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Fraud Claims Against Token Issuer Dismissed Based on Disclosures to Accredited Investor
USA - February 9 2023 The organizers of an initial coin offering (ICO) recently won dismissal of an investor’s fraud claims by establishing that their public risk…
New York Department of Financial Services Issues Guidance on Cryptoasset Custody in Wake of Recent High-Profile Bankruptcies
USA - February 7 2023 Demand for virtual currency services, including custody services, has soared in the past several years. Like their counterparts in traditional…
Crypto Exchange Obtains Favorable Ruling in Arbitration of Claims over Alleged Trading Losses
USA - January 31 2023 This past month, a California district court granted a motion to compel arbitration of various claims by customers of cryptocurrency exchange…
Consumer Law Claims against French Crypto Asset Wallet Provider May Proceed in California Court
France, USA - January 18 2023 Customer lists held by providers and the personal information users enter to obtain digital wallets or set up crypto exchange accounts are enviable…
New York Department of Financial Services Issues Cryptocurrency-Related Guidance to Banks, Increases Regulatory Scope
USA - January 9 2023 At a time when states are jockeying for position to become digital asset and cryptocurrency hubs and we’ve witnessed turmoil and regulatory…
European Central Bank Director General Proclaims ‘Bitcoin’s Last Stand’
European Union - December 23 2022 On November 30, 2022, amidst the tumult roiling the cryptocurrency industry following the latest collapse of a major crypto exchange and its…
Custodia Bank Is, Once Again, Asking for a Federal Reserve Master Account
USA - December 22 2022 On December 12, 2022, Custodia Bank (“Custodia”) - a state-chartered, digital asset-focused bank based in Wyoming - was denied its motion for a…
When Chains Change, Do NFTs Stay The Same? How Hard Forks May Affect NFT Value and Licenses
USA - December 13 2022 At 2:43am EST on September 15, 2022, the first Ethereum block was validated using Proof of Stake, signaling the success of the Ethereum Merge, one of…
CFTC Ooki DAO Enforcement Action Update: The Commission Responds
USA - November 18 2022 On September 22, 2022, the CFTC announced an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against bZeroX, LLC (“bZeroX”) and its creators for…
District Court Declines to Dismiss NFT “Insider Trading” Indictment against Former OpenSea Employee
USA - November 15 2022 In late October, a New York district court refused to dismiss the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) indictment against defendant Nathaniel Chastain, who…
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