SEC Stakes Claim As Digital Currency Regulator

By Robert Khuzami, Erica Williams, Sunil Shenoi and Darren Sandler (October 13, 2017, 12:12 PM EDT) -- Recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reasserted its claim of regulatory authority over digital currencies when it charged an individual and his two companies with violating federal securities laws in connection with initial coin offerings (ICOs). Combined with other recent SEC actions and initiatives, these cases illustrate the SEC's effort to stake its claim as a leading regulator of digital currencies....

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