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CFTC Attempts to Extend Liability to DAO Participants

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In a first of its kind enforcement action, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) is attempting to hold participating members of a decentralized autonomous organization (“DAO”) liable for alleged violations of the...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

CFTC Issues Cease and Desist Order to Binary Options Operator Using Smart Contracts

On January 3, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) entered an order charging Blockratize, Inc. (d/b/a Polymarket.com) (“Polymarket”) with offering off-exchange binary options contracts and failing to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging The Week - February 2020

Last week, a commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a rule that would provide a bright line when a digital asset initially issued to raise funds to help develop a new network might later be regarded...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Virtual Currency Guidance + Enforcement Actions = AML Regulators Are Watching

A few days before thousands of blockchain industry participants poured into New York for “Blockchain Week,” the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance on virtual currencies...more

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ICOs and Digital Assets: A New and Optional Legal Regime in France

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The Situation: ICOs and digital assets have become a new phenomenon that has impacted many aspects of our modern economies and created an alternative way of financing for start-ups or small and medium-sized enterprises. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

With the SEC, Cooperation is Key

As an expensive “slap on the wrist,” the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) recently concluded that approximately $12.7 million worth of funds raised in a 2017 Initial Coin Offering (“ICO”) by...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review - February 2019 #4

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U.S. Developments - Regulatory Updates - SEC Settles Enforcement Action with Gladius Network - On February 20, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced the settlement of charges against...more

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The SEC and Digital Assets—A Busy Year End

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The end of the year has been a very busy time for the SEC in the digital asset space. From speeches to the issuance of joint statements to enforcement actions, there are many things to highlight, discuss and consider. This...more

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SEC Staff Releases Statement on Digital Asset Securities Issuance and Trading and Provides Guidance on Path Forward for Resolving...

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced two settled enforcement actions on November 16, 2018, imposing registration requirements and civil penalties against issuers of initial coin offerings (ICOs) for failing...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

SEC Extends Registration Requirements for Investment Companies and Broker Dealers to ICO/Crypto Firms

Fund managers take note – after over a year of warning, this month the SEC announced a pair of settlement orders with respect to registration requirements for a fund and broker dealer operating in the crypto and digital...more

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SEC Issues Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Trading Digital Assets

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The staff of the Divisions of Enforcement and Trading and Markets (collectively, Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 7, 2018 jointly issued a statement on digital asset trading platforms...more

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SEC Issues Guidance to Cryptocurrency Exchanges

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On March 7, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued additional guidance with respect to digital assets trading platforms, affirming that platforms that offer trading of cryptocurrencies that are...more

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