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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInNFT Prosecution Sparks Debate Over Insider-Trading Label for Digital-Token Cases – WSJ
Insider trading typically evokes the idea of a well-connected investor using secret information to profit from stock trades. Now, a federal judge has allowed the Justice Department to use the same kind of narrative in a first-ever case about the trading of digital tokens—even though prosecutors didn’t bring traditional insider-trading charges. *** U.S. District Judge […]
August 9 Webcast: Addressing Digital Asset Integration Risks — From Regulation to Investigation
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A new bill calls for regulators to establish a digital assets working group
A group of lawmakers on the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee has filed legislation that, if approved, would lead to a digital asset working group led by a pair of key U.S. regulators. The bill directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to jointly establish a working […]
Statement on “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets”
As part of a continuing effort to assist those seeking to comply with the U.S. federal securities laws, FinHub is publishing a framework for analyzing whether a digital asset is offered and sold as an investment contract, and, therefore, is a security. The framework is not intended to be an exhaustive overview of the law, but […]