Month: July 2023

Brian Korn, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm of more than 450 attorneys, has introduced a thought-provoking argument regarding the legal battle between SEC v. Ripple that could have far-reaching consequences for the broader crypto industry’s secondary market. The ruling, which was rendered on July 13, carried some
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suffered another setback on July 28 as the D.C. Circuit overturned a ruling by the regulator ordering that SPIKES Index securities should be treated as ‘futures’ rather than as ‘securities futures’. The judge panel called the SEC order “arbitrary and capricious.” The decision relates to an order from
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United States Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Jan Schakowsky penned a formal letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook about concerns related to the California-based company’s App Store, and the potential effect of its guidelines on emerging technologies like blockchain and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). The letter requests information about whether the App Store’s guidelines might inadvertently hinder
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