Shapeshifting Justice: The SEC’s Weakest Case Yet
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How the SEC’s Recent Win May Play in Its Coinbase, Binance Cases
A federal judge ruled that secondary-market transactions for certain cryptocurrencies violated securities law. The catch: This was a default judgment. The defendant never showed up, and no one filed amicus briefs to oppose the Securities and Exchange Commission’s motion for a default ruling.
Adjusted for Inflation, Bitcoin Hasn’t Topped Its All Time High
If bitcoin’s an inflation hedge, shouldn’t we adjust it for inflation?
Bitcoin Miners Show Muscle Pushing Back Against Warrantless ‘Emergency’ Order
In another example of crypto using the courts to fight back against unwarranted regulatory interference, blockchain advocates stopped a U.S. statistics agency from issuing an “emergency” request for mining energy metrics.
What Happens if Bitcoin Reaches an All-Time High?
What’s different this time? ETFs, Wall Street and a lack of celebrity influencers — for now.
What’s at the Intersection of Crypto and AI? Perhaps Murder
Yes, it was a huge shift in a number of ways from writing a scholarly paper. One is that when you write a scholarly paper, the language basically has to be dry, otherwise, the paper is likely to be rejected by peers. A funny story about that. In 1999, I co-authored a paper — actually it was the paper that […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn’t Want to Go to Prison for 100 Years
Sam Bankman-Fried’s new legal team filed his sentencing memo, alongside 29 different character references and other supporting documents, arguing he shouldn’t face a lengthy prison term after his conviction last November on two fraud and five conspiracy charges.
Why the ENS Battle Over Eth.Link Matters
The critical piece of infrastructure serves as a bridge between Web3 and the wider web and symbol for the limits of decentralization.
5 Things Satoshi Nakamoto Correctly Predicted About Bitcoin
In a document dump of emails, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator foresaw many of the biggest trends driving the development of the first cryptocurrency.
Looking at Kraken’s Motion to Dismiss an SEC Lawsuit
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