The New York Attorney General (NYAG) is expected to increase enforcement actions in 2025, especially with the enactment of several new laws designed to strengthen consumer protection and employment. At the federal level, the...more
2/25/2025
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Overall cryptocurrency crime levels are down, according to a report from Chainalysis reviewing crypto crime trends, but this past year has still seen certain categories of crypto crime, such as ransomware, continue to...more
On November 7, 2022, Judge Paul J. Barbadoro in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire granted summary judgment in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission against the content sharing...more
On February 17, 2022, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a significant step in advancing its cryptocurrency-related enforcement priorities by naming the first leader of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement...more
In a keynote address at the Global Investigations Review Connect: New York conference on October 5, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General John Carlin provided insights into future Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the...more
10/15/2021
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“Decentralization” is a concept that has consistently vexed the entire blockchain-enabled ecosystem in the U.S., including its counsel and regulators, wherein a lack of clarity on the exact definition of decentralization has...more
4/22/2021
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