The Blockchain Law Blog

FBI Seizes $4.275 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency

By: Charles Gianelloni, Las Vegas Partner and Eddie Curry, Las Vegas Diversity Writing Intern (Curry is not admitted to practice law) On February 8, 2022, two individuals were arrested for conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a Hong Kong-based virtual currency exchange. According to court documents, Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and […]

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Federal Judge Says CFTC Can Regulate Virtual Currencies

On March 6, a Federal District Court in the Eastern District of New York entered a 79-page order that provides the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the power to pursue virtual currency fraudsters.  Judge Weinstein held that the CFTC has standing to seek relief related to misleading advice, fraudulent schemes, and misappropriation of virtual currencies, […]

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