Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election win is expected to bring significant changes to both the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and securities law broadly. Expected changes include a less aggressive regulatory environment, an undoing of many Biden led regulations, new SEC leadership, and new regulation for digital assets. SEC Leadership Changes One of Trump’s many...
Cryptocurrency
As the regulatory environment around cryptocurrency and digital assets continues to evolve, the SEC’s scrutiny over digital assets has intensified. Companies in this space have become the subject of numerous recent enforcement actions signaling the need for businesses to ensure compliance with securities law for both their business and those businesses they’re working closely with. ...
In this video, securities attorney Chris Barsness discusses the current SEC enforcement position on crypto as a security and ways to start a crypto fund....
Nov152022
Securities lawyer Chris Barsness talks about the recent collapse of FTX and its exchange and the chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by FTX Trading and issues around regulations. ...
Oct132022
On October 3, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Kim Kardashian for promoting a crypto asset security called EMAX, offered and sold by EthereumMax, on social media without disclosing the payment she received in exchange for the promotion. Kardashian agreed to settle the charges, paying $1.26 million in penalties, disgorgement, and interest,...