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Robert A. Cohen will join corporate law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell as partner after 15 years with the Securities and Exchange Commission. origin »
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Coinspeaker South Korean Prosecutors Reveals Do Kwon Sent Funds to Local Law Firm before TerraUSD’s Fall After Kwon was arrested, the prosecutors indicated that he had paid the law firm before the collapse.
2023-4-17 14:03 | |
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The following release was written by: Max Dilendorf, Esq. of Dilendorf Law Firm PLLC, NYC’s Top Law Firm — Decentralization is the holy grail of...
2021-8-19 08:22 | |
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A South African law firm has published a short essay on proposed tax legislation for cryptocurrency in the country. Cox Yeats Attorneys, a Durban-based firm, argues that the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, published by the National Treasury in July, will be bad for the digital asset industry, according to local media reports.
2018-11-26 18:15 | |
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Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has released an independent, third-party attestation of its bank account, and according to a top 5 public accounting firm, the stablecoin has its funds in order.
2018-11-22 22:05 | |
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KodakOne, a crypto project backed by the photography appliances producer Kodak is apparently being sued by contractors and outsourcing agency for unpaid invoices that reached more than $125,000. TheNextWeb breaks the story that in a series of email exchanges between contractors, outsourcing agency along with its representing law firm, and KodakOne, a group of contractors […]
2018-11-21 18:45 | |
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It seems there is yet another massive internal strife brewing up in the blockchain space. KodakOne – a cryptocurrency project that promised to bring photographers a new stream of revenue – purportedly owes thousands of dollars in outstanding invoices to contractors the firm recruited to build the platform.
2018-11-20 20:54 | |
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Estonia is one of the first countries to widely support and approve a cryptocurrency industry in its country. The country has already issued 500 cryptocurrency licenses, at least according to news outlet Bitnovosti, which quoted Nikolay Demchuk, an attorney who works in the cryptocurrency sector.
2018-11-18 10:09 | |
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With the nights drawing in, we’re officially in hibernation mode now, so we spent most of the weekend in bed hiding from the wind and rain. But it was all in vain, and now it’s Moonday again. Here’s this weekend’s round-up of top cryptocurrency and blockchain news you need to know about: 1.
2018-11-12 12:47 | |
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Leading cryptocurrency investor law firm Silver Miller Law has filed suit against cell phone giants AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of several digital asset investors who were victims of the identity-theft tactic known as “SIM swapping.
2018-11-10 01:35 | |
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Law firm claims the telecommunications giants failed to protect customers.
2018-11-10 21:57 | |
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Victims Sue AT&T And T-Mobile Over SIM Swap Hacking Cases A crypto-focused law firm of the United States, Silver Miller, has filed arbitration claims against AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of victims of SIM swapping hacking cases that led the victims to lose their cryptocurrencies.
2018-11-9 20:56 | |
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Silver Miller, one of the leading law firms for cryptocurrency related cases in the US is now suing AT&T and T-Mobile for cell phone hacks that victimized cryptocurrency holders. The crypto investor law firm usually engages in cases related to Initial Coin Offering (ICO) frauds and crypto exchange disputes.
2018-11-9 19:29 | |
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Perkins Coie, the Washington-based international law firm that represents highly reputed organizations across a vast range of industries, has hired Kari Larsen, a former enforcement lawyer at the U. S Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to its Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency industry group and Investment Management practice, according to a press release by the firm on November 6, 2018.
2018-11-9 18:00 | |
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A cryptocurrency-focused law firm in the U.S. says it has filed lawsuits against AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of victims of "SIM swapping" hacks.
2018-11-9 15:10 | |
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Perkins Coie continues to grow its blockchain practice with the addition of a former counsel for the CFTC.
2018-11-8 08:00 | |
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Tether Limited is back in the news; this time, it has confirmed a banking relationship with a financial institution based out of the Bahamas. The issuer of the controversial USD-pegged stablecoin tether (USDT) announced its partnership with Bahamas-based Deltec Bank & Trust Limited.
