Breaking news and analysis exploring how the legal industry and regulators are approaching virtual currency and other blockchain-enabled items.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | September 29, 2023
The lawsuits also aim to hold Coinbase accountable for not having systems in place that would have prevented widespread money laundering by its customers.
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By Jane Wester | September 28, 2023
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan found that the MDC has made "extraordinary accommodations" to allow Bankman-Fried to assist in his own defense from jail. He also said he was "wondering more" if the ex-crypto entrepreneur could be a flight risk.
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Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | September 25, 2023
"He was supposed to be their partner, but instead is a schemer and fraudster," stated the Delaware filing, which brings 14 claims including those citing fraud and breaching collective venture agreements.
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By Robert A. Schwinger | September 25, 2023
What if you had been waiting years to get judicial clarity on a legal issue, only to receive contradictory rulings from two different judges in the same court just weeks apart? This ironic outcome is what befell the crypto industry in two high-profile challenges to SEC enforcement actions regarding sales of crypto tokens.
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By Emily Saul | September 21, 2023
The standalone unit is set to be led by Alona Katz, who is joining the Brooklyn DA's office from the Manhattan DA's office.
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By Cassandre Coyer | September 21, 2023
While blockchain-related law firm practices are still expanding, blockchain may have lost some of its development potential in the eyes of some lawyers.
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By Ross Todd | September 21, 2023
Baker McKenzie's Bradford Newman says with U.S. courts acting as de facto regulators on issues relating to decentralized finance, or DeFi, defense lawyers need to gear their approach to telling the industry's story to judges and juries.
10 minute read
By John Coffee | September 20, 2023
In his Corporate Securities column, Professor John Coffee discusses how in two SDNY decisions, each decided in July 2023, two respected judges have disagreed as to whether certain cryptocurrency instruments amount to securities.
9 minute read
By Jane Wester | September 19, 2023
Mark S. Cohen, representing the former cryptocurrency entrepreneur, said the trial judge failed to "give sufficient weight to the First Amendment issues."
4 minute read
By Brian Lee | September 18, 2023
Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris said the guidance would make clear the regulator's expectations of entities in the cryptocurrency space.
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