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FinCEN Director Confirms Enforcement Focus on Virtual Currency AML Compliance

By Kyle R. Freeny ‡ on May 15, 2020

Posted in Asset-backed Tokens, Featured, Securities Law

As another sign of the times, but arguably quite apt given the subject matter, the Consensus Blockchain Conference convened virtually in 2020, with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Ken

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SEC Issues Investor Alert on Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs)

By Rebecca G. DiStefano on April 24, 2020

Posted in Featured, Initial Exchange Offerings

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued an Investor Alert in January that urged investors to use caution before investing in “so-called initial exchange…
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SEC v. Telegram: A Groundbreaking Decision in Cryptocurrency Enforcement?

By David I. Miller & Charlie Berk on April 1, 2020

Posted in Featured, SEC Enforcement, Securities Law

On March 24, 2020, Judge P. Kevin Castel of the Southern District of New York issued a potentially groundbreaking decision in the matter of Securities and Exchange Commission v. Telegram …
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