--- title: Popular Reads on JD Supra description: A quick look at some of the most well-read posts published on JD Supra during November, 2018. --- # [Popular Reads on JD Supra](https://resources.jdsupra.com/allposts/nov-popular-reads-on-jd-supra) Written by [JD Supra](https://resources.jdsupra.com/allposts/author/jd-supra) | Dec 5, 2018 12:42:53 AM *From paid sick leave in Westchester County to music festivals powered by blockchain, from securing employee data to crypto coverage in your homeowner's policy, from legal marketing trends to crypto and the IRS ... here's a quick look at some of the most well-read posts to be published on JD Supra during November, 2018. * **Good work, smart folks:** 1. **[If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 57: Paid Sick Leave Bug Spreads To Westchester County, NY](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/if-pain-yes-gain-part-57-paid-sick-16129/) **- by [Tracy Billows](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/tracy-billows/), [Marlin Duro](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/marlin-duro/), [William Perkins](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/william-perkins/), and [Joshua Seidman](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/joshua-seidman/) at Seyfarth Shaw 2. **[Ohio Court Holds Stolen Cryptocurrency Constitutes Covered Property Under Homeowner’s Policy](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ohio-court-holds-stolen-cryptocurrency-85311/) **- by [Ryan Vanderford](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/ryan-vanderford/) at Pillsbury 3. **[Congress and Cryptocurrency: The Elephant in the Room](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/congress-and-cryptocurrency-the-28678/) **- by [Ana Buling](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/ana-buling/), [Jennifer DePalma](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/jennifer-depalma/), [J. C. Boggs](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/j-c-boggs/), and [Matthew Hanson](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/matthew-hanson/) at King & Spalding 4. **[Blockchain Week in Review - October 2018 #3](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/blockchain-week-in-review-october-2018-3-57111/) **- by [Samuel Boro](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/samuel-boro1/) at Perkins Coie 5. **[Our Music Festival- Empowering a Decentralized Fanbase with Blockchain](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/our-music-festival-empowering-a-95084/) **- by [Alexandra Bear](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/alexandra-bear/) at Sheppard Mullin 6. **[Virtual Currencies Are Commodities: Federal Court](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/virtual-currencies-are-commodities-42129/) **- by [Kevin Scanlan](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/kevin-scanlan/) at Kramer Levin 7. **[Blockchain Energizer – Volume 37](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/blockchain-energizer-volume-37-62831/) **- by [Benjamin Tejblum](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/benjamin-tejblum/), [Buck Endemann](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/buck-endemann/), and [Daniel Cohen](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/daniel-cohen2/) at K&L Gates 8. **[A look at the regulators that could and should regulate cryptocurrencies in the United States](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/a-look-at-the-regulators-that-could-and-12348/) **- by [Evan Koster](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/evan-koster/) at Hogan Lovells 9. **[Global Blockchain Developments: Zero-Knowledge Proofs on Ethereum, New Foreign Regulatory Frameworks, Continued Enforcement Actions](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/global-blockchain-developments-zero-81776/) **- by [Jaime Petenko](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/jaime-petenko/), [Simone Otenaike](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/simone-otenaike/), and Taylor Thompson at BakerHostetler 10. **[Key Regulatory Developments in Germany - October 2018](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/key-regulatory-developments-in-germany-60541/) **- by attorneys at [Dentons](https://www.jdsupra.com/profile/dentons_docs/) 11. **[The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - November 2018](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-distributed-ledger-blockchain-30717/) **- by [Alex Jupp](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/alex-jupp/), [Nathan Giesselman](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/nathan-giesselman/), [Eytan Fisch](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/eytan-fisch/), [Gregory Fernicola](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/gregory-fernicola/), [Ryan Dzierniejko](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/ryan-dzierniejko/), and [Alexander Drylewski](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/alexander-drylewski/) at Skadden 12. **[Is