Defendants Executed a $1 Million NFT Fraud Scheme in January 2022, and Were Preparing to Execute a Second Prior to Their Arrests
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”),…
Throughout 2019, @Bull Blockchain Law was the U.S. law firm contributor to the European Commission's study on #blockchain and #cryptocurrency. Tyler Harttraft and myself are proud to finally share the fully published Study on Blockchain. Alongside the Spark Legal Network, an EU law research consultancy, we dove into the legality of blockchain, digital assets, and…
National Banks now have clear guidance on how to custody cryptocurrencies for its customers, paving the way for broader adoption of digital assets.
The Office of the Comptroller published Interpretive Letter #1170 on July 2, 2020, in which the OCC concludes national banks may provide cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers by holding the…
On March 24, 2020, Judge Castel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order granting the SEC's motion to enjoin Telegram Group, Inc. and its affiliate corporation TON Issuer, Inc. (collectively, "Telegram") from distributing "Gram" tokens - a digital cryptocurrency to be used in connection with the…