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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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Pro Bono In Action
|October 30, 2024
|1 Min Read
Winston Helps Secure Release of Binance Executive Imprisoned on Bogus Charges in Nigeria
A Winston team, led by New York partner Rich Weber, played an important role in convincing the Nigerian government to drop its baseless money laundering and tax evasion charges against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan and release him from prison. Tigran was released on October 24, 2024, after eight months of imprisonment, and is back in the United States where he is receiving medical treatment for malaria and double pneumonia, which he contracted while in prison, as well as for complications from a herniated disk.
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|October 28, 2024
|1 Min Read
Winston & Strawn attorneys Will Turner, Rebecca Jack, Thania Charmani, and Sara Susnjar co-authored the Digital Asset Mergers and Acquisitions chapter of Global Legal Insights – Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulations 2025. The chapter provides an overview of key transactional considerations, laws, and regulations that should be considered in the context of M&A for buyers and sellers navigating digital asset acquisitions and explores these considerations through a focus on particular laws of the U.S., U.K., and European Union.
Speaking Engagement
|October 27, 2024
Juan Azel Moderates Panel at Money 20/20 USA
Partner Juan Azel moderated the panel “Judgment Day: Balancing the Benefits of AI with Regulatory Risks” at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. The panelists included Jesse Honigberg, EVP of products & platforms from Customers Bank, and Amy Pugh, general counsel from Green Dot Corporation. The discussion focused on the arrival of AI and its application in fraud detection, customer service, and credit risk assessments within banks and financial institutions.
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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.