It was a relatively quiet week until Thursday, when the SEC decided to drop its case against Binance and release proof of stake guidance on the same day the new market structure bill (now named the “CLARITY Act”) dropped. Would have been nice if one of these major developments had come the week before orContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 26-June 2, 2025”
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Off the Blockchain+, May 19-26, 2025
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”
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 28-May 5, 2025
If you are going to be at Consensus in Toronto next week, hit me up because I always love meeting up with people who enjoy my weekly updates and learning how to make them better! It was a busy week with Congress back in session, and Coinbase is asking the Supreme Court to check theContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, April 28-May 5, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, April 14-21, 2025
With Congress on break the administrative agencies taking a break after being busy last week, it was another slow week in terms of legal developments. However, as predicted, with the SEC backing off regulation by enforcement, Plaintiffs’ attorneys and state regulators are taking up the litigation mantle. Here’s everything that happened last week in Web3Continue reading “Off the Blockchain+, April 14-21, 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 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+, February 24-March 3, 2025
Early in the week, it was blood in the streets with crypto reaching lows unheard of since (checks notes) November. Then President Trump announced a surprise U.S. crypto reserve over the weekend of not just BTC/ETH, but also SOL/XRP/ADA, which sent prices of those assets pumping again (only to crash again Monday). The other legalContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, February 24-March 3, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, February 17-24, 2025
Even before Paul Atkins is confirmed as the next Chair of the SEC, the agency had a busy week with the crypto task force opening up for submissions on how to regulate crypto and various investigations and lawsuits likely going by the wayside. This all happened the same week there was the biggest hack inContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, February 17-24, 2025”
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