Crypto IPO pipeline slows amid weak market conditions

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Despite these headwinds Lopez says regulatory clarity is no longer the primary obstacle for companies considering public listings.”That’s less relevant than before. Companies went public before there was regulatory clarity,” he said. “For companies like Bullish, Circle or BitGo, it’s more about access to capital than regulation.” Kraken’s reported plans to pursue a public listing illustrate how crypto firms are adapting, Lopez says. The exchange has sought to diversify beyond crypto trading, a strategy he believes better positions companies for public markets.”The right thing to do is become more diversified rather than being just a crypto trading business,” he says.Institutional…

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Salvation Army Has First Amendment Right to Ban Methodone Use by People in Its Adult Rehabilitation Centers

From Tassinari v. Salvation Army, decided Monday by Judge Leo Sorokin (D. Mass.); I’d love to hear what list members think of it: [Plaintiffs] assert that TSA [The Salvation Army] maintains a policy at its Adult Rehabilitation Centers that prevents such individuals from accessing medication for their disorder [including methadone and buprenorphine for Opiod-Use Disorder [OUD]], in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3604…. [The Salvation Army] operates twenty-nine Adult Rehabilitation Centers (“ARCs”) in that territory. TSA refers to ARC participants as “beneficiaries.” ARCs provide beneficiaries…

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