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China, South Korea, And The U.S.: How INTERPOL Is Involved In The Rise Of Cryptocurrency

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Today’s post will address the realities and implications of INTERPOL’s dealings with criminal cases involving cryptocurrency....more

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The SEC Sues Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Alleging Sweeping Securities Violations

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In a complaint filed June 5, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is suing the world’s larged cryptocurrency exchange – Binance Holdings Ltd. (“Binance”), BAM Trading Services Inc. (“BAM Trading”), BAM...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC files emergency action on $100 million crypto fraud

On March 6, the SEC announced it had filed an emergency action against a Miami-based investment adviser and one of its principals (collectively, “defendants”) in connection with a $100 million crypto asset fraud scheme. ...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

First-of-its-Kind Crypto Insider Trading Conviction

In the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrencies, a crypto trader was convicted of insider trading in federal district court and recently sentenced to 10 months in prison. The defendant, Nikhil Wahi, pleaded...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Agencies warn banks of crypto-asset risks

On January 3, the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and OCC issued a joint interagency statement highlighting key risks banks should consider when choosing to engage in cryptocurrency-related services. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Government Expands Enforcement Measures To Address Fraud and Money Laundering

On 22 September 2022, the U.K. government introduced the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2022. The new bill is currently navigating its way through the U.K. Parliament and is likely to receive royal assent in...more

Shipkevich PLLC

CFPB Releases Complaint Bulletin Analyzing Crypto-Asset Consumer Complaints; Tips for Consumers to Protect Themselves from...

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On November 10, 2022 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a complaint bulletin (“bulletin”) that provides an analysis of consumer complaints the CFPB has received from October 2018 to September 2022...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

From cryptic to (some) clarity: English law and policy rising to the challenge of cryptoassets (Part 1)

Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Master of the Rolls, wants English law to be at the forefront of developments relating to cryptoassets and smart contracts. In his thought-provoking foreword to the government-backed UK Jurisdictional...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Focus on Crypto and Blockchain: Regulatory Fog Begins to Lift, but Many Questions Remain

The cryptocurrency and blockchain industry has developed over the past decade with a large and increasingly glaring void: What regulations ultimately will apply and who will regulate the space? Much regulatory focus to date...more

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