Listen "Episode 16: The Gloves Are Off"
Episode Synopsis
SEC vs Binance on Monday. SEC vs Coinbase on Tuesday. What a week! The gloves are officially off, and the SEC is coming hard after the crypto titans. What does it all mean? You’ve come to the right place.Key Points From This Episode:Similarities (unregistered offerings galore!) and differences (fraud!) between the Binance and Coinbase allegations.Why the allegations against Coinbase seem particularly disingenuous.Why if you try hard enough, everything fails the Howey Test.A glass-half-full conclusion (I am an eternal optimist after all).Disclaimer:This show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal advice. Tokens of Wisdom is produced by Dave Rothschild, partner at Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit https://colefrieman.com/Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Dave Rothschild - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcrothschild/Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP - https://colefrieman.com/SEC vs Binance Complaint - https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2023/comp-pr2023-101.pdfSEC vs Coinbase Complaint - https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2023/comp-pr2023-102.pdfParadigm Articles - https://policy.paradigm.xyz/writing/secs-path-to-registration-part-iMusic by Joe Ginsberg - https://www.instagram.com/thejoeginsbergFor any questions or comments, email: [email protected]
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