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Tweets and Emojis: Teaching Moment for 13Ds and 144s

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What happened? The U.S. District Court for D.C. recently rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit claiming fraud in an alleged “pump and dump scheme” arising out of...more

Venable LLP

“Are You Guys Into Crypto???”: Celebrities Promoting Cryptocurrencies Become Class Action Targets

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A class action lawsuit filed against Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, and former professional basketball player Paul Pierce earlier this month underscores the need for celebrity endorsers to take care when they approach any...more

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Scam Spammers Use IM Apps to Pump & Dump

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In a September 2 Alert, FINRA warns that scammers are using messaging app spam-casts to impersonate brokers and tout micro-cap stocks to “pump” their prices, before “dumping” their positions at the top and leaving investors...more

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