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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Recent State Enforcement Actions Take Aim at Sports-Based Event Contracts

In recent months, numerous online commodity trading markets have begun to offer sports-based event contracts concerning the outcome of various sporting events. These event contracts—which are a type of derivative...more

Perkins Coie

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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

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

Kilpatrick

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

A&O Shearman

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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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