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Coming from a legal and consulting background, Jordan has been reporting on the legal & regulatory landscape in the digital asset industry since 2020. He is focused on the emergence of digital asset legislation around the world, the nascent legal issues posed by digital assets and digital asset-linked crime.

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Fact-checking the Legal Defense Fund on Tulip Trading’s developer duties case
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26 June, 2023

Fact-checking the Legal Defense Fund on Tulip Trading’s developer duties case

The Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund is on a PR blitz with its chief legal officer, Jessica Jonas, giving a slate...
BlackRock’s spot BTC ETF is still a long shot
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22 June, 2023

BlackRock’s spot BTC ETF is still a long shot

The digital asset market has its optimism renewed following BlackRock's application to start a spot BTC ETF, but with ETFs'...
EU consultation on MiCA implementation launching in July
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19 June, 2023

EU consultation on MiCA implementation launching in July

The consultation set for July regarding the provisions contained within MiCA will revolve around data needed to obtain a permit,...
SEC v Ripple: No smoking gun in Hinman docs
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16 June, 2023

SEC v Ripple: No smoking gun in Hinman docs

Ripple execs are hyping up the U.S. SEC communications relating to a speech given by Bill Hinman in 2018, in...
Why aren’t BTC and ETH included in SEC’s charges vs Coinbase, Binance?
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14 June, 2023

Why aren’t BTC and ETH included in SEC’s charges vs Coinbase, Binance?

Charging the world's two largest exchanges—Coinbase and Binance—poses a question of what makes a digital asset a security following the...
Binance.US suspends USD deposits as senators call for DoJ investigation
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9 June, 2023

Binance.US suspends USD deposits as senators call for DoJ investigation

Two prominent U.S. senators are calling for the Justice Department to investigate Binance over false statements the company made to...

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