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New York Law Journal

Danger—Roadblocks Ahead: Lessons Learned From Early Crypto Token Securities Class Actions

Plaintiffs are increasingly focused on pleading claims specifically to surmount challenges and token developers and platforms are increasingly focused on reducing their ties to the United States.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

What's Behind a Consolidation of Counsel in the Red-Hot Cryptocurrency Sector

With the recent boom in the space, there's been a heightened—and more selective—need for top-notch regulatory expertise.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Coinbase Security Issues Persist Despite Regulatory Intervention, Lawsuit Claims

A lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court Tuesday alleges that security issues persist despite Coinbase paying "large fines" to regulators for prior vulnerabilities. Matthew Borden, of BraunHagey & Borden, said a law passed in 1978 could be the answer to address the new waves of fintech institutions.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Crypto's Y2K Moment Comes as Ethereum Upgrades Network

The revamp, known as the Merge, is being billed as a seamless transition that shouldn't be noticeable to users of the most commercially important blockchain.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Blockchain's Application in the Legal Market Is Still Coming Into Focus

An ILTACON 2022 panel discussed how blockchain technology can be leveraged to not only streamline internal processes, but also to successfully navigate new types of litigation challenges.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Crypto Traders Flock to Hardware Wallets as Hacks Roil Industry

Unlike many digital wallets, hardware ones keep a crypto user's private keys, which are the passwords they need to access their blockchain assets, offline.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Greenberg Traurig Team Asks Judge to Dismiss NFT Insider Trading Indictment in Manhattan

Defense lawyers argued their client could not have committed insider trading because NFTs are "neither securities nor commodities."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

NFT Prices Diverge Sharply as Ethereum 'Merge' Mania Intensifies

Since the most valuable nonfungible tokens, such as artwork of bored apes and punky-looking characters, are sold for Ether, both typically tend to move in lockstep.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

4 Ways Web3 Is Influencing Hiring Within Legal

As more Web3 technologies become prevalent in the economy, law firms are hiring experts to navigate the field, while many are being tapped by NFT companies to help keep them ahead of growing regulation.
1 minute read

Law.com

State Ethics Board Allows Lawyers to Hold Cryptocurrency in Escrow, But Not for Legal Fees

"Because cryptocurrency is treated as property, the Board concludes that it may be held by a lawyer for clients or third persons in connection with a representation or law-related business," the advisory opinion said.
3 minute read

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