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Friday, January 16, 2026
Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that is secured by cryptography, making it difficult to counterfeit or double-spend. Cryptocurrencies use decentralized technology for secure peer-to-peer transactions that are recorded on a public ledger known as a blockchain. There are currently over 8,000 cryptocurrencies in circulation, with new ones being […]
Bloomberg is reporting that the SEC is investigating nonfungible token (NFT) creators and marketplaces for securities violations, according to a report from Bloomberg. Anonymous sources in the report claims that the SEC is investigating whether “certain nonfungible tokens […] are being utilized to raise money like traditional securities.” According to […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today published proposed Exchange Act Rule 10c-1, which would require lenders of securities to provide the material terms of securities lending transactions to a registered national securities association, such as… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a Staff Report on Equity and Options Market Structure Conditions in Early 2021, which focuses on the January 2021 trading activity of GameStop Corp (GME), the most famous of the “meme… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday announced charges against Mark Melnick, the host of a stock trading webcast, for spreading more than 100 false rumors about public companies in order to generate illicit profits. The SEC previously charged… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Atlanta Regional Office and the University of Georgia School of Law will co-host a panel discussion on “Money and Markets: Trends and Risks for Retail Investors” on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2021, from 5-6:15 p.m. ET.… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Puerto Rico-based Back to Green Mining LLC and its two managing members, José Jiménez Cruz and Manuel Portalatin, for their participation in a fraudulent and unregistered offering in… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations and Office of Municipal Securities (OMS), the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the opening of… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at 212-509-6544. The […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that RBC Capital Markets LLC has agreed to pay more than $800,000 to resolve charges that it engaged in unfair dealing in municipal bond offerings. The SEC also announced settled charges against… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Dayakar R. Mallu, of Orlando, Florida, who generated gains and avoided losses totaling over $8 million by trading in the securities of his former employer, Mylan N.V., ahead of four public announcements between Oct. 3, 2017, and July 29, […]
