The SEC suffered a significant loss last week in its ongoing legal battle with Ripple over the XRP digital token. While the District Court held that Ripple’s initial sales of XRP to institutional investors constituted the...more
7/18/2023
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Crypto Exchanges ,
Digital Assets ,
FinTech ,
Hedge Funds ,
Howey ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Investors ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Unregistered Securities
Government scrutiny of the crypto market has been sharply increasing in recent months on the criminal and civil enforcement fronts.
In parallel proceedings that will be seen in other digital asset contexts — as in the...more
3/15/2023
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Coinbase ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Howey ,
Insider Trading ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)