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

By Aislinn Keely ( April 18, 2025, 5:32 PM EDT) -- 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....

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