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Cryptocurrency Insolvency Financial Services Industry

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Making Way For Stablecoin—Genius Act Would Amend Bankruptcy Code to Accommodate Certain Crypto Assets

Congress rarely amends the Bankruptcy Code.  Congress first adopted the Bankruptcy Code in 1978.  After a series of amendments in the early 1980s to address initial concerns, Congress amended the Code only modestly until the...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Bank Contagion Spreads, Celsius Still Sending the Wulf? Voyager Nearing End of Journey, and Info (Salary) Wars

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Crypto-friendly lender Silvergate collapses | CNBC - Silvergate, a Crypto focused lender, announced it will wind down its operations and voluntarily liquidate the bank. This announcement comes a week after Silvergate...more

Jones Day

New York Department of Financial Services Issues Guidance on Virtual Currency Custodial Services

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In Short - The Situation: Following a string of bankruptcies among virtual currency firms, the New York Department of Financial Services has issued guidance on the practices and procedures it expects from certain...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NY DFS Releases Custodial Guidance on Crypto Insolvency

On January 23, the NY DFS released updated guidance with regard to better protecting consumers in the event of virtual currency insolvency. This updated guidance applies to entities that DFS has licensed or chartered to hold...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Crypto Custody Services and Regulation – A Review

Institutional investors, corporations, exchanges, individuals, and crypto miners all have strong demand for crypto custody services, as provided by special market participants. These services intend to safeguard customers’...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

Carlton Fields

The Coming Storm: DeFi and Bankruptcy Courts

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DeFi or “decentralized finance” is an emerging branch of the cryptocurrency and blockchain movement that attempts to use smart contracts and blockchains to provide financial services typically only available from centralized...more

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