The big story last week was the criminal trial over against two (alleged) MEV exploiters ending in a mistrial, giving another datapoint on where the line is drawn between “code-is-law” and fraud. Additionally, people (including the Digital Chamber) had lots to say to Treasury on how the GENIUS Act should be implemented, and the firstContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, November 3-10, 2025”
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Off the Blockchain+, October 20-27, 2025
After a brief break in coverage as I transitioned to my new role with the Digital Chamber, the weekly legal updates are back! As provided in the disclaimer at the end, any views or opinions provided in these updates are the views of me and me alone, and not the view of the Digital ChamberContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, October 20-27, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, September 15-22, 2025
Last week, people were focused on projects announcing plans for (assumedly, governance) tokens to increase decentralization, including MetaMask and Base. The SEC also took another step forward by providing generic listing standards for exchange traded products which will allow for easier listing of crypto ETFs for people who want exposure to tokens through those typesContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, September 15-22, 2025”
Off the Blockchain+, July 7-14, 2025
Merry Crypto Week to those who celebrate! Bitcoin hit an all-time high last week, which was the week before Crypto Week in the House and the week the Senate got serious on market structure drafting. So that’s fun! In less fun news, the Tornado Cash developer criminal trial starts this week, which will call intoContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, July 7-14, 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+, 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”
Off the Blockchain+, May 13-20, 2024
Intro/Disclaimer: Since late 2022, I’ve prepared weekly updates for attorneys at my firm to stay abreast of the latest Web3 legal developments. The biggest stories are included in Bi-Weekly posts on the firm’s BitBlog, where we provide concise tl;dr overviews and insights into how these developments might ripple through the industry. In pursuit of aContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, May 13-20, 2024”
Off the Blockchain+, April 22-29, 2024
Intro/Disclaimer: Since late 2022, I’ve prepared weekly updates for attorneys at my firm to stay abreast of the latest Web3 legal developments. The biggest stories are included in Bi-Weekly posts on the firm’s BitBlog, where we provide concise tl;dr overviews and insights into how these developments might ripple through the industry. In pursuit of aContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, April 22-29, 2024”
Off the Blockchain+, April 15-22, 2024
Intro/Disclaimer: Since late 2022, I’ve prepared weekly updates for attorneys at my firm to stay abreast of the latest Web3 legal developments. The biggest stories are included in Bi-Weekly posts on the firm’s BitBlog, where we provide concise tl;dr overviews and insights into how these developments might ripple through the industry. In pursuit of aContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, April 15-22, 2024”
Off the Blockchain+, February 12-19, 2024
Intro/Disclaimer: Since late 2022, I’ve prepared weekly updates for attorneys at my firm to stay abreast of the latest Web3 legal developments. The biggest stories are included in Bi-Weekly posts on the firm’s BitBlog, where we provide concise tl;dr overviews and insights into how these developments might ripple through the industry. In pursuit of aContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, February 12-19, 2024”
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