On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) officially lifted sanctions on Tornado Cash, the decentralized cryptocurrency mixer it had blacklisted in August 2022....more
4/9/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Blacklist ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Delisting ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FinTech ,
Hackers ,
Judicial Review ,
Money Laundering ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Smart Contracts ,
Trump Administration
President Trump issued an executive order last week targeting government regulation of the digital asset industry to support the "responsible growth and use of digital assets." On the campaign trail, Trump promised to make...more
On August 8, 2023, the Federal Reserve released new guidance for supervised banking organizations on how they can engage in certain crypto-asset-related activities. With the release of the guidance, the Federal Reserve...more
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the metaverse, and Web3 bring with them a host of new legal challenges in such areas as IP, securities law, tax, and advertising. As NFTs revolutionize the digital landscape and global economy, it...more
6/9/2022
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Best Practices ,
Blockchain ,
Brand ,
Charitable Sales Promotion ,
Contests & Promotions ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Fundraisers ,
Gambling ,
Games ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investors ,
Metaverse ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Prizes ,
Sales Promotions ,
Securities Regulation ,
Sweepstakes ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Virtual Currency ,
Webinars
A class action lawsuit filed against Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, and former professional basketball player Paul Pierce earlier this month underscores the need for celebrity endorsers to take care when they approach any...more
2/9/2022
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Celebrity Endorsements ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Ethereum ,
Pump and Dump ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Regulation ,
Social Networks ,
Vendors ,
Virtual Currency
A class action lawsuit filed against Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, and former professional basketball player Paul Pierce earlier this month underscores the need for celebrity endorsers to take care when they approach any...more
1/19/2022
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Aiding and Abetting ,
Blockchain ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Class Action ,
CLRA ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Ethereum ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Influencers ,
Investment ,
Marketing ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Online Endorsements ,
Pump and Dump ,
Restitution ,
Social Media ,
Token Sales ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Unjust Enrichment