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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Where the F(BO) Is the Money? Part 1 – Synapse’s Clarion Call for Standards

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This is the first of three articles focused on a key question: as bank-fintech partnerships continue to play a vital role in driving financial services, how does the industry make this system safer and better?...more

Jones Day

Second Circuit Adopts "Transfer-by-Transfer" Approach to Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbor for Securities Contracts Payments

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The scope of the Bankruptcy Code's "safe harbor" shielding certain securities, commodity, or forward-contract payments from avoidance as fraudulent transfers has long been a magnet for controversy, particularly after the U.S....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

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Bankruptcy Preemption May Bar FDCPA and FCCPA Claims Either Way

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After receiving a bankruptcy discharge, a borrower whose home is pending foreclosure has two options: stay in the home and, perhaps, make voluntary payments on the mortgage, or leave the home and start fresh. When a debt...more

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The Right to Compel Arbitration Under the FAA Can Be Overridden by Another Federal Statute

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The Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) reflects a strong federal policy in favor of arbitration. In extraordinary cases, however, a dispute that otherwise would be arbitrable under the FAA could be rendered non-arbitrable by...more

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