Courts Could Give Clarity Crypto Community Craves

The search for cryptocurrency enlightenment is winding through Brooklyn, where a pair of federal judges with a combined 83 years on the bench could provide the clearest rules yet for entrepreneurs using digital coins.

Senior judges Raymond Dearie and Jack Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York are presiding over the most significant cases to date in the emerging world of virtual currency. What they’ve already said and what they ultimately decide could give the crypto community a more authoritative guide to the laws that apply to it, helping clear up confusion that persists ...