On April 7, the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Todd Blanche issued a memorandum entitled “Ending Regulation By Prosecution,” detailing a significant shift in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to digital assets....more
4/24/2025
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Fraud ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stablecoins ,
Trump Administration
On January 10, when announcing his office’s new Whistleblower Pilot Program, Southern District of New York United States Attorney Damian Williams told potential cooperators “[c]all us before we call you.” But should...more
On November 20, 2023, the Northern District of California denied summary judgment for the defendant in SEC v. Panuwat, an enforcement action being brought under a novel theory of insider trading law that is being referred to...more
12/27/2023
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Breach of Duty ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Materiality ,
MNPI ,
Non-Public Information ,
Scienter ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Summary Judgment