The declaration of a national emergency can trigger insider trading inquiries focused on the owners of a stock portfolio, 401(k) plan or brokerage account if they sold before or after
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Securities Fraud
No Easy Out: Federal Judge Says Selling Digital Tokens May Violate Federal Securities Laws
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Our colleague Ernest Badway writes about a recent decision in a federal criminal case rejecting the defendant’s argument that there was no securities fraud because he was selling digital tokens. …
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SEC Widens Investigation of Cryptocurrency Companies
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The Wall Street Journal reports today that the Securities and Exchange Commission has recently issued multiple subpoenas and requests for information in a widening investigation of cryptocurrency firms.
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