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The FTX Scandal: Accountability and Regulatory Clarity Are What We Need Now

By John E Deaton I started CryptoLaw to provide everyday investors with a “clearinghouse of information, news and analysis on key U.S. legal and regulatory developments for digital asset holders”. After the massive fraud at FTX was exposed, something that unfolded right under the nose of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), I am only […]
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The Ethereum Free Pass, Fair Notice and the Fight Ahead

By John E. Deaton, Founder and Host, CryptoLaw. I believe we have reached a turning point in the fight against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s unfair and abusive treatment of XRP holders in its lawsuit against Ripple. So much evidence has come out in this case that exposes the outrageous actions of the SEC and […]
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A New York Court Is About to Rule on the Future of Crypto

By Joel Khalili. March 21, 2023. (Wired). THREE DAYS BEFORE Christmas 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission charged Ripple, a company based in San Francisco that provides the infrastructure for cross-border payments, and two of its executives with conducting a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering by selling a cryptocurrency, XRP. The same day, Ripple announced it would “fight.” […]
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Barney Frank Was Right About Signature Bank

By The Editorial Board. March 20, 2023. (Wall Street Journal) We never thought we’d write that headline. But on Sunday the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced that New York Community Bancorp’s Flagstar Bank will assume all of Signature Bank’s cash deposits except for those of crypto companies. This confirms Mr. Frank’s suspicions—and ours—that Signature’s seizure was motivated […]
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Commissioner Peirce on the SEC’s ‘unimaginative’ approach to regulation

By Davis Quinton and Frank Chaparro. February 20, 2023. (The Block). SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce opposes her agency’s recent targeting of Kraken’s staking program in the US.  “If investor protection is about just shutting programs down or preventing people from purchasing certain things — that’s a very unimaginative form of investor protection,” Commissioner Peirce said. In this episode, Commissioner […]
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