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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Oh No, Canada! Takeaways from the Indictment of a Canadian National Allegedly Responsible for $65 Million DeFi Cryptocurrency...

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On February 3, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) unsealed an indictment against Andean Medjedovic, a 22-year-old Canadian national, for allegedly stealing approximately $65 million...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Digital Assets in Estate Planning: Cybersecurity Concerns and Considerations

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With the rise of the digital world, many estate planning clients have accumulated large collections of “digital assets” that are stored online. In its simplest form, a “digital asset” is a non-physical asset that exists...more

Perkins Coie

Dying and Private Keys

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Cryptocurrency owners must face death—be it their own, or that of anyone else with custody of the owner’s cryptocurrency or other digital assets. We received a stark reminder of this when the Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Appellate Court Rules IT Worker Liable Under CFAA for Sabotaging Employer's Network

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act conviction of an IT worker who sabotaged his employer’s network, rejecting the argument that an IT worker’s authorized access to...more

Snell & Wilmer

Privacy + Estate Planning = Handling Your Digital Assets After You Die

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The recently-proposed Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (“Revised UFADAA”) is a potential solution to a problem that most of us eventually will face: how will our digital assets be accessed and used (or...more

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