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Crypto Initiatives Launch; Bitcoin Upgrade Activated; Reports Address DeFi, Tether; SEC Rejects Bitcoin ETF; DOJ to Sell $56M in Crypto Fraud Proceeds

Photo of Robert A. MusialaPhoto of Lauren BassPhoto of Veronica ReynoldsPhoto of Joanna F. WasickPhoto of Keith R. MurphyBy Robert A. Musiala, Lauren Bass, Veronica Reynolds, Joanna F. Wasick and Keith R. Murphy on Posted in Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Enforcement, Uncategorized
• Raising Municipal Funds and Rewarding Loyalty: New Cryptocurrency Use Cases • Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Activated to Improve Network Security • Reports Address DeFi Security, Tether Distribution and Liquidity • SEC Rejects Proposal for Spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund • US and Canadian Authorities Pursue Fraud Schemes, Recover Stolen Crypto Raising Municipal Funds and Rewarding … Continue Reading

Crypto Financial Products Launch; G7 Addresses CBDCs; SEC Commissioners and Foreign Regulators Address Crypto; ICO Founders Plead to Tax Evasion

Photo of Veronica ReynoldsPhoto of Robert A. MusialaPhoto of Joanna F. WasickPhoto of Keith R. MurphyPhoto of Jordan R. SilversmithBy Veronica Reynolds, Robert A. Musiala, Joanna F. Wasick, Keith R. Murphy and Jordan R. Silversmith on Posted in Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, ICOs, Securities & Exchange Commission, Uncategorized
• Crypto Products Launch in Payments, ETFs, DeFi; Bitcoin Mining Data Published • G7 Considers Impact of CBDCs in New Publications • Blockchain Solutions Launch in B2B Software; Cobalt and Leather Supply Chains • SEC Commissioners Address Crypto Market Regulation in Contrasting Speeches • Foreign Regulators Address Crypto Advertising, Mining and Ransomware • ICO Founders … Continue Reading

Crypto Initiatives and Blockchain Supply Chain Solutions Launch; Reports Provide 2021 Crypto Market Stats, Address Risks; DOJ Crypto Team Announced

Photo of Robert A. MusialaPhoto of Lauren BassPhoto of Veronica ReynoldsPhoto of Jordan R. SilversmithBy Robert A. Musiala, Lauren Bass, Veronica Reynolds and Jordan R. Silversmith on Posted in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Enforcement, ICOs, NFTs, Securities & Exchange Commission, Uncategorized
• Major Financial Institutions Announce Crypto and Blockchain Initiatives • Blockchain Adopted to Improve Supply Chains and Authenticate Products • Blockchain Reports Publish 2021 Blockchain, DeFi and NFT Stats • Financial Watchdogs Publish Reports Addressing Cryptocurrency Markets • DOJ Announces Crypto Enforcement Team, Warning Issued on French ICO Major Financial Institutions Announce Crypto and Blockchain … Continue Reading

NFT Scandals Coincide with Increased Push for Crypto Regulation

Photo of George StamboulidisPhoto of Robert A. MusialaPhoto of Christina GotsisBy George Stamboulidis, Robert A. Musiala and Christina Gotsis on Posted in Cryptocurrency, Enforcement, NFTs, Securities & Exchange Commission, Uncategorized
Authorship credit: George A. Stamboulidis, Robert A. Musiala Jr., and Christina O. Gotsis Problems caused by the lack of regulation in NFT markets were clearly exposed just last month with the revelation of not one, but two NFT scandals involving the use of insider information to snag exclusive pieces and game the market. In early … Continue Reading

CBDC Initiatives Announced, NFTs Expand Across Markets, Token and Wallet Applications Evolve, SEC and DOJ Target Crypto Fraud, Crypto Hacks Continue

Photo of Robert A. MusialaPhoto of Lauren BassPhoto of Veronica ReynoldsPhoto of Jordan R. SilversmithPhoto of Teresa Goody GuillénBy Robert A. Musiala, Lauren Bass, Veronica Reynolds, Jordan R. Silversmith and Teresa Goody Guillén on Posted in Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, NFT, NFTs, Securities & Exchange Commission, Uncategorized
In this issue: • CBDC Initiatives Announced, Blockchain Trade Finance Platform Launches • Baseball, Art, Politics, Commerce: NFT Market Continues to Expand • Gaming Token Shifts Away from Ethereum, MetaMask Announces 10M Users • BitConnect Charged in $2B Crypto Fraud, BitConnect Promoter Pleads Guilty • Seychelles Investigates Crypto Fraud, Singapore Issues Warning for Exchange • … Continue Reading

SEC Doubles Down on Crypto Enforcement

Photo of John J. CarneyPhoto of Teresa Goody GuillénPhoto of Adam GalePhoto of Jonathan A. FormanPhoto of Michelle TanneyBy John J. Carney, Teresa Goody Guillén, Adam Gale, Jonathan A. Forman and Michelle Tanney on Posted in Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Enforcement, Securities & Exchange Commission, White Collar
In a speech before the Aspen Security Forum on August 3, 2021, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) Chair Gary Gensler urged lawmakers to provide him with the power to police cryptocurrency trading, referring to it as the “Wild West.”[1] While he noted that the views he was sharing were his own and not … Continue Reading

Crypto Payment Options Announced, Federal Reserve Official Addresses Bitcoin, US and Foreign Actions Target Crypto Crimes, DeFi Hacks Continue

Photo of Joanna F. WasickPhoto of Keith R. MurphyPhoto of Veronica ReynoldsBy Joanna F. Wasick, Keith R. Murphy and Veronica Reynolds on Posted in Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Uncategorized
In this issue: • Crypto Payment Options Announced, Federal Reserve Official Addresses Bitcoin • Enforcement Actions Target Crypto Trading, Hacking and Money Laundering • Flash Loan Attacks Cripple DeFi, Criminal ‘Retires’ with $1Billion in Bitcoin Crypto Payment Options Announced, Federal Reserve Official Addresses Bitcoin By: Joanna F. Wasick Late last week, BitPay, a leading provider … Continue Reading
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