In a famous Seinfeld episode, a master soup maker had strict rules for ordering his delicious confections. A violation of his rules, resulted in “No soup for you!”...more
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
On May 23, the Supreme Court issued a decision holding that when parties have two conflicting contracts – one that sends disputes to arbitration and one that sends disputes to the courts – a court, not an arbitrator, must...more
6/11/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Coinbase ,
Coinbase Inc v Suski et al ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
FinTech ,
SCOTUS ,
User Agreements
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech, SEC, and OFAC investigations. This webinar will examine how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Office of Foreign Assets Control...more
9/6/2023
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investigations ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Sanction Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Technology Sector ,
Webinars
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and Bankruptcy. This webinar will provide an overview of bankruptcy laws and how they affect the FinTech industry. Experienced Nelson Mullins...more
There is little in this world more valuable than fine art. Just ask Paul Allen, whose collection of paintings and sculptures recently fetched over $1.5 billion at auction, including $117 million for van Gogh’s “Verger avec...more
In a case watched by companies that offered and sold digital assets Federal District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro recently granted summary judgment for the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) against LBRY, Inc. This case...more
In a recent speech,2 Gensler quoted the first Chairman of the SEC, Joseph Kennedy3 who noted: “No honest business need fear the SEC.”4 Unfortunately, Gensler failed to note that as the SEC often explains, whether a party has...more
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on potential white collar issues in the FinTech industry. Experienced white collar attorneys Matthew Lindenbaum and Rob Lindholm along with commercial and...more
As recently discussed in FinTech Nostradamus, 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...more
5/12/2022
/ Bitcoin Mining ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Currency ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Ether ,
FinTech ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
NVIDIA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins
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
Speaking at last week’s Munich Cyber Security Conference, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the formation of a new FBI unit dedicated to blockchain analysis and virtual asset seizure – the Virtual Asset...more
2/22/2022
/ Asset Seizure ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
FBI ,
FinTech ,
Ransomware ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Virtual Currency
The Traveling Wilburys famously noted “In Jersey, anything's legal as long as you don't get caught.” Apparently the New Jersey Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”) disagrees....more
According to Reuters, the civil division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating several FinTech companies, including Kabbage Inc., to determine if the firms miscalculated the amount of aid owed to individual...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) entered an order on Dec. 15, 2020 with Wireline, Inc., related to the company’s unregistered offering of securities using a simple agreement for future tokens (“SAFT”). ...more