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Morris James LLP

Navigating Cryptocurrency Disputes in Litigation and Bankruptcy: Legal Challenges and Complexities

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The rise of cryptocurrency has introduced new complexities to both traditional litigation and bankruptcy courts. While these two legal arenas share some overlap, the treatment of cryptocurrency in each context is distinct,...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Who Owns Crypto Assets? Know the Risks

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Until recently, the nature of ownership of assets on deposit with a third party was not controversial. If a local bank branch goes bankrupt, the cash or other assets deposited with the bank belonged to individual...more

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How Will Bankruptcy Courts Shape Crypto Regulation?

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Last year’s cryptocurrency market crash a/k/a “the crypto winter” did not cause trembles in the U.S. economy, but it caused enormous losses to its investors. The near collapse of this decentralized currency market resulted in...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Chasing the Crypto: Why a Ruling in the Madoff Case May Significantly Expand the Universe of FTX Clawback Defendants

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While there are still many unknowns in FTX’s bankruptcy including what, exactly, happened to billions of dollars of customer deposits on the former crypto trading platform, one thing is almost certain: there will be an...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Another Cryptocurrency Firm Bites the Dust

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Cryptocurrency platform BlockFi Inc.—another casualty of the collapse of exchange FTX earlier this month—filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition this morning in the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court (Case No. 22-1936). BlockFi joins...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The Role of a Creditors’ Committee to Investigate, Preserve, and Pursue Causes of Action in Crypto Bankruptcies

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Lowenstein Sandler’s previous articles on crypto bankruptcies discussed the role of a creditors’ committee in protecting the rights of customers and confirmation issues arising in crypto cases. This article will delve deeper...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Crypto Trading Platforms and Bankruptcy Law: Are Clients Protected?

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Cryptocurrency investors, who were already in the icy clutches of the so-called “crypto winter,” now have another reason to shiver. Insolvency issues are cropping up with some frequency among crypto companies, which is...more

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