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Texas PUC Finalizes Registration Rule for Large Miners of Bitcoin and Other Virtual Currencies

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The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) has adopted 16 TAC § 25.114 (available here), requiring certain virtual currency mining facilities (VCMFs) to register as “large flexible loads” if they receive more than 75 MW of...more

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Failure to Register: SEC Shows No Signs of Letting Up on Crypto

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Cryptocurrency had a rocky 2022. Bitcoin, often touted as a hedge against inflation, lost nearly 65 percent of its value. FTX, one of the most popular and well-known platforms for trading crypto, declared bankruptcy. Its...more

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CFTC Jurisdiction Over Cryptocurrency – Implications for Industry Participants

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On October 10, 2019, CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert commented on Ether’s status as a commodity: “We’ve been very clear on bitcoin: bitcoin is a commodity under the Commodity Exchange Act. We haven’t said anything about Ether –...more

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Bridging The Week - August 2019 #3

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Two food giants agreed to resolve charges brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that they manipulated or attempted to manipulate prices of the Chicago Board of Trade’s December 2011 wheat futures contract and...more

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Cryptocurrencies: Currency, Commodity, Security or Something Else?

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Courts and regulators continue to struggle with how to define cryptocurrencies. The latest installment of this ongoing debate came from an unlikely source: a state appellate court’s opinion on a criminal matter. Specifically,...more

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The SEC Expands Its Enforcement Efforts to Include Cryptocurrency Exchanges

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In an enforcement action filed on November 8, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered that 31-year-old Zachary Coburn, founder of the EtherDelta cryptocurrency exchange, cease and desist from operating the...more

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Some Legal Issues Surrounding Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Part 2: Regulation of ICOs.

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This is Part 2 of a seven-part series of posts looking at some broad legal issues affecting crypto-currencies. State and federal regulators, especially the SEC, have moved aggressively to halt unregistered initial coin...more

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Unlicensed Bit Coin Exchange Operator Sentenced to One Year and a Day for Attempted Money Laundering in Undercover Sting Operation...

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Earlier this month, the District Court for the Central District of California imposed a prison sentence of one year and a day, with three years of supervised release, on defendant Theresa Lynn Tetley, who had pleaded guilty...more

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Texas Enforcement Sweep Finds Widespread Fraud in Cryptocurrency Offerings

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The surge in cryptocurrency activity has led to an increase in attention from enforcement authorities at both the state and national levels. The Texas State Securities Board launched an investigation into cryptocurrency...more

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Blockchain trending in domain name registrations

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Domain name registrations often reflect current trends and it is thus not surprising that a large number of recent second-level domain name registrations under .COM and .NET include terminology relating to blockchain....more

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CFTC Fines Bitfinex For Failing To Register and Operating An Illegal Exchange

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showing continued regulatory interest in digital currency companies, issued an Order and settled charges against Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Bitfinex. The...more

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