2018-11-2 00:27 | |
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The legal profession is built on tradition, history, and tomes of case law that fill libraries around the world. The profession itself has evolved, and today, contract specialists argue over details and disputes that could all become a thing of the past as the world embraces the blockchain.
2018-10-27 01:35 | |
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Ever since the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a stern warning about initial coin offerings (ICOs) in February 2018, cryptocurrency projects have had to consider different options for distributing their tokens — and funding their development.
2018-10-20 19:31 | |
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According to recent court documents, an Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint has been filed at a U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against BitConnect.
2018-10-19 22:58 | |
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Silver Miller, the law firm that took up complaints from BitConnect victims, once again consolidated complaints into a new filing.
2018-10-18 16:28 | |
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The law offices of Pomerantz LLP in New York have filed a series of civil suits against MGT Capital Investment and its executive officers on behalf of several of the trading firm’s past or present customers.
2018-10-18 20:05 | |
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Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018.
2018-10-13 23:34 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an emergency court order issuing the stoppage of a recently planned initial coin offering (ICO) by Blockvest LLC and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III, who falsely advertised that the token sale was approved by the SEC.
2018-10-12 01:12 | |
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“Bringing a complex and fast evolving area like cryptocurrencies into a regulatory framework is going to be a difficult and lengthy process. ” Those were the words of James Kaufmann the Legal Director of a UK based law firm, RPC.
2018-10-12 23:31 | |
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The United States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a few important crypto related decisions to make and is pushing back dates and causing a lot of distress in the blockchain and cryptocurrency communities.
2018-10-9 21:30 | |
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Top-three cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is pushing back against claims that call its solvency into question. The Hong Kong-based company released a blog post on October 7, 2017, that states, contrary to recent rumors, it is not insolvent.
2018-10-9 00:43 | |
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The SEC and CFTC are suing bitcoin derivatives trader 1pool and CEO Patrick Brunner for violating federal law with a security swap scheme.
2018-9-28 00:36 | |
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Financial regulators in the United States are now taking steps to ensure that firms engaged in cryptocurrency-related activities operate within the confines of the law. In a recent move, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is accusing Rocky Mountain Ayre President Timothy Tilton Ayre of selling unregistered securities in connection with the company’s sale of […] FINRA Targets Cryptocurrency Firm Marketing HempCoins for Selling Unregistered Securities was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-9-17 13:24 | |
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Australia’s journey to becoming a blockchain hub has continued to gather pace. In its latest venture, tech giant IBM and Australian law firm Herbert Smith Freehills have joined forces to form a blockchain consortium with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO).
2018-9-1 16:00 | |
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Australia is pushing their digital economy forward with the Australian National Blockchain (ANB,) a platform for building smart contracts, as revealed via a press release. The ANB is the result of a collaboration between IBM, CSIRO’s Data 61, and the Herbert Smith Freehills law firm.
2018-8-31 23:42 | |
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IBM has had a few experiences in handling blockchain-based projects in Australia. This time, it is partnering with a law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills, to create a blockchain solution that will bring Australian businesses on-board with smart contracts.
2018-8-30 20:59 | |
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The Australian National Blockchain (ANB) is a platform designed to help Australian companies exchange data and confirm the authenticity and status of legal contracts through a blockchain-based smart legal contract platform.
2018-8-30 18:00 | |
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Bitmain Investor Deck – Vague and Misleading Statements Chinese mining giant Bitmain Technologies is getting ready for its IPO and rumor has it that the least of investors is potentially misleading. Cointelegraph discussed the matter with Henry Wu, an attorney and legal expert at Chinese law firm L&Y. Wu explained that Bitmain’s original list is […]
2018-8-22 21:03 | |
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Kuwait Finance House (KFH) is one of the major banks of Kuwait, most famous for being one of the first banks to open, operating under Sharia law. KFH are a major firm within Kuwait, trading on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, with a market capitalisation of $8.
