The US District Court of the Southern District of New York has appeared to hand digital asset sellers their first victory, albeit partial, amidst a flurry of enforcement actions by the US Securities and Exchange Commission...more
With the start of the new year, the ArentFox Schiff Metaverse Industry team reviews 10 of the most pressing legal issues for companies in 2023....more
1/31/2023
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Data Privacy ,
Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) ,
Digital Assets ,
DMCA ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
ICANN ,
Metaverse ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Professional Development ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an enforcement action against crypto influencer Ian Balina in the Western District of Texas alleging that he promoted unregistered securities in connection with the...more
10/13/2022
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Ethereum ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On August 10, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint proposal to amend Form PF, a reporting form for SEC-registered reporting private fund...more
As use of cryptocurrency investment has increased throughout the world, regulators have faced a bevy of novel questions, especially related to applying different strains of law to regulate novel digital assets. To date,...more
8/9/2022
/ CFTC ,
Coinbase ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act