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Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

SEC’s New Staff Statement on Crypto Offerings and Registrations: What It Means for the Digital Asset Industry

On April 10, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a staff statement (the “Statement”) titled “Offerings and Registrations of Securities in the Crypto Asset Markets.” This development underscores the...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

SEC’s First Two NFT Enforcement Actions Cast Shadow of Ambiguity

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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently brought its first two enforcement actions against issuers of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), resulting in cease-and-desist orders, penalties and other remedies, finding that the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC v. Ripple: Approaching Judgment Day

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While a conclusion to the much-hyped case may be approaching, market participants should be wary of doomsday prognostications. As a new year begins, the digital assets industry is still enduring a deep and widespread crypto...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SDNY Grants Preliminary Injunction to Halt Telegram Coin Offering

The Southern District of New York granted the SEC’s request for a preliminary injunction halting a coin offering in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Telegram Group Inc. et al....more

Orrick - On the Chain

They Did It for the Gram: SEC and Telegram File Dueling Expert Reports

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The battle in federal court between the SEC and Telegram continues to progress at breakneck speed. The SEC commenced its action less than four months ago, on October 11, 2019, by seeking a temporary restraining order against...more

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U.S. SEC and Longfin CEO settle fraud action

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The SEC has settled its fraud action against Longfin CEO Venkata Meenavalli, who has agreed to pay $400,000 in disgorgement and penalties. The SEC's complaint alleged that Longfin and Meenavalli obtained qualification for...more

Orrick - On the Chain

SEC Settles with BCOT on Alleged Violations of the Securities Act

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On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against blockchain technology company Blockchain of Things Inc. (BCOT) for conducting an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO) of...more

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Wind of Change - The Year FinTech Came in From the Cold - Polsinelli BitBlog: Year End Edition

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Digital assets and Blockchain technologies which were once described as the tools of criminals, are now a key part of efforts by traditional financial services firms to transform their businesses and innovative firms looking...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Investor Advocate Report (UPDATED)

Recently, the SEC’s Office of the Investor Advocate released its report on its fiscal 2019 activities.  The report cites staffing challenges that have impaired the ability of the SEC’s Ombudsmen to respond to matters brought...more

Orrick - On the Chain

Fraud is Fraud – Sales of Unregistered Digital Securities Resemble Classic Microcap Fraud

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A Complaint filed by the SEC in the Southern District of New York last week reminds us that in the area of securities law violations there is not much new under the sun. Even though the action against Eran Eyal and...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

What to Make of SEC Leniency in Block.one ICO Settlement?

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On September 30, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that blockchain developer Block.one had agreed to pay a $24 million fine to settle charges that it had engaged in an unregistered offering of securities...more

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Telegram TRO Sends Strong Message to Digital Token Issuers

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On October 11, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) announced it filed a complaint and obtained a temporary restraining order against Telegram Group Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary TON Issuer...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) on SEC’s Radar

This month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has entered into a settlement with SimplyVital Health, Inc., a blockchain company that offered and sold approximately $6.3 million worth of securities...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

First Qualified Regulation A Token Offering: Will “$2 Million Contribution to Crypto Industry” be Precedent Setting?

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On July 10, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared Blockstack PBC’s offering statement “qualified”, thus allowing Blockstack to commence the distribution and sale of its Stacks Tokens under Regulation A. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - April 2019

In this issue, we examine the release of the much-anticipated Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) guidance for analyzing how U.S. federal securities laws apply to initial coin offerings, the...more

King & Spalding

How Far We Haven't Come: The Revolution Will Not Be Securitized

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While SEC FinHub’s new framework announced last week for identifying crypto-securities suggests continued resistance for those using digital assets to access capital markets, an SEC no-action letter issued the same day to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Warns That Digital Tokens May Be Securities

On July 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) published a Report of Investigation (Report) pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 19341 concluding that digital tokens issued...more

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