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Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – August 2025

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

A Preview of SEC, CFTC, AML, Sanctions and CFIUS Enforcement Priorities Under the Second Trump Administration

As the incoming Trump administration prepares to take office, businesses and investors can expect significant shifts in the enforcement priorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Approach In Wahi Presents New Challenges For Crypto

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Government scrutiny of the crypto market has been sharply increasing in recent months on the criminal and civil enforcement fronts. In parallel proceedings that will be seen in other digital asset contexts — as in the...more

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First-of-its-Kind Crypto Insider Trading Conviction

In the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrencies, a crypto trader was convicted of insider trading in federal district court and recently sentenced to 10 months in prison. The defendant, Nikhil Wahi, pleaded...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Capital Markets Compass | Issue 4

This year-end issue of the Compass includes an overview of a recent conference Katten held regarding developments in cryptocurrency in the capital markets space, led by Mark Wood, national co-head of Katten’s Capital Markets...more

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Keeping Up With Kim Kardashian’s Crypto – SEC Fines Kardashian $1.26 Million For Undisclosed Crypto Promotion

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Kim Kardashian, the reality television personality, social media star, and entrepreneur has agreed to pay $1.26 million to settle the SEC’s claims that she improperly touted a crypto token without disclosing that she had been...more

Quinn Emanuel

Crypto Litigation and Regulation Reporter: September 2022

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In this issue - • Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ishan Wahi, Nikhil Wahi, and Sameer Ramani (W.D. Wash., July 21, 2022) and United States v. Ishan Wahi, Nikhil Wahi, and Sameer Ramani, Indictment (S.D.N.Y., July 21,...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Coinbase: Regulation by Enforcement? CFTC & Market Implications

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A Bloomberg article last week suggests potentially more bad news is on the way for Coinbase Global Inc. (“Coinbase”). Coinbase is reportedly facing an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) into...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Inside Out: Is a Recent Crypto Asset Insider Trading Case a Prelude to More SEC Enforcement Actions?

On July 21, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil enforcement action alleging that from at least June 2021 to April 2022, the three named defendants orchestrated and perpetrated an insider...more

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First-of-a-Kind Crypto Insider Trading Prosecution: SEC-v-Wahi et al Action May Have Broad Implications Across the Digital Asset...

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As use of cryptocurrency investment has increased throughout the world, regulators have faced a bevy of novel questions, especially related to applying different strains of law to regulate novel digital assets. To date,...more

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SEC And DOJ Bring First Ever Charges For Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Tipping Scheme

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On July 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed an indictment against Ishan Wahi, a former Coinbase employee, his brother, Nikhil Wahi, and...more

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Twitter Brings Suit Against Musk in Delaware Court of Chancery Seeking Specific Performance

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On July 12, 2022, Twitter, Inc. brought a civil action in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Elon Musk, the co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, Inc., for breach of contract in an attempt to force Musk to complete his...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Case Could Have Broader Ramifications for the Industry

On July 21, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) each brought insider trading charges against a former Coinbase product manager, his brother and a close friend for using...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Charges Former Coinbase Employee with Insider Trading in Crypto Assets—the First SEC Enforcement Action Against a Crypto...

In an unprecedented enforcement action, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought insider trading charges against a former Coinbase manager and two others related to buying 25 tokens ahead of Coinbase's...more

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Government Details Proposed Financial Services and Markets Bill

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Following the Queen's speech yesterday, the government has published a briefing pack setting out details of the bills that it intends to introduce, including the so-called Brexit Freedoms Bill as well as key legislation...more

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