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Reversals of Fraud Charges Highlight Difficulties in Bringing Market Manipulation Cases

WilmerHale on 8/5/2025

Establishing that criminal defendants engaged in market manipulation is extremely difficult, often due to the difficulty in establishing that the defendant created prices that did not reflect legitimate sources of supply or...more

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for January 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/27/2024

Each month we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: •The SEC’s approval of spot bitcoin ETPs; - •SEC charges...more

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - November 2023 # 4

Troutman Pepper Locke on 11/28/2023

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Top PHive Crypto Enforcement Notes: January Edition

Paul Hastings LLP on 1/13/2023

Happy New Year! While the holidays hopefully provided a chance to rest and recharge, things have not slowed down in the world of digital asset enforcement. We see a growing dedication of resources by government law...more

FTX - Billions of Dollars to a Firm with No Controls

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 12/15/2022

Things change, at least sometimes. Take Crypto assets. They began as a way to “get off the grid.” Over time some came on to the grid as their popularity increased. Others stayed off....more

Bridging the Week - November 2019 #2

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 11/19/2019

A social media company and its wholly owned subsidiary sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for conducting an offering of an unregistered digital security claimed that the agency was wrong in its characterization of...more

Criminal And Civil Charges Filed In Connection With Initial Coin Offering By Centra Tech

A&O Shearman on 4/10/2018

On April 2, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced criminal and civil charges against two startup co-founders for allegedly defrauding and conspiring to defraud...more

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