BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina
It's in the bag: Hermes wins NFT infringement lawsuit over Birkin bags
The limits of artistic expression were tested this week as a US jury found that NFTs, featuring the design of the famous Hermès Birkin...
English Courts to further consider developers' duty of care
The English Court of Appeal has granted leave in Tulip Trading v Van de Laan & Ors to further consider the question of whether developers...
Celsius files for bankruptcy, under investigation
Embattled crypto lender, Celsius Network (Celsius), has filed for bankruptcy in New York. The filing follows a statement issued by the US...
Grayscale takes SEC to Court over spot bitcoin ETF
Grayscale, a bitcoin investment trust, has failed in its attempt to convert its Bitcoin Trust, known as GBTC, into an exchange-traded...
Ontario fines Bybit, bars Kucoin for selling unregistered securities
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has secured fines against two cryptocurrency exchanges, Bybit and KuCoin. The OSC alleges that...
Binance US sued over Luna/UST meltdown
Last Monday, a class action complaint was filed against Binance US and its CEO, Brian Shroder, in the United States District Court in San...