


AT&T Sued Over Loss of Cryptocurrency: U.S. entrepreneur and cryptocurrency investor filed a $224 million lawsuit against AT&T, accusing it of fraud and gross negligence in connection with the theft of digital currency tokens from his personal account. Roselle Chen reports.

August 15th 2018


"The Unpredictable Path To Legal & Regulatory Certainty" by Dean Steinbeck

August 9th 2018


"Brokers’ Cryptocurrency Deals Are Focus of SEC Review" by Benjamin Bain

August 2nd 2018


U.S. Treasury President’s Executive Order Report: Bandman Advisors Cited page 190

July 2018


"Rubin’s Take: Crypto Industry Tries to Avoid ‘Life of Brian’ Scenario" by Gabriel T. Rubin 

June 27th 2018


Innovation series: Distributed Ledger Technology

June 14th 2018


"SEC creates fake website to help investors recognize scams"

May 17th 2018


"Wyoming Aims to Be America’s Cryptocurrency Capital" by Benjamin Bain

May 15th 2018


"Creating your own cryptocurrency? Here's what you need to know" by Seema Moody, Katie Young and Darren Geeter

May 14th 2018


Press Release for Global Digital Finance: New Industry Body to Develop Global Cryptoasset Code Of Conduct

March 19th 2018


"CFTC Collaborates With UK in First Non-US Fintech Partnership" by Stephanie Forshee

February 20th 2018


"Token Trader Templum Just Bought a Broker-Dealer" by Nikhilesh De

February 7th 2018


Recorded LIVE at the New York Stock Exchange. SCN Corporate Connect's Jane King sits down with Vincent Molinari - CEO of Liquid M. Capital, and special guest Jeff Bandman, Principal at Bandman Advisors to discuss cryptocurrency and ICO's, in an ongoing series on Blockchain/Crypto.


"Why is the Crypto Asset Market So Volatile … and Why You Should Care" by Sarah Corcoran

January 29th 2018


"'Wild west' days are over for cryptocurrencies, as IRS steps up enforcement" by Annie Nova

January 17th 2018


"Former CFTC regulator makes sense of volatile crypto asset market" by Sara Corcoran Warner

January 9th 2018


"Bitcoin ETFs on the horizon as futures trading takes off: News analysis" by Declan Harty and Rachel Stone

December 19th 2017


"SEC Investor Advisory Committee Discusses Blockchain’s Effect on Markets" by Joshua Rittenberg and Kevin Scanlan of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

December 5th 2017


Jeff Bandman, founder and principal at Bandman Advisors, talks about what futures trading of bitcoin means to investors. He speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel and David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."

December 4th 2017


"Bitcoin Heads to Wall Street Whether Regulators Are Ready or Not" by Rob Urban and Benjamin Bain 

December 1st 2017


November 30th 2017


November 2nd 2017


"'America First' Creates Uncertainty Over U.S. Role on Global Financial Standards" by Joe Mantone

October 20th 2017


"Jeff Bandman Gives His Take On Blockchain Tech To SEC Investor Advisory Committee" 

by Jeremy Nation 

October 12th 2017


"Ex-CFTC fintech aide urges loosening of rules to let regulators explore blockchain"

by Neil Roland 

October 12th 2017


"CFTC Looks to Blockchain to Transform How It Monitors Markets"

by  The Wall Street Journal Reporter Gabriel T. Rubin

September 25th 2017


"Fintech Regulator Goes Rogue To Help Blockchain Innovators Think Like Lawyers" 

by IB Times Financial Tech Reporter Leigh Cuen

September 2nd 2017


Oliver Thew, programmes manager at OMFIF, is joined by Charley Cooper, managing director of enterprise software firm R3, and Jeff Bandman, founder of Bandman Advisors and former fintech adviser at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The conversation examines the potential impact of decentralised ledger technology and cryptocurrencies for the global financial system, and the policy and regulatory issues surrounding their development.

august 1st 2017


"FINRA Fetes Emerging Blockchain Technology at Industry Conference"

by Jeff Kern and Christopher J. Bosch

July 31st 2017


Special interview segment with Jeff Bandman on the SEC’s Report of Investigation finding the DAO ICO tokens are securities.

July 27th 2017


Timely CoinDesk story on the SEC's Report of Investigation finding that the DAO ICO tokens are securities.  Article by Ash Bennington - insights from James D. Robinson, Patrick Murck, Marco Santori and Jeff Bandman on ICOs. Important milestone from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

July 26th 2017


Jeff Bandman guest commentator on the week's news.

July 20th 2017


"Interview: U.S. derivatives regulator engages 'fintech' world seeking better oversight, compliance" by Henry Engler

June 6th 2017


Article by Dan DeFrancesco on Jeff Bandman's exit from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. 

June 5th 2017