Lawrence J. Trautman

Legal Liability of a 51%, Goldfinger Cryptocurrency Attack

By Lawrence J. Trautman | December 28, 2022

Introduction With a market cap of over $1 trillion, cryptocurrencies have quickly gone from an obscure novelty to an alternative currency juggernaut. The recent collapse of FTX, related entities, and others in the crypto ecosystem has drawn heightened attention to this important technology. Cryptocurrencies are decentralized digital currencies; cryptocurrencies also rely on the blockchain, described… Read More »

SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES (SPACs) AND THE SEC

By Lawrence J. Trautman | September 15, 2021

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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are simply enterprises that raise money from the public with the intention of purchasing an existing business and becoming publicly traded in the securities markets. If the SPAC is successful in raising money and the acquisition takes place, the target company takes the SPAC’s place on a stock exchange, in… Read More »