Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Blockchain Security Standards Council, Inc.

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Federal RegisterOct 15, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 83052 (Oct. 15, 2024)
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    Department of Justice Antitrust Division

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 26, 2024, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Blockchain Security Standards Council, Inc., (“BSSC”) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Anchor Labs, Inc., DBA Anchorage Digital, San Francisco, CA; Figment, Inc., Toronto, CANADA; and Ribbit Capital, New York, NY, have been added as parties to this venture.

    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and BSSC intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

    On July 9, 2024, BSSC filed its original notification pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on September 26, 2024 (89 FR 78902).

    Suzanne Morris,

    Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.

    [FR Doc. 2024-23656 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]

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