Crypto’s Appetite for Legal Battles Is Growing

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is sponsored by</span></em> <a href= "https://nexo.io/get-started?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=fixed&utm_campaign=coindesk_podcast_jun22"> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Nexo.io</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span></em> <a href= "https://near.org/?utm_source=Breakdown%20Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">NEAR</span></em></a> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span></em> <a href= "https://ftxusapp.onelink.me/LKX9/breakdown"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">FTX US</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There is a growing appetite among crypto companies to avail themselves of the legal system to fight for what they believe. This week, Custodia Bank (formerly Avanti), run by Caitlin Long, filed suit against the Federal Reserve for failing to process the bank’s master account application. Grayscale, meanwhile, has hired President Obama’s former Solicitor General, Neal Katyal, to have legal resources to mount a challenge depending on the results of their application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span></em></p> <p><a href= "https://nexo.io/get-started?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=fixed&utm_campaign=coindesk_podcast_jun22"> <strong><em>Nexo</em></strong></a> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">is an all-in-one platform where you can buy crypto with a bank card and earn up to 16% interest on your assets. On the platform you can also swap 300+ market pairs and borrow against your crypto from 0% APR. Sign up at</span></em> <a href= "https://nexo.io/get-started?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=fixed&utm_campaign=coindesk_podcast_jun22"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">nexo.io</span></em></a> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">by June 30 and receive up to $150 in BTC.</span></em></p> <p><em><s