The Law of the Financial Markets from Top Securities Lawyers
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Two SEC Attorneys Resign The SEC’s Juridical Blunders The SEC encountered severe criticism following actions perceived as excessively authoritarian in its regulatory endeavors. These actions precipitated a legal reproach and subsequent resignations from the agency, highlighting the contentious and challenging landscape of regulatory practices within the nascent realm of cryptocurrency. […]
Genesis Global Capital Fined $21 Million for Unregistered Crypto Lending Genesis Global Capital, LLC has been hit with a hefty $21 million civil penalty by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This comes as a settlement to charges that Genesis was involved in the unregistered offering and sale of securities […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stepped forward to address a notable issue. This situation serves as a stark warning for students and investors about the risks of navigating the complex and often murky waters of digital currency investments. The Rise and Fall of a Crypto Education Venture Unveiling […]
The SEC has secured temporary asset freezing, restraining orders, and other emergency measures against Digital Licensing Inc., operating under the name “DEBT Box,” a Draper, Utah-based entity. The action also involves the company’s four principals: Jason Anderson, Jacob Anderson, Schad Brannon, and Roydon Nelson, along with 13 other defendants. This […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against Impact Theory, LLC, a prominent media and entertainment company headquartered in Los Angeles. The SEC has charged the company with engaging in an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities through purported non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Impact Theory managed to accumulate approximately […]
From Finbold.com: https://finbold.com/legal-expert-blasts-arrogant-sec-lawyers-for-learning-nothing-from-ripple-case/ While the cryptocurrency industry is waiting for the final outcome of the protracted court battle between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), legal expert and amicus curiae for the blockchain company John E. Deaton has criticized the regulator’s legal team. Indeed, Deaton accused […]
The SEC has taken action against Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC, a FinTech investment adviser based in New York. The charges revolve around the company’s use of misleading hypothetical performance metrics in its advertisements. Additionally, Titan has been accused of multiple compliance failures that led to distorted disclosures concerning […]
Introduction: The SEC has announced a settlement involving Bittrex Inc., a prominent crypto asset trading platform, and its co-founder, William Shihara. The agreement pertains to charges of operating an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. Bittrex Inc.’s foreign affiliate, Bittrex Global GmbH, is also included in the settlement, […]
The SEC has obtained a temporary asset freeze, restraining order, and other emergency relief against Digital Licensing Inc., doing business as DEBT Box, and 18 other defendants in connection with a fraudulent scheme to sell crypto asset securities to hundreds of U.S. investors that raised approximately $50 million and unspecified […]
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that EDDY ALEXANDRE was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John P. Cronan to nine years in prison for engaging in commodities fraud. ALEXANDRE was the leader of a purported cryptocurrency and foreign exchange (“forex”) trading […]
