Regulatory Oversight, Cryptocurrency, Securities Fraud

From Snake Oil to Investment Scams: How the Accomplice Became the Rogue Online Influencer

StoneTurn on 5/8/2025

The rise of influencer scams, akin to the modern day snake oil salesman, highlights the urgent need for stronger regulatory oversight and increased consumer awareness to combat misinformation and protect the public. In...more

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - November 2023 #2

Polsinelli on 11/17/2023

The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

Federal Judge Rules Securities Laws May Cover ICOs

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law on 9/12/2018

U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie of the Eastern District of New York has ruled that initial coin offerings (ICOs) may be subject to securities law. The ruling came in the court’s denial of defendant Maksim Zaslavkiy’s...more

Blockchain Week in Review - July 2018 #2

Perkins Coie on 7/31/2018

U.S. Developments - Regulatory Updates - CFTC Issues Customer Advisory Urging Public to Use Caution When Buying Virtual Currencies - On July 16, 2018, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued...more

Hand it Over: SAFT-Based ICOs Challenged by SEC Subpoenas

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 3/23/2018

The Wall Street Journal ominously reported on February 28 that the Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued dozens of subpoenas to initial coin offering issuers and their advisors demanding information about the...more

SEC and CFTC Issue Joint Statement on Virtual Currency Enforcement Actions

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/22/2018

The following joint statement was issued this last week from the Enforcement Directors of the Securities Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more