- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2022-02-16T14:58:00
The SEC’s determination regarding BlockFi’s crypto lending product is a landmark resolution, yet the ruling does little to settle the larger question still looming: Are cryptocurrencies securities or currencies?
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