Tagged: SEC regulation

Episode 286 — Matt Stankiewicz on Ripple Decision and Indictment of Celsius Network CEO

Episode 286 — Matt Stankiewicz on Ripple Decision and Indictment of Celsius Network CEO

Matt Stankiewicz, Partner at The Volkov Law Group, rejoins the podcast to review the recent Ripple decision by District Judge Torres at the Southern District of New York and the recent indictment of Celsius Networks’ CEO. On July 13, 2022, Judge Analisa Torres issued her long awaited ruling on the summary judgment motions in the SEC’s case against Ripple Labs, Inc. (“Ripple”).  The 34-page order provided a...

2019 Cryptocurrency Regulations – A Primer and What to Expect Throughout the Year

2019 Cryptocurrency Regulations – A Primer and What to Expect Throughout the Year

Matt Stankiewicz, Senior Counsel at The Volkov Law Group, rejoins us for an interesting posting on 2019 cryptocurrency trends and regulations. Matt can be contacted at [email protected]. You’ve heard this before, but it still holds true – cryptocurrency regulations are coming.  Everyone knows they’re inevitable, and there has been some trepidation amongst investors that regulations will disrupt innovation and just generally cause a mess within...

Drawing Legal Lines in Cryptocurrency Regulation: The Importance of Decentralization

Drawing Legal Lines in Cryptocurrency Regulation: The Importance of Decentralization

The cryptocurrency market is exciting to watch.  Based on the revolutionary blockchain distributed ledger system, cryptocurrencies have exploded on the marketplace.  As with any new “gold rush” to hit a market, cryptocurrency has attracted scammers and common fraudsters, as well as sophisticated hackers who attack the cryptocurrency markets to steal valuable coins or other tokens. For the law-abiding investors and exchange operators, the CFTC, SEC...