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
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
In a recent speech, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler quoted the first chairman of the SEC, Joseph Kennedy, who noted, “No honest business need fear the SEC.” Unfortunately, Gensler failed to note that as the SEC often explains,...more
9/22/2022
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Digital Assets ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Gary Gensler ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions ,
Stablecoins
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 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 resulting in over $2 billion in monetary...more
5/11/2022
/ Bitcoin Mining ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Currency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Financial Transactions ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
NVIDIA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Stablecoins ,
Virtual Currency
The SEC announced on May 3, 2022 that 20 additional positions will be allocated to the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit within the Division of Enforcement. This increase in resources will nearly double the size of the unit (now...more
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