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New York Law Journal

Kaplan Hecker Lands EDNY Litigator David Gopstein

The firm saw a need for more white-collar defense expertise after the departure of Marshall Miller to the DOJ.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

As 'Crypto Winter' Drives Insolvency and Fraud, Lawyers Find New Ways of Tracking Decentralized Assets

The fall of cryptocurrency prices over the course of 2022 has already pushed major industry players to bankruptcy. Litigation funders are already buying claims and helping practitioners fund actions against fraudsters.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Cooley Keeps Up With Kim Kardashian in $1.26M SEC Settlement

Kardashian failed to disclose that she was paid to promote a cryptocurrency product on social media, according to the SEC.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sanctioning Code: What's Next for Crypto Sanctions?

OFAC is now facing a lawsuit funded by the largest blockchain exchange in the United States relating to sanctions on a blockchain protocol known as "Tornado Cash." The future of blockchain technology could depend on the outcome of that lawsuit and on how OFAC's decides to exercise its power to impose sanctions on blockchain programs and assets.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Meme Stocks for Lawsuits? Ryval's Bet on Democratizing Litigation Finance Faces Long Odds

A fault line has emerged between company co-founders Kyle Roche and Emin Gün Sirer. And experts question the incentives created by a "stock market" that sells tradable shares in lawsuits.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

James Sues Crypto Company Nexo Under Investor Protection Law

In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court Monday, state Attorney General Letitia James accused the cryptocurrency company Nexo of violating New…
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

DOJ's 150 Designated Crypto Prosecutors 'Eager to Make Their Mark' on Digital Assets Law

Some prosecutors on the DOJ's newly formed Digital Assets Coordinator Network will look to earn the first conviction in a new area of law, said crypto lawyers who expect to get busier as the network's first enforcement actions materialize.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Coldest Crypto Winter: A Look at Cybercrime and Bankruptcy

It comes as no surprise as we enter the second half of the year that the crypto winter has reinforced the perception of critics that digital currencies are "risky, flawed and unproven digital financial instruments." Consequently, investors and financial advisers have found themselves seeking stability through regulatory avenues to provide them with a level of transparency, protection and security.
8 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Blockchain Domain Owners Clash Over Trademark Infringement Claims

Unstoppable Domains Inc. claims allowing another entity to sell .wallet domains causes confusion, but Wallet Inc. hasn't budged from the stance that Unstoppable doesn't have an enforceable trademark.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Can the SEC Win the First-of-Its-Kind Crypto Insider Trading Case?

The biggest obstacle the Commission faces in proving insider trading is one of its own creation; its failure to provide the market with a clear picture of how the securities laws apply to digital assets will make it harder to prove that the tokens at issue qualify as "securities" under federal law.
12 minute read

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