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Bankruptcy Court Allows Service of a Subpoena Via Twitter

When a court-appointed trustee or liquidator is tasked with liquidating an entity, they need to gain possession of all of the entity’s assets.  In crypto cases, this task can prove difficult when trying to identify and control all of the entity’s different digital assets and obtain cooperation from the entity’s former operators.  Unfortunately, in the … Continue Reading

Who Owns the Crypto, the Customer or the Debtor?

Whose crytpo is it?  With the multiple cryptocurrency companies that have recently filed for bankruptcy (FTX, Voyager Digital, BlockFi), and more likely on the way, that simple sounding question is taking on huge significance.  Last week, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Chief Judge Martin Glenn) attempted to answer that question … Continue Reading
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