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Fenwick & West LLP

SEC v. Ripple Decision Makes Waves in Digital Assets Enforcement

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On August 7, 2024, nearly four years after the SEC filed its complaint alleging Ripple sold XRP in unregistered securities transactions in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, the district court issued its final...more

Orrick - On the Chain

Fraud is Fraud – Sales of Unregistered Digital Securities Resemble Classic Microcap Fraud

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A Complaint filed by the SEC in the Southern District of New York last week reminds us that in the area of securities law violations there is not much new under the sun. Even though the action against Eran Eyal and...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Telegram TRO Sends Strong Message to Digital Token Issuers

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On October 11, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) announced it filed a complaint and obtained a temporary restraining order against Telegram Group Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary TON Issuer...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC’s Crypto Summer Continues

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SEC issues cease-and-desist orders for unregistered token presales and anti-touting violations. Not content to let the dog days of summer slip by, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued two...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

SEC Sues Kik for ICO

On June 4, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York against Kik Interactive Inc. (“Kik”) alleging violations of Section 5 of the Securities Act of...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Securities laws can derail your estate plan

It’s not uncommon for high-net-worth individuals to hold their assets in trusts, family limited partnerships or charitable foundations. If the assets held in this manner include interests in hedge funds or other...more

Holland & Hart LLP

SEC Subpoenas Signal Heightened Cryptocurrency Focus

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Escalating its regulatory scrutiny of initial coin offerings (“ICOs”), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has recently issued subpoenas to a reported 80 or more firms involved in the burgeoning industry...more

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