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Securities Law

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Policy
Sec
SEC Blasts 'Purportedly Decentralized' DAOs in $1.7M Settlement with BarnBridge
BarnBridge failed to register its structured crypto product with the SEC, regulators alleged.
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
By Danny Nelson
Dec 22, 2023 at 5:44 p.m. UTC
Dec 22, 2023
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Bakkt Holdings, Inc. leadership outside the New York Stock Exchange following a successful merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings to take the firm public. (NYSE)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
What Can You Do With a Blockchain Token That Is Classified as a Security?
Bakkt's Marc D’Annunzio said applying securities law to crypto would not "drastically impact" a token's use. But it could change who has access to these open source networks.
Bakkt Holdings, Inc. leadership outside the New York Stock Exchange following a successful merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings to take the firm public. (NYSE)
By Daniel Kuhn
Jun 20, 2023 at 8:20 p.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
SEC’s DeFi Rulemaking Do-Over Falls Short
An attempt at classifying decentralized, open-source protocols as regulated exchanges is a "gussied up ban on blockchain in the U.S.," ConsenSys lawyer Bill Hughes writes.
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By Bill Hughes
Jun 12, 2023 at 11:08 p.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2023
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Policy
Regulations
SEC Seeks to Slash $22M Fine on Crypto Firm LBRY to $111K
A U.S. judge ruled in November that the crypto startup had violated securities laws by selling its native LBC token without registering with the SEC.
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By Sandali Handagama
May 15, 2023 at 9:55 a.m. UTC
May 15, 2023
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Bittrex Global CEO Oliver Linch (Bittrex Global)
Policy
Regulations
Bittrex Global CEO Says Firm Will Fight SEC Charges, Did Not Serve U.S. Customers
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Bermuda-regulated Bittrex Global of failing to register as a securities exchange in a lawsuit targeting U.S.-based Bittrex I...
Bittrex Global CEO Oliver Linch (Bittrex Global)
By Sandali Handagama
Apr 26, 2023 at 2:56 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2023
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Finance
Mango markets
Mango Markets to Resume Crypto Trading, SEC Be Damned
Developers behind the Solana-based crypto exchange aren't letting a little scrutiny from federal regulators stop Mango Markets.
A Cubist painting of a federal agent inspecting a mango with a magnifying glass (DALL-E)
By Danny Nelson
Jan 26, 2023 at 9:04 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2023
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill, September 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Securities law
Chalk and Cheese: When Crypto Assets Meet the Securities Laws
Crypto assets cannot function as they're designed to – while being securities, Lewis Cohen, co-founder of DLx Law, writes.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill, September 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
By Lewis Cohen
Jan 26, 2023 at 2:22 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Nft
NFTs Are Securities and It’s Great
Artist and lawyer Brian Frye writes about why non-fungible tokens represent investment contracts in social clout.
A marriage recorded on-chain (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk).
By Brian Frye
Dec 28, 2022 at 2:48 p.m. UTC
Dec 28, 2022
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Podcasts
The breakdown
A Legal Argument for Why Staking Doesn’t Make ETH a Security
Staking ether fails to meet at least two prongs of the Howey test, according to the authors.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Oct 9, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2022
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