Shin v. ICON Foundation

  1. April 18, 2025

    How Manatt Beat A Crypto Trader's 'Code As Law' Defense

    After a crypto user exploited a software bug to create millions of dollars' worth of new tokens from a blockchain network, a Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP team defeated his claim to the tokens — and won an award worth millions — by showing that faulty code can't stand in for rule of law.

  2. March 04, 2025

    Blockchain Org. Wins $3.5M Fees From Trader's Seized Assets

    Crypto project the ICON Foundation is set to receive $3.5 million in attorney fees and costs after it successfully turned the tables on a user who sued the project after it took action to freeze millions of tokens he created by exploiting a bug in the project's software.

  3. August 10, 2021

    Suit Over Blockchain Property Rights Survives Dismissal Bid

    A cryptocurrency enthusiast who took advantage of a bug in a blockchain organization's code to mint millions of tokens can pursue claims that he is entitled to the tokens, a California federal judge found, saying the case raises novel questions about digital property.

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