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Troutman Pepper Locke

Kalshi Faces Regulatory Scrutiny and Litigation From Several Angles

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In addition to receiving cease-and-desist orders from several states (Arizona, Illinois, Montana, and Ohio), and ongoing litigation against New Jersey state gaming regulators in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Third Time’s The Charm for Gambling Regulators in Kalshi Litigation

Kalshi’s two-win streak ended with a preliminary loss in its lawsuit against Maryland gaming regulators—a shift from prior federal district court rulings and a win for states on the federal preemption issue at the center of...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction, Affirms CFTC Jurisdiction over Virtual Currencies

Earlier this month, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a preliminary injunction order against Patrick McDonnell and his company, CabbageTech, Corp. (together, the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Judge Adopts CFTC Position That Cryptocurrencies Are Commodities

• A New York federal judge held that virtual currencies are commodities within the meaning of the Commodity Exchange Act. • This marks the first court decision to assess and to adopt the CFTC’s position that virtual...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Federal Judge Rules Virtual Currencies Are Commodities Under the Commodity Exchange Act

On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that virtual currencies are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and therefore subject to the...more

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