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Binance and its founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao have been treated the way they have been in the U.S. because the crypto exchange – and other centralized exchanges – represent a threat to the traditional American-led global financial system, former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes argues in a new essay posted on his Substack account. Hodder Law Firm Founder Sasha Hodder weighs in.

Nov 28, 2023

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, former CEO of Binance, was set to return to the UAE, where his wife and children live, but a district judge stayed this part of his bond release for now. Hodder Law Firm founder Sasha Hodder shares her legal analysis. "I don't think CZ is a particular flight risk, but I certainly see the concern," Hodder said.

Nov 28, 2023

Hodder Law Firm founder Sasha Hodder weighs in on Sam Bankman-Fried's decision to take the stand in his own defense for his criminal trial and expectations on his performance during the cross-examination. "He's just going to get skinned alive by these seasoned prosecutors," Hodder said. "They are not the people on Twitter spaces who were asking him questions last November."

Oct 30, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried is set to face a cross-examination by federal prosecutors Monday, after doubling down on the narrative that FTX failed due to mistakes. Hodder Law Firm founder Sasha Hodder discusses her take on the latest legal proceedings around the FTX founder's criminal trial and the implications for the U.S. regulatory landscape.

Oct 30, 2023

Crypto firm Gemini sued Digital Currency Group last week, alleging the industry conglomerate and its founder Barry Silbert committed "fraud" through DCG subsidiary Genesis, which held funds for Gemini tied to the latter company's Earn program. Hodder Law Firm Managing Partner Sasha Hodder discusses the key takeaways. Plus, what to make of Twitter threatening to sue Facebook parent company Meta over the Threads app. CoinDesk and Genesis are both owned by DCG.

Jul 10, 2023

Sasha Hodder, founder and managing partner of Hodder Law Firm, addresses Twitter's threat of legal action against Facebook parent company Meta. "If it's true that these people went over there and took their trade secrets that they learned for years at Twitter, and then handed it over to Facebook and built this program using the same source code, certainly there would be some remedies available Elon, under various trade secret laws," Hodder said.

Jul 10, 2023

Coinbase (COIN) argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that its disputes over forcing customers into arbitration should freeze the courts while the arguments play out. Hodder Law Firm founder and managing partner Sasha Hodder discusses this moment that breaks legal ground for crypto with the industry’s first high court appearance.

Mar 21, 2023

Hodder Law Firm Founder and Managing Partner Sasha Hodder discusses the whereabouts of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX's liquid assets worth at least $5 billion. "It's spread across thousands of different places right now," Hodder said. "It's not centralized at all."

Feb 2, 2023

A New York judge has prohibited Sam Bankman-Fried from attempting to contact any former or current employees of Alameda Research or FTX. Bankman-Fried has also been prohibited from using Signal or other ephemeral messaging applications. Hodder Law Firm Founder and Managing Partner Sasha Hodder discusses the feasibility of enforcing this ruling.

Feb 2, 2023

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX had around $1.4 billion in cash as of the end of 2022, according to an interim financial update filed on Wednesday. Hodder Law Firm Founder and Managing Partner Sasha Hodder discusses the latest update from FTX's bankruptcy and the implications for creditors.

Feb 2, 2023