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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2025 #3

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U.S. Digital Asset Companies Announce New Product Launches - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that certain customers can now trade “over 11,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, bringing equities and...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - November 2024 #4

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Stablecoin Initiatives Announced by Fintech Companies, DeFi Protocols - Major U.S. payments firm recently announced plans to enable “disbursement partners” to use the PYUSD stablecoin to settle cross-border money...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - November 2024 #3

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Crypto Exchanges and Stablecoin Issuers Announce Multiple New Products - Multiple crypto sector companies have recently announced new products. In a press release, LayerZero, “an omnichain interoperability protocol that...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - November 2024

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Integrations Connect Crypto and Fiat Financial Products - This week saw the announcement of three cryptocurrency payments partnerships. In a recent press release, a major U.S. financial services company announced a...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - October 2024

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According to a recent press release by the banking cooperative that operates the world’s foremost global payment messaging network, central and commercial banks will soon be able to use the network “to carry out trial...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - September 2024 #2

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According to recent reports, two U.S. multinational financial technology companies have integrated Ethereum Name Service (ENS), a decentralized naming system built on the Ethereum blockchain, into their payment platforms....more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2024 #4

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Crypto Companies Announce Licenses, Acquisitions, New Products - According to recent reports, a major Chicago-based digital asset trading desk recently obtained a BitLicense from the New York Department of Financial...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - May 2024

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Fintech and Crypto Firms Announce New Cryptocurrency Products - According to recent reports, a major U.S. fintech firm will begin letting its users accept payments in USDC. ...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2024 #5

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Hong Kong Approves Crypto ETFs; Crypto Security, Payments Products Launch - According to recent reports, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Trading Commission has conditionally approved the launch of the first spot...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - April 2024 #2

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The focus in Web3 law the past few weeks has been on jurisdictional issues when litigating matters involving borderless digital asset transactions. This is expected to be an ongoing issue, as courts work through these...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - April 2024

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The biggest legal news of the past two weeks was the Coinbase loss on two of three categories of claims at the Judgment on the Pleadings stage of litigation against the SEC. While it is rare to win at such an early stage in...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2024 #3

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Financial Firms Complete Blockchain Pilot, UK Approves Crypto ETNs - A recent press release announced completion of the Canton Network pilot, “a first-of-its-kind program demonstrating the interoperability of twenty-two...more

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Reports Provide Data on Crypto Market Growth, Bitcoin Mining, FINRA Rule Violations, SEC Crypto Enforcement; DOJ Targets Crypto...

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New Data Published on Cryptocurrency Market Growth - CoinGecko recently released its 2023 Annual Crypto Industry Report. According to the report, “the crypto market experienced a surge in anticipation related to ETFs” and...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - December 2023

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The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - November 2023 #2

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The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

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The Justice Insiders Podcast: The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: Defendants Testifying (Poorly), FOMO, and How to Actually Blame Lawyers

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Host Gregg N. Sofer welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Jonathan Porter to the podcast to discuss the conclusion of one of the most closely watched jury trials in recent memory: the guilty verdict on all counts against Sam...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - September 2023

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The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

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Crypto Couple Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

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In February 2022, we blogged on the seizure of a record $3.6 billion in stolen Bitcoin (“BTC”) and an accompanying criminal complaint, charging husband and wife Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein and Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan with...more

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CBDC Initiatives Advance in Colombia, Hong Kong; DOJ Charges Defendants in Mt. Gox Hack, BTC-e; CFTC Wins Ooki DAO Case; Crypto...

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CBDC Initiatives Advance in Colombia and Hong Kong - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. fintech company and “leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions” has announced a collaboration with Colombia’s...more

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New Crypto Payment and Web3 Products Launch; UK Seeks Input on DeFi Taxation; OFAC Fines Crypto Exchange; SEC, DOJ, CFTC Continue...

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Multiple Financial Services Firms Announce New Crypto Products - A major U.S. financial services firm recently launched its Crypto Credential product, “a set of common standards and infrastructure that will help verify...more

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DeFi, Stablecoin Products Launch; FASB to Allow Fair Value for Crypto Accounting; SEC Addresses Crypto IRAs; DOJ Enforcement...

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DeFi, Stablecoin Products Launch; Bitcoin Network Spikes Due to NFTs - According to reports, a new decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol recently launched that allows users to deposit the stablecoins USDC or DAI in a...more

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U.S. Department of Justice Report Outlines Key Action Items to Address Criminal Activity Related to Digital Assets

A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) report released on September 16, 2022, will have a significant impact on the U.S. Government's ability to investigate and prosecute offenses involving digital assets....more

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New York Federal Prosecutors Indict Defendant in Connection with NFT Insider-Trading Scheme

Federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York recently charged Nathan Chastain with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a purported scheme to illegally profit from sales and purchases of...more

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Department of Justice Takes Historic Step in Charging Former NFT Insider for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with...

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A product manager at OpenSea, a $13 billion online marketplace for non-fungible-tokens (“NFTs”), was indicted in the first-ever “insider-trading” action brought against a person using blockchain-based assets to allegedly...more

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DOJ brings first-ever NFT “insider trading” case

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the unsealing of a first-of-its-kind indictment involving a digital asset “insider trading” scheme. The indictment charges Nathaniel...more

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