30 Jan, 2024 SEC's Bitcoin ETF approval: A catalyst for stability, investment, and challenges in crypto By Kevin Madura Lewis Beischer Ryan Backus Colin Johnson +1 more... Show less On January 10, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first Bitcoin spot exchange traded funds (ETFs). Although...
25 May, 2023 A sea change in crypto oversight? How the OpenSea Insider Trading case highlights both institutional creativity and the need for holistic regulation By Colin Johnson Kevin Madura On 3 May 2023, a court in New York handed down what could be a precedent-setting ruling when a former product manager at OpenSea, the...
28 Apr, 2023 Capabilities and services: Blockchain & Digital Assets By Dawood Khan Rich Kando Kevin Madura Frank van Etten +1 more... Show less Our Blockchain & Digital Assets practice supports clients in the most critical, “when it really matters” situations by implementing...
24 Mar, 2023 How a precedent-setting court decision raises quandaries for the worlds of crypto-assets and corporate bankruptcy By Colin Johnson Kevin Madura In January, a US bankruptcy judge issued a decision in the ongoing Celsius Network Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, ruling that Celsius was...
14 Oct, 2022 Crypto transparency: Regulators converge and regulation intensifies By Sean Dowd Brian Convery We’re in a crypto winter, but this dip is different. Values and trading may be down, but regulator interest is hitting new highs, and...
22 Aug, 2022 Crypto-hacking: How bad actors are exploiting decentralised finance and smart contract ecosystems By Colin Johnson Kevin Madura The first half of 2022 has seen a significant disruption to the digital assets ecosystem, with the overall market capitalisation of...
31 May, 2022 Terra firma? The collapse of TerraUSD raises questions about the future of stablecoins By Colin Johnson Kevin Madura Earlier this month, TerraUSD, a type of cryptocurrency known as a “stablecoin”, crashed. This isn’t “supposed” to happen – stablecoins...
03 May, 2022 A bridge too far? Largest ever crypto hack highlights the impact on users and the lack of protection at the cutting edge By Colin Johnson Kevin Madura On 29 March, what may be the largest crypto hack to date was detected, with an estimated $625m of cryptocurrency stolen from the “Ronin...
20 Apr, 2022 Cryptocurrencies face multi-pronged regulation By Colin Johnson Steve Braude As crypto assets become more mainstream, the need for regulation is becoming increasingly apparent. So what do the latest industry...
11 Mar, 2022 Nvidia hack reveals the growing breadth of hacktivist demands By Colin Johnson Kevin Madura Mark Doughty Late last month, Nvidia, one of the largest chipmakers in the world, suffered a cyber attack. Initially described as a ransomware attack,...
18 Feb, 2022 Crypto may still be on the bankruptcy and restructuring horizon, but there’s no downside to understanding the risks and opportunities now… By Kevin Madura I had the privilege of being invited to speak at the American College of Bankruptcy Assembly and American Bankruptcy Institute earlier...
20 Jan, 2022 Hacking New Year - Crypto Edition By Stephen Yu Max Yip The crypto world 'welcomed' the new year with the first major incident of 2022 when crypto[.]com hack was confirmed by its CEO over...