Allan Goodman Quoted in "New crypto-currency rules come as enforcement ramps up", Law Times

The Canadian Securities Administrators are considering new regulations for crypto-currency assets and trading platforms by 2022, according to a recently released business plan approved at the end of May. Allan Goodman was recently interviewed by Law Times to discuss.

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It will be a relief to have some sort of certainty to provide clients, amid a series of enforcement actions, says Allan Goodman, a partner at Goodmans LLP in Toronto and co-chairperson of the firm’s technology group.

“Rather than have ad hoc rulings or enforcement proceedings, it would be good to have — like we do for securities law — a set of guidelines and rules and policies and have the legislation catch up to the technology,” he says. “It’s always helpful for us as lawyers and for clients to have some policies — if not law . . . it’s sort of been on a one-off basis so far. Any commentary or guidance is always helpful for the industry.”