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MetaLawMan

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MetaLawMan

@MetaLawMan

UVa | Bitcoin, crypto, AI, burpees + 2A. Not legal or financial advice. I am A lawyer--just not YOUR lawyer.

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Joined February 2022

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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Feb 12
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
May 11, 2023
1/ BREAKING: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has just filed a brief in the @coinbase v. SEC case, calling out the SEC for acting "unlawfully" in the digital asset space. This is The U.S. Chamber of Commerce--not the Chamber of Digital Commerce. This is a Big Deal. Here's why...
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Jun 22, 2023
In an aggressive move, @binance has gone on offense against the SEC in the federal court case. Lawyers for the @binance defendants have filed a motion accusing the SEC of engaging in unethical conduct. This is a big deal. Let me explain...
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Dec 23, 2022
Here’s me--blowing the lid off the phony “$250 Million Bond” for SBF. If this gets enough attention, maybe the judge would reconsider the lenient bail terms. Hats off to @CoinDesk for having the guts to print it. coindesk.com/consensus-maga…
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Jul 15, 2023
SEC v. @coinbase update We now have the transcript of the pre-motion conference held on Thursday. Things went worse for the SEC than was initially reported. The Judge explicitly aligned herself with Coinbase on a key argument. That is unusual for a first appearance. More...
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Aug 12, 2023
SEC v. Coinbase, Big Update: Six Securities Law Scholars File Devastating Amicus Brief in Support of @Coinbase. Law Professors from Yale, Univ. of Chicago, UCLA, Fordham, Boston University and Widener filed an amicus brief last night that Absolutely Shreds the SEC's
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Jun 5, 2023
1/ BREAKING: SEC sues Binance HEADLINE: The SEC complaint identifies 10 tokens it deems to be unregistered crypto asset securities. The target list includes some of the biggest names in crypto: $SOL, $ADA, $MATIC, $FIL, $ATOM, $SAND, $MANA, $ALGO, $AXS, and $COTI. more...
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Nov 11, 2022
Because I worked as a securities lawyer for 30 years representing Wall Street firms... People ask me: "What is likely to happen to Sam Bankman-Fried?" And I say, I have seen this movie before. In 2011. It was called the "MF Global Scandal."
MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Jun 6, 2023
BREAKING: SEC sues @coinbase The SEC alleges that Coinbase has acted as an illegal unregistered securities exchange since 2019. But, In April of 2021, the SEC approved Coinbase going public with a listing on NASDAQ. And, In May of 2021, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler testified
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
May 3, 2023
1/ If the SEC follows through on its threat to sue @coinbase, I believe the SEC will lose. The SEC's case has a fatal flaw. And the problem is entirely of @GaryGensler's own making. Let me explain...
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Jan 3, 2024
If the @SEC were to deny all spot $BTC ETFs, the applicants would immediately sue and the D.C. Court of Appeals would again rule that the SEC was “arbitrary & capricious.” The SEC gave every reason they had for denying Grayscale—and lost. I expect multiple approvals on Jan. 10.
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Jun 8, 2023
1/ The stakes just keep getting higher for the ruling in SEC v. @Ripple. Here's why. If Judge Torres rules that $XRP tokens trading on secondary markets are Not Securities--it would undermine the entire basis for the SEC's case against @coinbase and much of the @binance case.
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Mar 23, 2023
I just read the full statement from Coinbase's top lawyer about the Wells Notice from the SEC. The thing that immediately jumps out is this: Coinbase (very reasonably) asked the SEC staff to tell them which specific tokens the SEC contends are securities. The SEC refused to
Paul Grewal
@iampaulgrewal
Mar 22, 2023
Coinbase received a Wells notice from the SEC. After years of asking for reasonable crypto rules, we're disappointed that the SEC is considering courts over constructive dialogue. But if courts are required, so be it. We'll defend the rule of law. 1/15 coinbase.com/blog/we-asked-…
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MetaLawMan
@MetaLawMan
Jun 17, 2023
BREAKING: SEC and @binance agree on Order securing U.S. customer assets. I would put this in the win column for the @binance defendants. The consent order is very close to what Binance offered to the SEC at the outset. The important thing is--this is a consent decree and not
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