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ICO Issuers that Sold Unregistered Securities May Not Be Able to Pay Penalties Assessed by the SEC. What Happens Now?

November 19, 2019 @ 7:23 pm By JD Alois |

Last week, Crowdfund Insider referred to several Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions that addressed the sale of unregistered securities by issuers of initial coin offerings (ICOs). Penalties assessed by the SEC are now coming due for several prominent enforcement actions brought by the… Read More

Former Member of SEC’s Cyber Unit, Philip Moustakis, Comments on ICOBox Enforcement Action: “a Somewhat Irresistible Case for SEC Staff”

September 19, 2019 @ 2:25 pm By JD Alois |

Yesterday, Crowdfund Insider covered the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action brought against ICOBox and its founder Nikolay Evdokimov. The complaint by the SEC specifically targeted ICOBox’s own initial coin offering (ICO) and the fact that ICOBox provided services to other ICOs acting like… Read More

Former SEC Senior Counsel Philip Moustakis Joins Law Firm of Seward & Kissel to Support Blockchain & Crypto Practice

February 4, 2019 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois |

A former Securities and Exchange Commission Senior Counsel, Philip Moustakis, has joined the law firm Seward & Kissel LLP to support the firm’s Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Group. Moustakis worked in the SEC’s New York Regional Office and pursued many different investigations during his tenure including charges… Read More