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SEC Announces New “Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit” and Signals Return to First Trump Administration Fraud- and...

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On February 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of a new specialized unit, the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, to “focus on combatting cyber-related misconduct and to protect...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Launches Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit Aimed at Safeguarding Investors

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The new unit aims to protect retail investors and foster innovation by addressing cyber-related misconduct and emerging technology fraud....more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Crypto Enforcement: Past and Future Tense

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There are some in the crypto community who—frustrated with the enforcement first approach of (outgoing) SEC Chair Gary S. Gensler—invested heavily to elect Donald J. Trump the 47th President of the United States. Was that a...more

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Global Legal Insights FinTech 2024: Ireland chapter

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The Irish government has been supportive of the development of the financial services sector in Ireland and this extends to fintech. The government’s strategy for the development of Ireland’s international financial services...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Crypto as a Security – Applying the Howey Test

A US court recently handed down a landmark ruling addressing the question of whether the crypto token XRP falls under the definition of “security”. The US court ruled that the same crypto token may be classified differently...more

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SEC’s Regulatory Authority over Crypto Assets Questioned

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The regulatory authority of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) over the cryptocurrency industry has recently been challenged on a couple of fronts. One involves a lawsuit filed by the SEC against a Utah-based...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC charges companies for offering and selling unregistered crypto asset securities

On January 12, the SEC filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against two companies (collectively, defendants), alleging that they were involved in the unregistered offer and sale...more

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