Virtual Currency worth the Risk?](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/is-virtual-currency-worth-the-risk-98083/) **- by [Stanley Foodman](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/stanley-foodman/) at Foodman CPAs & Advisors 13. **[New York’s Westchester County Enacts Earned Sick Leave Law](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-york-s-westchester-county-enacts-30445/) **- by [Susan Gross Sholinsky](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/susan-gross-sholinsky/) and [Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/nancy-gunzenhauser/) at Epstein Becker & Green 14. **[Hong Kong’s SFC Issues Significant Announcements on the Regulation of Virtual Assets](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hong-kong-s-sfc-issues-significant-99223/) **- by [Simon Hawkins](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/simon-hawkins/) and [Kenneth Y.F. Hui](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/kenneth-y-f-hui/) at Latham & Watkins 15. **[Digital Tokens: Rethinking the Term “Cryptocurrency”](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/digital-tokens-rethinking-the-term-34630/) ******- by [Rachel Gholston](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/rachel-gholston/), [Daniel I. DeWolf](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/daniel-i-dewolf/), and Marine Bouaziz at Mintz 16. **[Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules that Employers can be Held Liable for Failing to Secure Employee Data](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/pennsylvania-supreme-court-rules-that-91172/) **- by [Ivo Becica](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/ivo-becica/) at Obermayer 17. **[Federal Court Evaluates When Cryptocurrency May Constitute a Security in a Criminal Case](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/federal-court-evaluates-when-59572/) **- by [Jamie Lacy](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/jamie-lacy/) at Winstead 18. **[Bridging the Week - November 2018 #2](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/bridging-the-week-november-2018-2-40698/) **- by [Gary DeWaal](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/gary-dewaal/) at Katten 19. **[First SEC Enforcement Action Against Unregistered Digital Token Exchange](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/first-sec-enforcement-action-against-47788/) **- by [Susan Gault-Brown](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/susan-gault-brown2/), [F. Dario de Martino](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/f-dario-de-martino/), [Daniel Kahan](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/daniel-kahan/), and [Alfredo Silva](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/alfredo-silva/) at MoFo Tech 20. **[FTC and NY Sue Debt Collectors for Deceptive Practices](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ftc-and-ny-sue-debt-collectors-for-64746/) **- by attorneys at [Weiner Brodsky Kider PC](https://www.jdsupra.com/profile/weiner_brodsky_kider_docs/) 21. **[United States Fully Re-imposes Iran Sanctions and Expands Designations](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/united-states-fully-re-imposes-iran-95051/) **- by attorneys at [White & Case](https://www.jdsupra.com/profile/white_case_docs/) 22. **[Department of Health & Human Services Upgrades Security Risk Assessment Tool](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/department-of-health-human-services-48960/) **- by [Kim Stanger](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/kim-stanger/), [Romaine Marshall](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/romaine-marshall/), and [Steven Lau](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/steven-lau/) at Holland & Hart 23. **[Amgen, Sandoz, Samsung, and Mylan Launch Biosimilars in Europe (UPDATED)](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/amgen-sandoz-samsung-and-mylan-launch-43072/) **- by attorneys at [Goodwin](https://www.jdsupra.com/profile/Goodwin_docs/) 24. **[4 Legal Marketing Trends From the 2018 LMA and Bloomberg Law Study](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/4-legal-marketing-trends-from-the-2018-11163/) **- by [Dan Dowling](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/dan-dowling/) at Introhive 25. **[IRS Not Contemplating Separate Voluntary Disclosure Program to Assist Taxpayers Who’ve Not Reported Cryptocurrency Income](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/irs-not-contemplating-separate-20987/) **- by [Mayling Blanc](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/mayling-blanco/)o, [Michelle Ann Gitlitz](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/michelle-ann-gitlitz/), [Carlos Ortiz](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/carlos-ortiz/), [Jeffrey Rosenthal](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/jeffrey-rosenthal/), and [Jed Silversmith](https://www.jdsupra.com/authors/jed-silversmith/) at Blank Rome * *Next? 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