With the past year marked by a number of enforcement actions and investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators against major actors in the digital assets space. This webinar will...more
8/14/2024
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investigations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Technology Sector ,
Webinars ,
Wells Notice
The SEC’s so-called “gag rule” — which prevents a defendant settling with the SEC from denying the SEC’s allegations — has recently come under fire. Recently the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments in the SEC v. Novinger case...more
In his famous 2018 speech, William Hinman, Digital Asset Transactions: When Howey Met Gary (Plastic), the Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), asked...more
4/4/2023
/ Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethereum ,
Financial Instruments ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment ,
Offerings ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
State Attorneys General ,
Token Sales ,
Unregistered Securities
NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce, known by basketball fans as “The Truth,” has run afoul of the SEC. No, not that SEC—Pierce played college basketball at Kansas in the Big 12. No, this would be the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
3/20/2023
/ Athletes ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Endorsements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
False Statements ,
Misleading Statements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Token Sales ,
Unregistered Securities
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) continues to step up its enforcement concerning cryptocurrencies, U.S.-based exchanges should take note when conducting due diligence concerning tokens to list for...more
5/24/2022
/ Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Transactions ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Fraud ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales
The SEC recently doubled the size of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit. Since its inception in 2017, the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit has launched more than 80 investigations resulting in over $2 billion in monetary...more
5/11/2022
/ Bitcoin Mining ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Currency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Financial Transactions ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
NVIDIA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Stablecoins ,
Virtual Currency
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York recently charged two individuals for allegedly participating in a scheme to defraud purchasers of “Frosties” non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) out of over $1...more
4/8/2022
/ Blockchain ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Wallets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FinTech ,
Investment Funds ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Wire Fraud
On March 24, 2022, the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York charged two individuals for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud purchasers of non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) known as...more
4/1/2022
/ Blockchain ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Wallets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Financial Transactions ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Wire Fraud
The SEC announced today that it reached a settlement with Poloniex, LLC (“Poloniex”), in connection with the SEC’s inquiry that began back in December 2017 into whether Poloniex operated an exchange under federal securities...more