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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInFacebook executive David Marcus says Bitcoin is an investment, not currency
David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s cryptocurrency projects, on Wednesday said that Bitcoin is digital gold, but it’s not a good currency for transactions. “I don’t think of Bitcoin as a currency. It’s actually not a great medium of exchange because of it’s volatility,” Marcus said speaking at the New York Times DealBook Conference in […]
Does The SEC Really Even Need A Specific FCPA Unit? – FCPA Professor
In fiscal year 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission created a specialized unit (one of only five in its enforcement division “dedicated to particular highly specialized and complex areas of securities law“) devoted to enforcing the FCPA. The question arises however: does the SEC really even need a specific FCPA unit? via Does The SEC […]
Third of SEC Enforcement Actions in FY ’19 Involved Advisors | ThinkAdvisor
The Securities and Exchange Commission brought a diverse mix of 862 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2019, of which 526 were “standalone” actions of which the plurality, 36%, involved advisory and investment company issues. The securities regulator’s enforcement division notes in its just-released annual report that it also obtained judgments and orders totaling more than […]