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Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets & Blockchain Technology
As interest in digital assets continues to rise, novel and complex legal issues emerge continually. Winston’s cross-border interdisciplinary team provides comprehensive regulatory, litigation, and transactional services on the array of issues confronting the digital assets industry. Our dedicated team features pioneering attorneys in the sector, leading litigators, former senior regulators, and in-house counsel.
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Experience
|October 1, 2023
Class Action Plaintiff Sent Packing After Winston Secures Enforcement of Binance’s Terms of Use
Experience
|December 14, 2021
Aries I Acquisition Corp. Business Combination with InfiniteWorld
Experience
|October 1, 2020
Diginex Ltd. Business Combination with 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp.
Winston & Strawn LLP represented Diginex Limited (Diginex or the Company), a digital assets financial services company focused on delivering a cryptocurrency and digital assets ecosystem, in its business combination transaction with 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: JFK) (8i), a special purpose acquisition company. The transaction, which was approved at a Special Meeting of Shareholders on September 15, 2020, creates the first listed company on Nasdaq with a cryptocurrency exchange. Diginex Ltd. will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "EQOS," where it will offer investors the opportunity to participate in the growth of digital assets. The Company's warrants will trade under the ticker "EQOSW."
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Sponsorship
|April 22, 2025
Winston & Strawn Sponsors the Centri Capital Conference 2025
Winston & Strawn is proud to sponsor the inaugural Centri Capital Conference at Nasdaq in New York City. Attendees will engage with innovative companies across health care, life sciences, disruptive technologies, and more. The event will feature company presentations, one-on-one meetings, insightful panels, and fireside chats. Key topics include the capital market journey for disruptive companies, trends in venture capital, private equity, and private credit, the impact of AI on investors and issuers, and the role of cryptocurrency and blockchain in capital markets. Additionally, the event will explore upcoming global economic and regulatory changes.
Article
|March 17, 2025
|10+ Min Read
What Now for White Collar? As the DOJ Steps Back, Will Others Step Up?
This article was originally published in New York Law Journal. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the authors’ opinions only.
In the Media
|March 13, 2025
|1 Min Read
Drew Hinkes Discusses Cryptocurrency Policy on The Lawfare Podcast
Winston & Strawn partner Drew Hinkes was featured in an episode of The Lawfare Podcast, which highlights discussions with professionals, policymakers, and opinion leaders at the nexus of national security, law, and policy on issues from foreign policy, homeland security, intelligence, and cybersecurity to governance and law. In the episode, Drew joins Associate Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law Carla Reyes and Lawfare Contributing Editor Kevin Frazier to discuss the latest in cryptocurrency policy. They analyze how and why crypto-related policy has shifted since the Obama administration, discuss the accuracy of dominant crypto narratives and why we should have a mentality of embracing digital assets, explore what’s next from the Trump administration on this evolving topic, and more.
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Cryptocurrency is generally defined as a digital or virtual currency that uses cryptography for security and operates independent of a government, central bank, or similar authority. Cryptography is used to regulate the release of currency units and to verify financial transactions. Users of cryptocurrency generally send to each other through a peer-to-peer network, while remaining anonymous. The currency transfers occur through public and private keys. Every transaction is a file that includes the public keys of the sender and the recipient, as well as the amount of currency transferred. The transaction also requires the sender to confirm the transfer with a private key.
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What Is the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team?
The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) is part of the DOJ’s Criminal Division. It is to identify, investigate, support, and pursue cases involving the criminal use of digital assets, with a particular focus on virtual currency exchanges, mixing and tumbling services, infrastructure providers, and other entities that are enabling the misuse of cryptocurrency and related technologies to commit or facilitate criminal activity.
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Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that was created and issued independent of a central bank or government. Users can purchase bitcoins through an exchange and store them in a digital wallet. They can then purchase goods or services from vendors who accept payment in bitcoin. Transactions using bitcoin are made using encrypted codes, which are exchanged across a peer-to-peer network with anonymity. Digital wallets hold bitcoin addresses, which are unique indicators consisting of alphanumeric characters. Those making purchases can start a transfer request from their bitcoin address.