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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - December 2024 Updates

CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates the stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - December 2024

Key Points - - During its 2024 term, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to provide important guidance on the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act’s (PSLRA’s) particularity requirement in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Opportunity Knocks – Litigating Financial Regulation in a Second Trump Administration

During the Biden-Harris Administration, the relationship between financial institutions and their regulators chilled considerably. The financial services industry works daily with its regulators—especially through the...more

Mintz - ML Strategies

2024 Post-Election Analysis

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Following a hotly contested election, Donald Trump is once again the president-elect and will return to the White House on January 20, 2025. He will do so with a dominant electoral college win, potentially a win of the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Crypto Goes on the Offensive

In a fascinating move, Coinbase recently added Paul Clement to its Board and publicly stated that his addition will help the company push back against the SEC. The addition of Clement, who is fresh off a victory at the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - February 2024

Securities Class Actions Show No Signs of Slowing in 2024 - Key Points - While the volume of securities class actions filings has remained consistently elevated over the past several years, the composition of the class...more

Cornerstone Research

SEC Enforcement of Cryptocurrency Reaches a New High

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More than 50% increase in SEC cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions in 2023 over 2022. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to view cryptocurrency-related enforcement as a top priority, bringing 46...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Split Court Decision on Whether a Token Is a Security in SEC v. Ripple Labs

Key Points - A judge in the Southern District of New York recently held that (i) the crypto asset XRP is not, on its own, a security and, (ii) as a result, the determination of whether an offer or sale of XRP required SEC...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The SEC (and Other Agencies) Could Lose a Powerful Enforcement Tool

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the use of administrative law judges passes constitutional muster If the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a recent Fifth Circuit ruling, it could end the use of administrative proceedings...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Coinbase Contests the SEC’s Regulatory Authority over Crypto Exchanges, Staking

Arguments presented by Coinbase in its answer to SEC charges would, if accepted, potentially deprive the SEC of its most effective tool in regulating digital assets. The SEC alleges in a Complaint in SDNY that Coinbase...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Cryptocurrency Companies Should Expect More SEC Enforcement in the Near Future

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been increasing its enforcement actions against cryptocurrency companies and individuals in recent years. In 2022, the SEC brought 24 litigation actions in federal courts and 6...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Approach In Wahi Presents New Challenges For Crypto

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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

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Supreme Court Decision in West Virginia v. EPA Casts Doubt on SEC’s Climate Proposal and Other Regulatory Initiatives

On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided West Virginia et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, holding that the EPA lacks authority under Section 7411(d) of the Clean Air Act to limit greenhouse gas emissions from...more

White and Williams LLP

Cryptocurrency Regulations and How They May Impact Private Investment Funds

Over the last five years, decentralized finance (DeFi), especially cryptocurrencies and other digital assets are a space that continues to grow at an exponential rate, not only for retail investors but also for private...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Comparing Apples To Orange [Groves]: How The SEC Defines Digital Assets As Securities

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In any classic securities regulation textbook, you’ll be sure to find a chapter called “Definition of a Security.” Besides your typical bonds and stocks, which are easily identifiable as securities, the most infamous (and a...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Is SEC “Regulation by Enforcement” for the Digital Asset Industry Next Up?

Cryptocurrencies are one of the fastest growing asset types worldwide. Cryptocurrencies, as an asset class, total over $1.5 trillion in market capitalization. With the rapid growth of this asset type, SEC Chair Gary Gensler...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The SEC in 2019: Doing More With Less

Facing a 35-day government shutdown and new restrictions on the ability to recover disgorgement, it would be perfectly understandable if the SEC’s Division of Enforcement suffered a lackluster year. Nevertheless, according to...more

Miller Canfield

Insights from the 2019 SEC Speaks Annual Conference

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The SEC Speaks conference held in Washington, D.C., on April 8-9, 2019 offered perspectives from the current Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman, Commissioners, Division Directors, and Staff about the current...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Summary of Certain Recent Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Sender Primary Liability for Misstatements in PPMs and Prospectuses: Lorenzo v. SEC (No. 17-1077 -- U.S. – 2019). On March 27th, the Supreme Court issued a 1934 Act Rule 10b-5 opinion that will have implications for...more

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