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Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2024

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New Crypto Products Announced, Stablecoin and BTC Data Published - According to a recent press release, OpenEden, a tokenization platform, announced that it is bringing tokenized U.S. Treasury bills to the XRP ledger....more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2024 #3

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EigenLayer TVL Surpasses $20B; New Self-Custodial Wallet Features Launch - According to recent reports, the total value locked (TVL) on the Ethereum network-based EigenLayer restaking protocol recently surpassed $20...more

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Stablecoin Pilot Launches; Crypto Fund Report Published; Senate Seeks Crypto Tax Input; Numerous Crypto Enforcement Actions...

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Company Announces Stablecoin Pilot; BIS Publishes Reports on CBDCs - According to a blog post by a major multinational software company, the company has begun a pilot project to experiment with using the USDC and EUROC...more

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New Initiatives Launch in Staking, DeFi, DAOs; IRS Issues NFT Guidance; White House Report Criticizes Crypto; SEC and DOJ Crypto...

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Staking Market Launches, ‘Defi Cover’ Data Published, DAO Buys Golf Course According to a recent press release, MetaMask Institutional, “the web3 wallet for organizations,” has launched its “institutional staking...more

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CBDC Report Published; Crypto and NFT Initiatives Launch; OFAC Redesignates Tornado Cash; SEC and CFTC Target Crypto Fraud; FTX...

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CBDC Report Published, Blockchain Settlement and Payment Initiatives Launch - This week the New York branch of the U.S. central bank published a report on the Phase I results of Project Cedar, “a multiphase research effort...more

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NFT Initiatives Launch; OFAC Adds Crypto Public Keys to SDN List; Treasury Dept. Publishes Crypto Reports; Crypto Enforcement and...

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Non-Fungible Marketing: Brands Continue to Launch NFTs - A South Korean technology company has reportedly launched a weeklong promotion in the metaverse. According to reports, the virtual events occurred across multiple...more

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NFT Initiatives Launch Across Markets; US Banking Regulators Address Crypto; DOJ and Congress Target Crypto Fraud; FBI Cites Risks...

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NFT Initiatives Launch in Ticket Sales, Social Media and College Football - According to a recent press release, a major ticket sales and distribution company announced that event organizers who sell tickets on its platform...more

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Financial and Crypto Firms Explore Integration; NFT Market Expands; FATF/Basel Publish Crypto Guidance; DOJ/CFTC Bring Crypto...

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Financial Firm Launches Crypto Group, MakerDAO Votes to Integrate with Bank - A major multinational financial institution recently “announced the formation of its Digital Assets and Financial Markets group.” According to...more

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New Crypto Products Launch, Draft Digital Assets Bill Released, Regulators Address Stablecoins, DOJ Publishes Crypto Report, Hacks...

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Fintech and Crypto Firms Announce Myriad New Crypto Product Launches - This week, a major global payments firm announced the launch of a stablecoin settlement solution that leverages technology by Fireblocks, a digital...more

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Banks and Retailers Embrace Crypto, Bitcoin Environmental Costs Debated, New NFT Initiatives Launch, Various Agencies Address...

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According to reports, a major U.S.-based global investment bank has allowed a borrower to use bitcoin as collateral for a cash loan, for the first time in the bank’s history. In other financial news, according to reports, the...more

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SEC and DOJ Bring Parallel Civil and Criminal Charges Against Five Russians for $82 Million Hack-And-Trade Scheme

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On December 20, 2021, the SEC and DOJ each announced fraud charges against five Russian nationals. The five defendants are charged with a multiyear scheme of hacking into service providers that help public companies make...more

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Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

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25 year old sentenced to 13 years for hacking data broker databases

The Department of Justice has announced that 25 year old Hieu Minh Ngo has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. His sentence was lighter than expected because he has cooperated with authorities to catch more identity...more

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Federal Government Expands AML Cybercrime Enforcement

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On Tuesday, May 28, 2013, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of an indictment against Liberty Reserve, S.A. (Liberty Reserve) in the Southern District of New York for operating a $6 billion money...more

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