On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, Inc. (“Coinbase”)—an outcome that marks a significant development in the evolving regulatory landscape for...more
This is the final note in a three-part series on the regulation of artificial intelligence in the financial services sector in the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom. Our first note, we provided a...more
10/21/2024
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On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new 90-day pilot program at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to incentivize whistleblowers. The program is inspired by and generally follows similar programs...more
3/13/2024
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In SEC v. Ripple Labs, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) alleges that Ripple Labs, Inc. and two of its executives raised over $1.3 billion through an unregistered and ongoing digital asset securities...more
7/18/2023
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Back in August, we flagged that the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement action against crypto influencers who promoted Forsage, a USD300 million crypto Ponzi scheme (link), demonstrated that the SEC would...more
The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit in federal court against 11 individuals, alleging securities violations related to a USD300 million crypto Ponzi scheme known as Forsage. ...more
Why The Covid-19 Coronavirus Crisis Might Accelerate U.S. Regulatory Enforcement And Civil Litigation Over ESG Disclosures -
Each day we perform the same morbid mathematical calculations. How many total confirmed Covid-19...more