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Restructuring Crypto Projects: What You Need to Know
Why Bankruptcy? The crypto sector has seen hundreds of projects fail before. What is different this time around? Answer: The existence of creditors. When a
August 12, 2022
What the OpenSea NFT Trading Indictment Means
The OpenSea Insider Trading Charge On June 1, 2022, federal prosecutors charged OpenSea’s former head of product, Nathaniel Chastain, with buying dozens of NFTs based
June 17, 2022
Biden’s Executive Order on Crypto: A Giant Leap for the Digital Asset Universe?
The crypto space and the infrastructure for digital assets has grown at an astounding pace, in spite of a severe lack of legal certainty surrounding
April 6, 2022
SEC Subpoenas Speaker at Crypto Conference — What it’s really trying to do
I recently spent a week in New York catching up with teammates at the Horizen Labs NYC office and meeting with current and prospective partners
October 12, 2021
Where Has Crypto Law Insider Been in 2021?
The Rise of Ethereum Ecosystem Alternatives This year has been absolutely crazy with respect to Ethereum ecosystem alternatives. Accelerated by outrageously high gas fees, developers
September 9, 2021
The 5 Biggest Developments in Crypto Law in 2020
1. The IRS Gets Serious About Crypto Reporting For several years now, it has been well-established that crypto gains are taxable in the US. The
December 22, 2020
US Government Uses Stablecoins to Send Foreign Aid to Venezuela
Editor’s note: Last week I was asked by Fox News to give my input on stablecoins and how they are being used to circumvent the
December 9, 2020
Have a Non-US Crypto Project? How to Protect Yourself Against US Regulatory Action
Establish a Physical Presence Outside of the US The first step in making it clear that a project is not targeting US customers is to
November 18, 2020
DeFi Lending: How Will it be Regulated?
How DeFi Lending is Different from Traditional Lending In his article, DeFi Protocols Don’t Do “Lending”, Chervinsky argues that DeFi lending is not lending because
November 4, 2020
The Ultimate Crypto Tax Guide: What You Need to Know Before April 15
Crypto tax reporting 2020 UPDATE: New requirements to report crypto transactions on US tax forms The biggest news in US crypto taxation this year is
October 23, 2020