Newsday

Ian R. Cohen's op-ed on the challenges independent candidates face navigating New York's ballot petition process. Ian ran for Congress as an independent in New York's First Congressional District in 2026. He met thousands of people all over Suffolk County and learned more about what makes Long Island so special.

ZyCrypto

ZyCrypto covers Ian R. Cohen — Bitcoin Lawyer Guy and founder of IRC Legal — and his filing to stay proceedings in the Noah Doe lawsuit targeting 3.8 million dormant bitcoin wallets worth $293 billion. Cohen described the plaintiffs' notification efforts as "broadcasting into the void" and warned a favorable ruling could spawn an entire industry of opportunistic "Bitcoin finders" targeting inactive wallets.

Protos

Protos covers Ian R. Cohen's push to unmask "Noah Doe" — the pseudonymous claimant seeking legal title to 3.8 million BTC worth roughly $245 billion — and his argument that no party seeking hundreds of billions of dollars in dormant bitcoin should be allowed to hide behind a fake name in open court.

Bitcoin.com News

Ian R. Cohen — Bitcoin Lawyer Guy and founder of IRC Legal — filed an 11-page affirmation opposing plaintiffs' motion to lift the court-ordered stay in the Noah Doe case, as Galaxy Research revealed that 52 named wallets have moved 34,335 BTC ($2.48B) since the lawsuit was filed — undermining the claim that the targeted bitcoin was abandoned.

PubKey NYC (YouTube)

Ian R. Cohen, Bitcoin Lawyer Guy and founder of IRC Legal, presents at COIN BASED at PubKey NYC, breaking down the Noah Doe lawsuit targeting 39,069 dormant bitcoin wallets — the legal arguments, the self-custody implications, and why every bitcoiner should pay attention.

Yahoo Finance / TheStreet

Yahoo Finance — via TheStreet — covers Ian R. Cohen's amicus curiae brief challenging the Noah Doe lawsuit in NY Supreme Court, including his argument that Article 7-B is limited to tangible objects and that blockchain dormancy does not constitute abandonment. The article notes Judge King halted default judgment and scheduled the July 14 hearing after Cohen's filing.

Bitcoin.com News

Ian R. Cohen — known as Bitcoin Lawyer Guy and founder of IRC Legal — filed an amicus curiae brief in NY Supreme Court that halted an unprecedented lawsuit targeting 39,069 dormant bitcoin wallets worth an estimated $293 billion. The court stayed all proceedings after Cohen argued that blockchain dormancy is not abandonment and that New York's lost-property statute does not apply to bitcoin held in self-custody.

The Block

A New York Supreme Court judge stayed all proceedings in the Noah Doe lawsuit targeting 39,069 dormant bitcoin wallets and scheduled a July 14 hearing on whether to admit an amicus brief filed by Ian R. Cohen, Bitcoin Lawyer Guy and founder of IRC Legal, who argues that New York's lost-and-found statute cannot apply to bitcoin held in self-custody.

The Daily Stack

Ian R. Cohen, Bitcoin Lawyer Guy and founder of IRC Legal, joins The Daily Stack to break down the Noah Doe lawsuit targeting 39,069 dormant bitcoin wallets worth $300 billion — covering the $10 valuation trick, why self-custody bitcoin is at risk, and Cohen's amicus curiae filing to fight back in NY Supreme Court.