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SEC Approves Spot Ether ETFs

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On July 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared nine registration statements effective under the Securities Act of 1933 for spot Ether ETFs, clearing the way for the ETFs to begin trading on July 23....more

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Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2023

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Circuits Split Over Whether Targeting Is Necessary for Seller Liability - Key Points - - While courts have long held that solicitations must be tailored to a particular audience to precipitate statutory seller liability,...more

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Three Critical Questions That Will (Hopefully) be Answered by the SEC’s Lawsuit against Ripple

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Late last year, the SEC filed a litigated action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Ripple Labs Inc. and two of its executive officers (collectively, “Ripple”), alleging that Ripple...more

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Steven Seagal is not “Above the Law” in Crypto Scalping Case

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Hollywood martial arts sensei Steven Seagal was recently karate-chopped by the SEC for his alleged undisclosed payments for Twitter-touting a security that was being offered and sold in an initial coin offering. In a settled...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - September 2019

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U.S. Developments - VanEck and SolidX to Offer Bitcoin ETF to Qualified Institutional Buyers - On September 3, 2019, VanEck Securities Corp. and SolidX Management LLC announced that they are seeking to use Rule 144A of...more

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Senior SEC Official Provides Regulatory Clarity for Digital Assets

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During a speech in San Francisco last week at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit, William Hinman, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), provided some welcome...more

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Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs): The Current State of Play

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The ICO boom in 2017 brings with it questions of jurisdiction and compliance, and a need for further guidance - The benefits of ICOs in raising capital, as well as in providing a marketing push for a new business model,...more

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