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CoinFund’s first head of venture legal has been tasked with helping portfolio companies with their day-to-day legal needs
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Industry exec suggests that Web3 companies seek advice from counsel and invest in compliance teams as latest SEC actions highlight ongoing securities questions
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Governance vote creates defense fund intending to alleviate costs for Maker participants exposed to “novel legal risks”
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Yuga Labs filed a lawsuit against RR/BAYC creator for infringing upon its brand, trademark and intellectual property
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Following the US Supreme Court’s overturn of its 1973 Roe decision, Molly Dickson is raising funds to support reproductive rights groups with a 10,000-piece NFT collection
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The pair allegedly conspired to violate sanctions by recruiting Griffith to provide crypto and blockchain services to North Korea
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Indexed Finance’s Co-founder Dillon Kellar and a contributor, Laurence Day, claim the convention doesn’t apply in this case and are suing the alleged hacker to find out
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As the crypto space evolves, regulation for the industry is paramount, but it has to be done in a correct way, General Counsel and CCO of Bitwise Katherine Dowling said.
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