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Former Coinbase Manager’s Brother Pleads Guilty in Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Case
14.9.2022
The brother of a former Coinbase product manager has pleaded guilty in a cryptocurrency insider trading case. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), he is facing up to 20 years in federal prison. DOJ’s First Crypto Insider Trading Case The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Brother of former Coinbase employee pleads guilty to charges related to insider trading: Report
12.9.2022
Nikhil Wahi and his brother Ishan were arrested and charged in July, while their associate Sameer Ramani remained at large at the time of publication
First Guilty Plea in Coinbase-Related Insider Trading Charges
12.9.2022
The brother of a former Coinbase executive, Nikhil Wahi in late July was arrested for trading on confidential information
Powers On… Insider trading with crypto is targeted — Finally! Part 1
7.9.2022
Powers On… Insider trading with crypto is targeted — Finally!
2.9.2022
Powers On... is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law, where he teaches...
Thai SEC alleges Bitkub CTO committed insider trading
30.8.2022
“The act of Mr. Wajanasathian is an offense of buying KUB coins by being a person who knows or possesses inside information,” said Thailand's financial regulator
Thai SEC Hits Bitkub Executive With $235K Fine Over Insider Trading
30.8.2022
Thailand’s oldest commercial bank recently backed out of a deal to buy a majority stake in Bitkub citing unresolved regulatory issues with the country's securities regulator
Ex-OpenSea Executive Files to Dismiss DOJ Case Alleging NFT Insider Trading
22.8.2022
The motion argues the NFT sales in question cannot be classified as instances of inside trading because NFTs are neither securities, nor commodities
NFTs and 'Insider Trading': How to Stay in Compliance
19.8.2022
Snežana Gebauer is Partner and Chris Walsh is Manager at global advisory firm StoneTurn.__________...
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Study: Insider trading occurs in 10% to 25% of cryptocurrency listings
17.8.2022
The study found abnormal levels of return in a sample of tokens just before their listing announcement on Coinbase
Coinbase exec at heart of insider trading scandal pleads not guilty in federal court
3.8.2022
Ishan Wahi is accused of divulging confidential information about future listings at Coinbase to his brother and an associate in a case that has attracted the SEC’s attention
Ex-Coinbase Product Manager Pleads Not Guilty in Crypto Insider Trading Case: Report
3.8.2022
Ishan Wahi and two associates are accused of making as much as $1.5 million from sharing information about Coinbase's plans to list new tokens
'I Don’t Believe in Any Kind of "Gotcha" Regulation,' CFTC Commissioner Says on SEC Insider Trading Case
27.7.2022
CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the agency’s role and why she believes regulation should be clear before enforcement actions are taken
Cathie Wood sells Coinbase shares amid insider trading allegations
27.7.2022
Cathie Wood’s investment firm ARK Investment Management is the third-largest shareholder of Coinbase, reportedly holding nearly $9 million as of late June
SEC Criticized for How It Regulates Crypto — Chair Gensler Says Most Crypto Tokens ‘Have Attributes of Securities’
25.7.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been heavily criticized for its approach to regulating the crypto sector. The criticism followed the securities regulator’s action against a former Coinbase employee in an insider trading case, in which the SEC named nine crypto tokens...
SEC Will Need to Prove Tokens Are Securities in Coinbase Insider-Trading Case, Legal Expert Says
22.7.2022
Former persecutor Ian McGinley joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss Coinbase's recent insider trading case and what the SEC will need to do moving forward as it eyes more regulatory oversight
SEC Slaps Former Coinbase Manager With Insider Trading Charges — Identifies 9 Crypto Tokens as Securities
22.7.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced insider trading charges against a former Coinbase manager, who has been arrested and is also facing criminal charges. The regulator has identified nine crypto tokens as securities in the complaint. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams says...
Coinbase Criticizes US SEC, Crypto Community Criticizes Coinbase over Insider Trading, and CFTC Chimes In
22.7.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase criticized the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its lack of regulatory clarity and action, while itself being criticized over insider trading - for which two US regulators charged the exchange’s former employee....
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SEC listing 9 tokens as securities in insider trading case 'could have broad implications' — CFTC
21.7.2022
CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham took issue with the SEC labeling certain crypto assets as securities in an example of “regulation by enforcement."
SEC Calls 9 Cryptos 'Securities' in Insider Trading Case
21.7.2022
The SEC and DOJ brought insider trading charges against three people Thursday, but assertions that nine cryptocurrencies are securities may hold greater implications