Stephen Palley, partner at Anderson Kill. and Gabriel Shapiro, partner at BSV Law, discuss the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple and two executives, Chris Larsen and Bard Garlinghouse. In this episode,[…]
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on BitMEX, DeFi and a Token Safe Harbor
Hester Peirce, AKA “Crypto Mom,” was just confirmed to a second term as SEC Commissioner of the Securities Exchange Commission in August. In this episode, she talks about: the reasons[…]
Why ‘Bitcoin Has Never Been Healthier’
Not Ethereum 2.0 but 1.5? This week saw Jack Dorsey’s Square become the second publicly listed company to invest its assets in Bitcoin. Dorsey said the investment is a step[…]
Up to 10 Years in Prison
And the third-largest exchange hack in crypto history This hectic news week in crypto began with the third-largest hack ever of a crypto exchange. The hacker or hackers who attacked[…]
Why $UNI Could Be a Security
+ Jack Dorsey will speak — on Bitcoin? This week, there were a number of signs that the regulatory questions about crypto are slowly getting resolved. First, the Office of[…]
$5 Billion in AUM: Why Growth at Grayscale Exploded in the Last Quarter
Michael Sonnenshein, managing director of Grayscale Investments, talks about the strong growth in investment in its products, with inflows in Q2 totaling more than $900 million, bringing assets under management[…]
Rep. Warren Davidson: ‘I Think Bitcoin Is a Great Store of Value’
U.S. House Representative, Warren Davidson, contextualizes the state of crypto legislation in terms of widespread civil unrest, COVID-19, and global shifts in power. He explains where crypto plays a role[…]
12 Big Class-Action Lawsuits in Crypto: What, Who, How and Why
Stephen Palley, partner at Anderson Kill and chair of the firm’s technology, media and distributed systems practice group, explains what the 11 recent class-action lawsuits against ICO issuers from 2017[…]
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Her Safe Harbor Proposal
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce discusses her proposal for a three-year safe harbor period for token sales. We talk about what problems she hopes to solve with this suggestion, the conditions[…]
How Block.One Got Away With Just a $24 Million Penalty
Heads up, everybody! We are launching a weekly news recap, so stay tuned after the interview to find out about the top stories in crypto this week! (Links below.) Zachary[…]