Amanda's mission is to help the crypto, blockchain, and web3 industries move forward with responsible innovation, effective engagement with regulators and the government, and a clear explanation of how we can improve the world. She's a frequent keynote speaker at banking, fintech, and crypto conferences on the future of digital assets, the interplay between government regulation and innovation, and the ramifications if those two forces collide rather than complement each other.
A new crop of legal challenges await issuers of the Bitcoin exchange-traded funds now available to broad swaths of investors, lawyers say.
“If these ETFs don’t do an incredible job on consumer education, if they don’t explain this asset and what it is, I think they put themselves at risk of lawsuits,” Wick said. “Even the ones that legally might not be valid, they still could open themselves up to lawsuits if the facts are egregious enough. It won’t stop plaintiffs’ lawyers from filing a case that legally might not be valid, if optics-wise it shakes money loose from trees.”