Europe’s premier blockchain conference, Paris Blockchain Week (PBW) 2025, returned to the Carrousel du Louvre from April 8–10, featuring an impressive roster of 400+ speakers, cutting-edge workshops, and exclusive networking events. Throughout the Week, speakers shared compliance updates, RWA news, and political highlights. This year the Blockchain Legal Institute’s Team met with protocols, entrepreneurs, lawyers … Read more
The Blockchain Legal Institute (BLI) is closely monitoring the evolving regulatory landscape following the U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to remove Tornado Cash from its sanctions list on March 21, 2025. This marks a significant moment in the intersection of cryptocurrency and foreign policy enforcement. Tornado Cash, an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency mixer, was initially sanctioned by the … Read more
Ethereum Narrowly Avoids Major Liquidation Event Ethereum (ETH) experienced a significant price correction on Tuesday, dropping 22% in 48 hours and briefly trading near $2,000. This sharp decline brought a massive $126 million MakerDAO position within 4% of liquidation, highlighting the vulnerability of leveraged positions in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The cryptocurrency managed to … Read more
EthDenver, the world’s largest Web3 hackathon and conference, is once again proving its global impact on the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem. As the event continues to foster innovation and collaboration, it has inspired similar initiatives worldwide, including the upcoming BLI Legal Tech Hackathon. The Blockchain Legal Institute (BLI) is set to launch its inaugural Legal … Read more
Ethereum is preparing for its next big upgrade, known as Pectra, which is expected to launch in March 2025. Before it goes live on the main Ethereum network, developers will test the upgrade on two smaller networks, Sepolia and Holesky, in February. If those tests go smoothly, the upgrade will proceed as planned. The Pectra … Read more
Ripple Secures NYDFS Approval for RLUSD Stablecoin, Marking a Major Regulatory Milestone New York, NY — Ripple, a leading blockchain and digital payment solutions provider, has received approval from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to launch its RLUSD stablecoin. This approval marks a significant achievement for Ripple, underscoring the growing role of … Read more
Ethereum & SEC SEC probing crypto companies in Ethereum investigation as hopes for ETF dim
States are amending the Uniform Commercial Code – see link for more details
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