A federal jury in New York has found South Korean crypto magnate Do Kwon—and his company Terraform Labs—liable for defrauding investors who collectively sank billions of dollars into cryptoassets whose value later fell to near zero. Lisa Braganca was interviewed by Wired magazine regarding the likely implications for the crypto industry from this verdict.
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Lisa Braganca interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC’s Squawk Box about the implications of the guilty plea by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”) on criminal liability for crypto industry leaders.
Continue reading ›There are lots of explanations of bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency out there. How do you find the best? After speaking last week at ABA TechShow 2019, I decided to pull together my favorite resources for understanding bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency. Before we get to that, I have to share this graphic, which Leah Silverman created…
Continue reading ›In December, Justin Steffen, Drew Hinkes, Chris Veatch, Kashan Pathan, Jimmie Zhang, and I did a crypto mock trial to show how blockchain transactions can be introduced into evidence. This was no easy feat. It took many hours of preparation — the creation of a fact pattern, the legal research, the preparation of expert witnesses…
Continue reading ›Digital Coins Digital coins, virtual coins, tokens, or cryptocurrencies are bits of computer code. What makes this computer code special is that it is created on something called a “blockchain.” Blockchain technology allows people to engage in financial transactions directly with each other, without a bank or other financial intermediary. Transactions taking place on a…
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