2018-8-17 12:00 | |
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Unikrn, an e-sport betting firm that conducted an ICO last year, is now facing a class action suit that accuses it of violating US securities law.
2018-8-17 09:00 | |
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The regulators have awoken. SEC Director William Hinman introduced novel concepts to the securities law analysis such that sellers of digital assets may have an escape valve.
2018-8-10 22:24 | |
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Международная юридическая компания Rosen Law Firm сообщила о ведении расследования против Ripple Labs, Inc и XRP в пресс-релизе от 7-го августа. Юридическая фирма Rosen Law подтвердила, что готовит коллективных иск от инвесторов и изучает, не нарушила ли компания Ripple Labs законы о ценных бумагах при продаже XRP токенов.
2018-8-9 17:49 | |
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Ripple’s legal proceedings have been relatively quiet of late, we can only expect that this is as a result of Ripple’s legal representatives paying heavy attention to PR and to damage control surrounding the XRP security saga.
2018-8-9 16:30 | |
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Korean law enforcement agents are now pointing their searchlight into the operations of Shinil Group, a firm that claimed to have found more than $100 billion worth of gold in a sunken Russian shipwreck.
2018-8-3 10:00 | |
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Fintech businesses struggling to stay inbounds of government rules may soon receive a dose of much-needed guidance via the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
2018-8-3 18:23 | |
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30 July 2018, New York- BANKEX, in association with the MIGRONIS KFT immigration company, the MDL Legal Services PLLC law firm, and in cooperation with the Designated Agency of Vanuatu, has launched a new service which allows persons applying for the Vanuatu citizenship-by-investment program to make the required investment for citizenship via cryptocurrency (Bitcoin or Ether). […]
2018-8-1 23:36 | |
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“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.
2018-7-26 18:55 | |
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Some Costa Rican workers have recently starting taking a portion of their salaries in cryptocurrencies — a fact lawyer Rolando Perlaza believes “is a trend that could take hold in the country.
2018-7-26 04:00 | |
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A leading blockchain-focused law firm believes that compliance will soon be baked in to the very blockchain systems that the companies are based on. Zach Fallon is a former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer and is now the Principal at law firm Blakemore Fallon.
2018-7-26 23:34 | |
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Investment management firm VanEck has lobbied the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a fresh attempt to interest the regulator in authorizing a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). VanEck: Proposed ETF ‘Consistent’ With Law In a letter dated July 20, VanEck, which earlier this month announced it planned to collaborate with fellow operator SolidX to launch a fund, reiterated its belief that the industry was both ready and able to support it.
2018-7-24 19:00 | |
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A recent news report suggests that Costa Rica’s labor laws permit the country’s workers to be paid in cryptocurrency: “Recently it was announced that Costa Rican workers could choose to receive part of their salary in crypto-currencies.
2018-7-23 03:11 | |
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A recent news report suggests that Costa Rica’s labor laws permit the country’s workers to be paid in cryptocurrency: “Recently it was announced that Costa Rican workers could choose to receive part of their salary in crypto-currencies.
2018-7-23 01:38 | |
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So-called copyright trolling in the file-sharing space involves copyright holders claiming their rights have been infringed before heading to court to demand the identities of subscribers behind IP addresses.
2018-7-21 21:27 | |
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In a wonderful first, Stellar, an American blockchain company, recently became the first DLT firm in the world to be certified by the Sharia law. This certification could also bring new opportunities to the firm and better adoption of their Lumens (XLM) tokens in Islamic nations.
2018-7-19 17:19 | |
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Enforcement Director Stephanie Avakian led SEC investigations during the heart of its ICO crackdown.
Robert A. Cohen pursued actions against a number ICOs and crypto exchange platforms as Cyber Unit chief. He will resign in August.