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Investor Search Firm's Claims Against Blockchain E-Commerce Co. Clear Hurdle in Federal Court

Georgia-based broker-dealer FT Global sued blockchain online mall operator Future Fintech over claims it stiffed the financial services company for more than $2.3 million for landing $23 million in investor funding.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Wolf of Wall Street' Prosecutor Joins Crypto Investment Startup as General Counsel

Adam Schuman is taking over as the top lawyer for ex-Morgan Stanley co-president Zoe Cruz's digital asset investment banking company Menai Financial Group.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Coinbase Legal Chief Brian Brooks Joins Bitfury as CEO

Brooks, who most recently served as CEO at Binance.US, is among a growing number of legal chiefs who have ascended the legal department to take on chief executive roles.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Securities Practices Bulk Up Crypto Services as Legitimacy, and Regulation, Increase

"You're seeing the legitimization of the industry," said Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck partner Emily Garnett.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

The SEC Said 'Hashlets' Were a Security. This Federal Jury Disagrees.

On Monday, a federal jury in Hartford, Connecticut found that four separate crypto assets were not securities in what appears to be the first time jurors in the Second Circuit, if not the whole country, were asked to consider whether a particular cryptocurrency was a security or not.
4 minute read

International Edition

El Salvador's Bitcoin Gambit May Be Just the Beginning. Lawyers Are Getting Ready

Several countries seem eager to follow El Salvador's lead in making cryptocurrency legal tender.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Silicon Legal: Amid Regulatory Turmoil, Crypto Exchange Guns for Growth

Binance, the world's largest cyrptocurrency exchange, has parted ways with its top American lawyer amid regulator scrutiny and price volatility on the horizon, while European regulators are also taking a look at the exchange.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Chainalysis Legal Affairs Chief Exits for Investigative Counsel Role in Congress

Amanda Wick has experience as a federal prosecutor and senior policy adviser focused on crypto and money laundering.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

'We Just Took Notice': How a Miami Law Firm is Growing Its Class-Action Practice

Among dozens of cases is Lowry v. RTI Surgical Holdings, in Illinois, where litigants reached a multimillion-dollar settlement.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight, in Verified Class Action Lawsuit Against ROFX.net, Aims to Recover Over $50M

The company touted itself on mainstream media outlets, such as Facebook and Google, with advertisements, including promoting "Warren Buffet's interest in investing in ROFX."
3 minute read

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