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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario confirme l’autorisation d’une action collective contre une plateforme d’échange de cryptomonnaies

Dans sa décision rendue récemment dans l’affaire Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited (en anglais) (l’« affaire Binance »), la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario (la « CAO ») a confirmé l’autorisation d’une action collective intentée au...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Crypto Class Action Certified by Ontario Court of Appeal

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

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Securities Enforcement Roundup – March 2025

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In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments and cases from March 2025. In March 2025: US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission)...more

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Second Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Federal Securities Law Claims Against Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Operator

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On February 26, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of federal securities claims against the developers of a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange and the exchange’s venture...more

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Coinbase, Inc. v. SEC

In early January, Coinbase achieved a partial victory in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Thus, there is hope among crypto companies that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) will provide guidelines for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Third Circuit Demands Greater Clarity from SEC Regarding Digital Asset Regulation

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After two and a half years, Coinbase, Inc. (Coinbase) and other crypto market participants may finally get an answer for why the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declined to promulgate rules clarifying how and...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Third Circuit Coinbase Decision Pressures SEC on Crypto Rulemaking

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On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued the attached opinion requiring the SEC to provide a more complete explanation for its refusal to engage in formal notice-and-comment rulemaking regarding the...more

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Fifth Circuit Limits OFAC Authority Over Certain Cryptocurrency Products

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On November 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) exceeded its authority by adding an entity that pools and anonymizes crypto transactions to OFAC’s...more

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SEC Approves 11 Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products

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On January 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission gave the green light to 11 issuers that applied for bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). After a false announcement and a course change due to the ruling in Grayscale...more

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