by dcadmin | Jan 9, 2024 | Blockchain Participant
Introduction In 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) established an agency-wide program dedicated to shutting down the cryptocurrency industry: what we call the cryptocurrency-suppression program (“Suppression Program”).1 The...
by Adriaen Morse | Jan 9, 2024 | Blockchain Participant
The SEC defines everything from cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum to digital tokens that are tracked on the blockchain as “digital assets” that may be regulated as a security. Learn more about our blockchain practice here. SEC’s...
by dcadmin | Jan 9, 2024 | Auditor or Accountant
We’ll speak in the context of an SEC subpoena, but any subpoena issued by the government–whether by the SEC, DOJ, CFTC, or some other agency–will have similar considerations and parallel processes Before a Subpoena is Issued Often (although by...
by dcadmin | Jan 9, 2024 | Auditor or Accountant, Blockchain Participant, Company Officer, Company Owner, Financial Adviser or Investor
How did we come to the government’s attention? Many clients wonder how the government came to focus on them. Where did the original information come from? How did the government learn about our audit client or us? The answer will vary, of course, and it may be...
by dcadmin | Jan 9, 2024 | Financial Adviser or Investor
Have I been defrauded? Just because you’ve lost money in the markets does not mean that you’ve been defrauded. Markets go up, but they go down, too. The question is whether or not the investment professional who advised you placed you into investments that...
