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Corporate Counsel

As Crypto Regulations Loom, Coinbase Hires SEC Attorney to Fill Public Policy Post

For the past year, Thaya Knight has served as counsel to SEC commissioner Elad Roisman.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cash-to-Crypto Company Picks Former IBM Exec as First GC

"I get to be part of a first-rate team on the cutting edge of virtual currency fintech services," Coinme general counsel Tom Davis said.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Don't Call Me 'In-House Counsel.' Why Some Lawyers Dislike the Title

"Why does the phrase 'in-house counsel' rankle me so much? I can't say exactly the reason but the feeling is real," mused Coinbase legal chief Paul Grewal.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

There's a New TV Channel For Real Estate Professionals Launching From South Florida Studio

"There is so much information from so many sources in the real estate industry. Our goal is to sort through it all and provide the most useful information and produce fresh original content," said Dawn Pfaff, president and CEO of My State MLS.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Permission to Pause': Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal on How the Company Is Retooling Its 'Intense' Culture

"We face incredible, incredible competitive pressure as well as incredible demand from our customers to be constantly shipping new features, new products, new services in a matter of days and weeks."
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Fintech Company Debuts World's First Crypto Mortgage

"With our new crypto mortgage, we can expand our offerings to consumers that were previously denied by other banking firms just for having crypto," said Josip Rupena, CEO and founder of Milo.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ripple General Counsel Stu Alderoty Discusses His Beef With the SEC

"We're all trained as lawyers and professionals to be deferential to regulators and to not pick fights with regulators. But Ripple didn't pick a fight with the SEC. The SEC picked a fight with Ripple."
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ripple Legal Chief Accuses SEC of Playing 'Delay Card'

"So much for 'justice delayed is justice denied.' How about publicly committing to moving the Ripple case as 'swiftly' as possible with no more delays?" Stu Alderoty wrote in a series of Twitter posts lashing out at the SEC.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Mark Cuban-Linked Crypto Platform Hit With First Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit in Miami Federal Court

The South Florida attorneys alleged that the Voyager Digital companies inflicted over $1 billion in damages as a result of the company's false common representations to its customers on its publicly traded cryptocurrency platform.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Embattled Binance.US Names Crypto Veteran With Regulatory Experience as Legal Chief

"It is a rare opportunity to find a legal leader with Security and Exchange Commission and Federal Reserve Bank, as well as crypto and fintech experiences," Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder said.
2 minute read

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