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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - March 2024 #2

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It was a busy two weeks in Web3 law, as Binance lost in an appeal that could have wide-ranging jurisdictional implications outside of just digital assets. Coinbase also went on the offensive against the SEC in appealing the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFTC Cryptocurrency Enforcement Receives Further Judicial Support

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) obtained an important court win and boost to its regulatory authority over Cryptocurrencies this month. A federal district court in Massachusetts recently issued a decision in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Court Rules Cryptocurrencies Can Be Regulated By The CFTC As Commodities

The regulatory landscape surrounding cryptocurrency continues to evolve. Most of the activity to date has involved regulatory enforcement actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Commodity Futures...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

Dechert LLP

Federal Court Ruling Recognizes CFTC Jurisdiction over Cryptocurrencies as Commodities

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) scored a victory in its effort to assert jurisdiction over portions of the cryptocurrency and initial coin offering (ICO) markets last week, as a federal district judge...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review - February 2018

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Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

SEC and CFTC Chairmen Testify before Senate on Cryptoasset Regulation

Last month, SEC chairman Jay Clayton and CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo testified before the Senate Banking Committee on their agencies’ regulatory efforts with respect to cryptoassets and ICOs. The written testimonies...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

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