Category: Crypto Class Actions

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Mauro M. Wolfe, and Justin Donoho

Duane Morris Takeaway: We’re excited to officially announce the release of the all-new Digital Assets And Blockchain Class Action Review – 2026, a new desk reference resource designed to help legal professionals and businesses better understand the evolving landscape of class action law this quickly evolving industry.

With digital assets and blockchain technology continuing to proliferate and the current Presidential Administration maintaining policy goals of reducing enforcement priorities relating to sales of digital assets, crypto class action litigation is multiplying at an increasing rate. The year 2025 was a busy one in the crypto class action litigation landscape, with many new class actions filed, key decisions issued, and large settlements reached, auguring continued trends of further developments in this fast-growing area. This eBook examines key trends, decisions, and settlements regarding these emerging issues.

By 2025, class action litigation involving digital assets, blockchain, and fintech companies had evolved from a peripheral phenomenon into a central feature of complex financial litigation. The Duane Morris Class Action Team created this new resource offering clear, practical insights into the rules, trends, and key considerations that define class action practice in the Digital Assets And Blockchain industry. This is the first in our new series focusing on industry-specific class action litigation, and dives deep into industry-specific procedures, recent case developments, and strategic considerations.

The Digital Assets And Blockchain Class Action Review – 2026 is now available here.

Stay tuned to the Class Action Weekly Wire for more information on this new addition to the Duane Morris Class Action Review series.

By Justin Donoho

Duane Morris Takeaway: Available now is the recent article in the Legal Intelligencer by Justin Donoho entitled “Crypto Class Action Key Decisions and Trends in 2025.”  The article is available here and is a must-read for corporate counsel involved with crypto and blockchain technologies.

This year has already been a busy one in the crypto class action litigation landscape.  It has seen several significant court decisions that have continued to shape the law in this growing area, including decisions on dispositive motions regarding whether various crypto transactions are sales of unregistered “securities” and, if so, whether the operator of a crypto exchange may be held liable for such transactions.  Two class certification split decisions were also issued, showing why claims for the sale of unregistered securities remain popular with the plaintiffs’ bar whereas other types of claims increasingly being brought the plaintiff’s bar face significant hurdles to class certification.  There have also been several multimillion-dollar crypto class action settlements.  In addition, dozens of new crypto class action cases have been filed, auguring a continued trend of further development in this area.  This article analyzes these key decisions and trends.

Implications For Corporations

With crypto assets continuing to proliferate and the current presidential administration reducing enforcement priorities relating to sales of crypto assets, crypto class action litigation is multiplying.  We should expect to see an upward trend of key decisions and new cases in the remainder of this year and beyond, as this burgeoning area of the law continues to unfold.