Dax Hansen was quoted in "Here’s How The U.S. And The World Are Regulating Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency," an article in MarketWatch, regarding the challenges presented by virtual currencies that bypass regulated banks, financial firms exchanges and central clearinghouses.

“Digital currencies, token sales and blockchain initiatives of all types have ignited a global phenomenon unlike anything I have ever seen,” said J. Dax Hansen, a partner at law firm Perkins Coie who leads its Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency industry group. “As the technology underpinning these developments disrupts products and services in nearly every industry, law makers, regulators and law enforcement are scrambling to keep up.”