After a busy few weeks for crypto bills in Congress, the week before Memorial Day provided a much-needed respite to catch up. The biggest legal development from last week was the ruling in the Mango Markets exploiter case, which could have huge implications for “code-is-law” advocates if appealed. There was also some guidance from theContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 19-26, 2025”
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Off the Blockchain+, May 12-19, 2025
It was great seeing so many people in Toronto last week! Despite some recent drama which called into question whether digital asset market structure legislation can get done in the U.S. this year, the vibes were high and people seem genuinely excited about what is being built in the space (and, more importantly, being builtContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 12-19, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, May 5-12, 2025
It’s Consensus week! I am going with some Polsinelli collogues, so if you are at the conference let us know and we are happy to meet up in person. In crypto news, to say it was a busy week would be an understatement. The new digital asset market structure bill had its draft language released,Continue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 5-12, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, April 21-28, 2025
It was another week where lots of pieces on the chess board moved around but not a lot happened, with the new SEC Chair stepping into his role and various litigation matters getting updates. Crypto banking was also in the news, with the Fed removing certain supervisory guidance regarding crypto assets, and a decision regardingContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, April 21-28, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, April 7-14, 2025
After a few quiet weeks, we are back in the swing of things with the Department of Justice reassessing their entire digital asset prosecution strategy, the SEC working to register certain industry participants, and omnibus digital asset legislation next up for Congress. It was also a busy week in crypto M&A as digital asset companiesContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, April 7-14, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, March 31-April 7, 2025
Everybody seems focused on stablecoins, with the House bill on the subject passing through committee and the SEC releasing guidance on the types of stablecoin transactions that do not need to be registered with the agency. With people looking to park their money in cash during the current economic conditions, why not park it inContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, March 31-April 7, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, March 24-31, 2025
It was a relatively quiet week in terms of blockchain legal developments. Most the updates are clarifications on prior major stories, like Ripple’s announcement that it will be dropping its cross appeal as well, and some discussions regarding the current regulatory approaches to stablecoins. Here’s everything that happened last week in Web3 legal: OTHER STORIESContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, March 24-31, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, March 17-24, 2025
With March Madness in full swing, the Southeastern Conference wasn’t the only SEC making noise last week, with the federal agency version of the SEC seemingly dropping its appeal in Ripple and releasing staff guidance on proof of work mining. On the legislative front, stablecoin bills are moving full speed ahead, and M&A activity continuesContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, March 17-24, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, March 10-17, 2025
Congress continues to move fast in digital asset legislation, but it was an otherwise relatively quiet week in legal developments. The IRS crypto broker rules are all but dead, and both chambers of Congress had forward momentum on stablecoin legislation. For once, it seems like all the news regarding digital asset lawsuits are involving privateContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, March 10-17, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, March 3-10, 2025
The Whitehouse hosted its first “crypto summit” and the SEC stayed busy in announcing various initiatives and roundtables and cleaning house of non-fraud pending investigations and cases. Congress was also busy, with the Senate taking a crucial first step in repealing burdensome tax reporting rules for digital asset businesses, and various members of Congress creatingContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, March 3-10, 2025”
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