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New York Law Journal

'He Makes His Own Bed': Sam Bankman-Fried Meets Skeptical Appellate Panel in Bid for Pretrial Release

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

New York Law Journal

New York Financial Regulator Aims to Bolster Criteria for Coin-Listing, Delisting

Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris said the guidance would make clear the regulator's expectations of entities in the cryptocurrency space.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

When is a Crypto Sale an Unregistered Securities Offering? Two SDNY Decisions Provide Conflicting Guidance

The cryptocurrency industry and its watchers are as keen as ever on gaining clear guidance on when, and how, the sale of a digital asset constitutes an unregistered securities offering. However, two recent SDNY cases considered this question and reached differing conclusions.
7 minute read

Law.com

Shaq Suit Shows NFTs Could Be Next Wave of Crypto Securities: The Morning Minute

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Daily Business Review

NFTs Could Be the Next Wave of Crypto Securities Litigation

"Calling this investment a non-fungible token or governance token does not mask the reality that the Astrals NFT collection…are unregistered securities," Lee Reiners, a professor at Duke Law School, alleged in court documents.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-FTX GC Launches Law Firm, Says His 'Hugely Disappointing Experience' Will Be Asset for Clients

"The difference between something that's illegal and something that needs your advice and counsel to get corrected is usually pretty stark," said Ryne Miller, who left FTX after CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with carrying out a massive fraud.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cryptocurrency Fraud: Trends, Challenges and Recovery

In this article, Robert Appleton discusses the global rise of cryptocurrency fraud and highlights some promising developments for how to prevent or counteract it.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Pleads Guilty, Admits to 'Tens of Millions' in Illegal Political Donations

Ryan Salame, 30, told U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan that he worked with others to make illegal campaign contributions and defraud the Federal Election Commission,
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Whistleblower Claims Reporting Crypto Executive's 'Partying' at Conference Got Him Fired

The Bitcoin Conference "has developed the reputation, by many in the cryptocurrency industry, as well as representatives in the media, as a conference that endorsed strenuous 'partying' and significant social excess amongst many of its conference-goers," according to the suit.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC's Enforcement Action Adds Complexity, Uncertainty to Crypto Industry, Attorneys Say

"Lawyers are giving clients the best advice at the moment without the benefit of a crystal ball," said regulatory attorney Lara Gatz.
4 minute read

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