50 Attorneys Form Blockchain Legal Defense Coalition
Fifty leading blockchain legal experts have joined forces to launch the Digital Currency and Ledger Defense Coalition (DCLDC). Announced today, the initiative will find some of the sector's more prominent lawyers agreeing to work pro bono for individuals or businesses that cannot afford legal services as well as pledging to submit supporting legal documents in cases where outcomes may impact the industry. Brian Klien (Baker Marquart); Jerry Brito (Coin Center); Marjorie Peerce (Ballard Spahr); Grant Fondo (Goodwin); and Marcia Hofmann (Zeitgeist Law) will serve on the group's board of....
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A newly formed coalition of over 50 prominent lawyers in the United States will help digital currency users – individuals – who are unable to afford legal services, with pro bono attorney referrals. A new coalition, called the Digital Currency and Ledger Defense Coalition (DCLDC), will help individuals facing legal concerns pertaining to digital currency- and blockchain-related cases. Jerry Brito, executive director of bitcoin and blockchain advocacy group Coin Center revealed the formation of the coalition in an announcement today. The unified group will see over “50 of the top lawyers”....
50 attorneys have joined forces to form another blockchain industry advocacy group. The Digital Currency and Ledger Defense Coalition (DCLDC) will focus its efforts on legal issues that surround the digital currency and blockchain environment. 50 Legal Experts Join Forces to Protect Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Participants. The group announced DCLDC on....
On July 9th, Jon Matonis acceptedthe position of Executive Director of theBitcoin Foundation. Jon Matonis is a tech contributor toForbes Magazine, editor of The Monetary Future, and also serves on our editorial board at Bitcoin Magazine. Previously Jon was the CEO of Hushmail and Chief Forex Trader at VISA. How the Bitcoin Foundation will move forward on regulatory and legal issues is of crucial importance to the Bitcoin community. Jon announced a Legal Defense Fund and that it will be structured similarly to that of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The Foundation intends to file amicus....
Russian banks and financial services firms have come together to form the country’s first financial blockchain consortium, a coalition that will seek to explore and implement blockchain solutions in the banking and financial services industries. Announced at the beginning of the month, Russia’s first ever blockchain consortium will see various prominent banks and notable financial and professional services firm Accenture, come together to form a private-sector coalition. Initial whispers of the establishment of a blockchain consortium in Russia arose in early June 2016, with Russian....
On February 7, 2022, a group of 17 digital asset companies revealed they formed an organization called the Crypto Market Integrity Coalition (CMIC). The well-known firms include crypto companies like Coinbase, Circle Internet Financial, Huobi Tech, Bitmex, Cryptocompare, and Solidus Labs. The newly formed group says the coalition is “committed to a safe and sensibly-regulated crypto industry.”
Leading Digital Asset Firms Launch a Crypto Market Integrity Coalition
17 crypto companies and organizations have announced the launch of an advocacy group called the Crypto....