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”
Tag Archives: Stablecoin
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+, 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+, October 7-14, 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 tl;dr overviews and insights into the biggest stories from the past two weeks. I post the weekly updatesContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, October 7-14, 2024”
Off the Blockchain+, August 26-September 2, 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+, August 26-September 2, 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+, April 8-15, 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 8-15, 2024”
Off the Blockchain+, January 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 renowned 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+, January 15-22, 2024”
Off the Blockchain+, September 4-11, 2023
I’ve done it. I have finally fled America. Albeit, I’m in Canada on an annual fishing trip; so not exactly seeking crypto asylum. I will be working while I am up here between outings on the lake, because for some reason the world doesn’t go on pause for my convenience (very rude!), so I’ll stillContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, September 4-11, 2023”
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