Eric Tong, a company’s lawyer who has a busy record in representing encryption companies, is preparing to join one of the most influential federal courts in the United States.
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump sent Tong’s nomination to the Senate to be the American Circle of the Ninth Circle, which covers Arizona, Idahu, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California Alaska and Hawaii.
Tong, partner at the Johns Law Office since 2019, has customers including digital currency companies.
Court records indicate that Tung represented the Blockchain Association Group Group, while on Jones in a case presented by six users from Tornado Cash against the US Treasury Department. It also represents an investor that filed a lawsuit against HDR Global Trading Limited, the parent company for Bitmex exchange.
If it is confirmed as a federal judge, it is likely to cover the appeals in cases that involve the work of its headquarters in the Silicon Valley that are presented in the judicial state, which will include many cryptocurrencies.
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Tong’s appointment has been criticized, with the responsibility of the Supervision Organization. Saying that the potential judge can support the cancellation of digital assets as part of the Trump encryption agenda.
The president has already radically changed the financial agencies that oversee digital assets such as the US Securities and Exchange Committee, and he was chosen by the Senate to lead the commodity futures trading committee.
The Supervisory Authority said in a notice on Thursday: “Tong built his career that represents the encryption companies that seek to avoid government regulations.”
“He held the position of a Stablecoin provider in independent sales of unstable Stablecoins, not securities. He represented the Blockchain Association in a brief list opposed to unchangeable smart contracts. While he represented an investment company that supports encryption companies, he argues for wrong responsibility for the encryption tool.”
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Large encryption cases have passed through the ninth district
Any federal judge who supervises the appeal can have a significant impact on how to deal with civil and criminal issues in the future. Many technology companies, including Crypto and Blockchain participants, a file in the ninth circle when necessary.
In 2024, a committee of three judges in the department reflected a collective lawsuit claiming that Binance.us has dealt with the price of Hex (Hex). NVIDIA, a semiconductor company based in California, passed the ninth district in the 2018 case, which some of its shareholders have made due to the unannounced sales to the coding miners.
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As of Tuesday, Tong’s nomination was received by the Senate and was referred to the Judicial Committee. It is not clear when the Chamber will consider a vote on the potential federal judge, as both the House of Representatives and the Senate focus on passing three bills related to digital assets.
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