1.0CryptoSlatehttps://cryptoslate.comCryptoSlate Peoplehttps://cryptoslate.com/author/cs-people/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8VaGLsf8qU"><a href="https://cryptoslate.com/people/john-deaton/">John Deaton</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cryptoslate.com/people/john-deaton/embed/#?secret=8VaGLsf8qU" width="600" height="338" title="“John Deaton” — CryptoSlate" data-secret="8VaGLsf8qU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> John Deaton is the founder and host of CryptoLaw which was launched in 2021 to provide digital asset holders with information, news, and analysis on key U.S. legal and regulatory developments. John is the Managing Partner of the Deaton Law Firm which he founded in 2006. He worked for a national plaintiffs’ firm, specializing in […]https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cryptoslate-cover.jpg1200630