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Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

The “DAO Jungle” Chronicles: DAO can be Sued as a General Partnership; Token Holders Face Liability

A prior DAO Jungle Chronicles post here covered a 2023 federal District Court opinion from California’s Southern District holding that a complaint adequately alleged a DAO (in that case, bZx DAO) could be sued as a general...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2024 #3

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Crypto Firms Announce New Products in Payments, Investments, Custody - A major U.S. digital asset management company recently announced the creation and public launch of its MakerDAO Trust, which “offers investors the...more

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SEC Brings First-Ever Enforcement Action Against Non-Fungible Cryptocurrency Tokens

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a cease-and-desist order on August 28, 2023, charging Impact Theory, LLC (“Impact Theory”) with conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities in violation...more

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Oops they did it again - SEC brings Crypto Anti Touting Action against another celebrity - this time Kim Kardashian

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The SEC has rung the bell again on a celebrity touting a crypto token offering without adequate disclosure of a paid role. On October 3, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission released its order instituting cease and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

A VCOIN for Your Thoughts: Ethereum-Based Token Wins SEC No-Action Relief

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The no-action letter is the first to expressly permit token transfer off-platform to non-users and conversion to fiat currency by token holders. As crypto prices surge, we find ourselves in the midst of another crypto wave....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - April 2019

In this issue, we examine the release of the much-anticipated Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) guidance for analyzing how U.S. federal securities laws apply to initial coin offerings, the...more

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Cryptocurrencies: Property, Trust and Mistake

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B2C2 Ltd v Quoine Pte Ltd [2019] SGHC(I) 03, a decision of Simon Thorley IJ sitting in the Singapore International Commercial Court, is one of the first instances to apply contractual principles and trust law to a...more

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