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Sometimes no decision is the decision: Parties must protect themselves when a court does not timely rule on a motion for...

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We’ve all been in a position where we make an ask of someone—whether it be a significant other, a colleague, a potential client—and you don’t hear back from them. Maybe you ask if they want to attend a concert, write a blog...more

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Service of Process in the Digital Age: Twitter, Blockchain, and Chatbox Valid Methods or Modern Nail & Mail?

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Courts across the United States are grappling with the application of traditional legal principles to "Web3” technologies and tools, such as blockchain, NFTs, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Among other...more

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Token Litigation Cases Reach Milestones, Stablecoins and CBDCs Gain Attention, CFTC Approves Guidelines for ‘Actual Delivery’ of...

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Telegram, Kik and Tezos Cases Reach Milestones in Blockchain Token Litigation - On May 24, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) motion for a...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - August 2019

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U.S. Developments - Regulatory Developments - Commissioner Hester Peirce Speaks Before the SUSS Convergence Forum: Inclusive Blockchain Finance, and Emerging Technologies - On August 1, 2019, Securities and Exchange...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - May 2019 #2

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U.S. Developments - Regulatory Updates - SEC Continues to Delay Decision on Bitwise ETF - On May 14, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) continued its delay on a decision regarding a bitcoin...more

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Bridging the Week - February 2019 #2

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a reversal of a November 2018 decision by a federal court in California that denied it a preliminary injunction against an issuer of digital tokens that the SEC...more

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Not So Fast: Court Rules Against SEC, Finding It Did Not Prove Blockvest Sold Tokens as Securities

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Digital token issuers caught up in the onslaught of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations finally received some encouraging news regarding their token sales’ exposure to federal securities laws. On Tuesday,...more

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Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction, Affirms CFTC Jurisdiction over Virtual Currencies

Earlier this month, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a preliminary injunction order against Patrick McDonnell and his company, CabbageTech, Corp. (together, the...more

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Cryptocurrencies and ICOs: Key Market, Legal, and Regulatory Developments

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Texas Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Dubai-Based Officer of Allegedly Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Offering - Earlier this year, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered an ex...more

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Federal Judge Adopts CFTC Position That Cryptocurrencies Are Commodities

• A New York federal judge held that virtual currencies are commodities within the meaning of the Commodity Exchange Act. • This marks the first court decision to assess and to adopt the CFTC’s position that virtual...more

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Eastern District Of New York Grants Preliminary Injunction In Opinion Backing CFTC's Authority To Regulate Cryptocurrency

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On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a preliminary injunction against a virtual currency company and its owner in connection with an...more

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Federal Judge Rules Virtual Currencies Are Commodities Under the Commodity Exchange Act

On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that virtual currencies are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and therefore subject to the...more

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Bridging the Week - August 2015 #3

Hackers and Traders Charged by SEC and Department of Justice in International Securities Fraud Scheme - The computer servers of three major newswire companies were allegedly hacked as part of an elaborate illicit...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The SEC issued its final Dodd-Frank pay ratio rules this week by a 3-2 vote. It also issued its final registration rules for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based swap participants. More questions were...more

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