Key Takeaways:

• Following the ICO boom of 2017 and the burst of the bubble in 2018, the feel of the blockchain industry in 2019 might be characterized as one of greater pragmatism and a focus on identifying and developing sustainable use cases for the technology.
• This update summarizes certain legislative, regulatory and other developments related to blockchain in the European Union, France, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.