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Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2025

BakerHostetler on 6/2/2025

Digital Asset Companies Announce Partnerships, Integrations, Product Launches - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that it has completed a “proof of reserves” (PoR) report covering the exchange’s client...more

Crypto Class Action Certified by Ontario Court of Appeal

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 4/18/2025

In its recent decision in Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the certification of a class action brought on behalf of Canadian investors who purchased cryptocurrency products (Decision). It...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2025

BakerHostetler on 4/7/2025

U.S. Financial Services Firms Announce Digital Asset Initiatives - A major U.S. financial services company and operator of global financial exchanges and clearinghouses recently announced an agreement with the issuer of the...more

Applying NMS Principles to Crypto Markets

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/27/2025

Applying Reg. NMS to crypto exchanges could enhance transparency through reforms including a consolidated market data feed and equal data access regulations. A crypto-specific Securities Information Processor (SIP) could...more

Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2025 #4

BakerHostetler on 2/24/2025

U.S. Digital Asset Companies Continue Product Launches, Market Expansion - U.S. nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea recently announced the launch of its new OS2 digital asset trading platform, which expands into...more

Bitnomial Exchange Sues SEC, Challenging Agency's Authority Over XRP Futures

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/14/2024

Bitnomial Exchange, LLC (Bitnomial), a designated contract market (DCM) registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has launched a legal offensive against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...more

SEC’s Enforcement Authority Over Crypto Asset Transactions Upheld (Again) in Case Against Coinbase

Mintz on 4/19/2024

On March 27, 2024, the SEC received a favorable—if at least somewhat split—decision when Judge Failla of the SDNY denied a motion by Defendants Coinbase, Inc. and Coinbase Global, Inc. (collectively, “Coinbase”) for judgment...more

SEC Finds NFT to Be a Security in Landmark Action

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/5/2023

Summary - The SEC’s focus on the crypto industry expanded this week to include non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In its first NFT-enforcement action, the SEC settled with Impact Theory, a media and entertainment company, over...more

The Ripple Effect: SEC’s Battle Vs. Crypto Gains Some Clarity

DarrowEverett LLP on 7/19/2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is paying considerable attention to the world of cryptocurrency (“crypto”). According to the SEC website, the SEC has brought more than 50 enforcement actions against crypto...more

In Depth: Regulation and Enforcement of the Digital Assets Markets, Part Two – Focus on Enforcement

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 7/18/2022

In last week's Cabinet News and Views, we examined the U.S. regulators' approach to the digital asset space, with a focus on the assertion of jurisdiction by the CFTC, the SEC, prudential regulators, state executive and...more

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - September 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/23/2019

In this issue of The Distributed Ledger, we discuss the IRS' warning letters for over 10,000 cryptocurrency holders, the SEC's settlement with a blockchain company regarding unregistered ICO transactions, and a European...more

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