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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; Highlights of the Last Two Weeks in Web3 Law: April 24, 2025

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The last two weeks have seen federal agencies continue refining their approach to the digital asset industry, while state regulators are beginning to play a more prominent role—even as the overall pace of development appears...more

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DOJ Prevails in Insider Trading Trial Based Solely on Stock Sales Under 10b5-1 Trading Plans

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The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") won at trial in its first insider trading prosecution against an executive based exclusively on his sales of stock under 10b5-1 trading plans....more

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Federal Government Continues Its Big Push for Cybersecurity with SEC Action Against SolarWinds and Its CISO

On October 30, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a civil suit against SolarWinds and their chief information security officer (CISO) for fraudulent cybersecurity information. The SEC claims that...more

The Volkov Law Group

SEC and DOJ Charge SafeMoon Cryptocurrency and its Executives For Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

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On November 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brought charges against cryptocurrency project SafeMoon LLC and its U.S. subsidiary SafeMoon US LLC, along with...more

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DOJ Indicts CEO for Allegedly Using Trading Plans to Commit Insider Trading

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Critics have repeatedly alleged that executives routinely take advantage of the many loopholes that exist regarding Rule 10b5-1 trading plans to engage in improper conduct. These criticisms finally seem to have been heard by...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.24.2020 | Top Story: JPMorgan Nears $1B Settlement Over Alleged Spoofing

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JPMorgan is preparing to finalize a deal with federal prosecutors and regulators in which the bank would pay nearly $1 billion to “settle civil and criminal charges that its traders rigged futures and securities markets”...more

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Kirschner v. JPMorgan Chase Holds that Syndicated Bank Loans Are Not Securities

On May 22, Judge Gardephe granted a motion to dismiss in Kirschner v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a case that, among other things, considered whether the origination and distribution of a syndicated bank loan is subject to...more

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