May 25, 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...
Apr 28, 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...
Mar 24, 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...
Aug 22, 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...
May 31, 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...
May 03, 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...
Mar 11, 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,...
Feb 18, 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...