Cryptocurrency

Rampoldi purchased or caused to be purchased Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (“Ardea”) securities based on tips he received of material, nonpublic information regarding which he knew, ...

The end of September represents the end of the SEC’s 2018 fiscal year and the inevitable analysis of its Enforcement Division’s statistics. But the division’s ...

It was billed as the first disciplinary action by FINRA involving cryptocurrencies. But at essence, the case against Timothy Tilton Ayre boils down to allegations ...

These proceedings concern insider trading by investment adviser Ross, who misappropriated material non-public information from his client Thomas Earl Hayden, II (the “Advisory Client”) about ...

Arbitration has long been suggested as a possible mechanism for resolving disputes between companies and their shareholders. More than a decade ago, for example, Senator ...

A La Jolla, Calif.-based hedge fund manager touted a fund it offered as the “first regulated crypto asset fund in the United States.” Turns out ...

An investigative report issued by the SEC in July 2017 was clear in its message: offers and sales of digital assets by “virtual” organizations are ...

Consider first the SEC’s recent decision to deny an exchange’s bid to list shares of the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust.[12] I dissented from the disapproval ...

Respondents immediately halted the offering when contacted by the Commission staff and undertook a review of CAM’s website, marketing materials, and offering procedures. In addition, ...

Because the digital tokens issued in the ICOs and traded by Respondents included securities, the Respondents’ activities required broker-dealer registration with the Commission. By effecting ...