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Technologies

Arbitrum Shows Just How Messy (and Tricky) Crypto Airdrops Can Be

Bugs, server crashes and scammers continue to plague crypto airdrops. Will regulatory pressures be next?

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Juridique

Is Ether a Security?

Last week was chaotic.

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Juridique

SEC Chairman Gensler Suggests Again That Proof-of-Stake Tokens Are Securities: Report

Gensler had previously argued that ether might be a security after Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake last year.

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Vidéos

New York Attorney General Alleges Ether Is a Security in KuCoin Lawsuit

New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed suit against KuCoin on Thursday, alleging the Seychelles-based crypto exchange is violating securities laws by offering tokens, including ether (ETH), that meet the definition of a security without proper registration. Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Tonya Evans discusses the action and the outlook for U.S. crypto regulation. Plus, key takeaways from yesterday's House hearing on the digital asset ecosystem.

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Juridique

New York Attorney General Alleges Ether Is a Security in KuCoin Lawsuit

A press release said the lawsuit was part of ongoing "efforts to crack down on unregistered cryptocurrency platforms."

New York State Attorney General Letitia James (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

Marchés

Securities Platform DEFYCA to Release Tokenized Private Debt Protocol on Avalanche

DEFYCA’s launch highlights the growing trend of bringing tokenized versions of traditional markets like debt to blockchain-based protocols.

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Technologies

Gitcoin’s Owocki Says Crypto Can Regenerate the World. Just Don’t Call Him Starry-Eyed

A programmer by training, Kevin Owocki's view of securities law is not based in any formal legal training but crypto optimism, evolutionary science, economics and legal theory, with a focus on the principal-agent problem.

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Juridique

No NFTs Are Securities – Yet, German Finance Officials Say

Classification of the ownership tokens as a financial instrument would imply licenses and money laundering supervision, according to regulator Bafin.

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Analyses

Dapper Labs decide sobre redes privadas

Uma decisão histórica está trazendo o criador do NBA Top Shots de volta ao tribunal e potencialmente abrindo preocupações com valores mobiliários para outros NFTs.

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Analyses

Dapper Labs governa le schiacciate sulle reti private

Una sentenza storica sta riportando in tribunale il creatore di NBA Top Shots e potenzialmente aprendo preoccupazioni sui titoli per altri NFT.

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