9/15/2023 6:12:26 PM The Cat’s Out of the Bag: SEC’s Theory Impacts NFT Industry By Zach Lewis In recent weeks, the SEC announced two separate enforcement actions against creators of non-fungible token (NFT) projects, alleging that...
3/25/2023 9:55:20 PM Another SEC Crypto Enforcement Against Celebs By Hannah Taylor The Securities and Exchange Commission is at it again. Many may remember the recent charges against Kim Kardashian for impermissibly...
1/3/2023 6:04:08 PM NAD Ends 2022 With A Bang Not A Whimper By Terri Seligman 2023 is here, but a few NAD cases published towards the end of 2022 are worth noting. One case of interest is one initiated by NAD itself...
12/7/2022 5:03:18 PM FTC Says It's Investigating Crypto Companies Over Digital Asset Advertising By Hannah Taylor According to a recent report by Bloomberg News, the Federal Trade Commission indicated that it is investigating various crypto companies...
10/4/2022 10:55:39 PM SEC Charges Kim Kardashian over Crypto Promotion By Hannah Taylor Ariel Radow In January of this year, we blogged about a class action against Kim Kardashian relating to her promotion on Instagram of the...
9/14/2022 11:41:58 PM The Ethereum Merge is Here - Why Brands Should Pay Attention By Hannah Taylor In the wee hours of the night on September 15, 2022, the Ethereum network, where a majority of NFTs run, is expected to undergo a major...
9/6/2022 1:10:21 PM Netflix to Ban Crypto Advertising in New Ad-Supported Tier By Jeff Greenbaum When Netflix launches its new ad-supported tier this fall, it won't be accepting cryptocurrency advertising -- as well as advertising in...
2/23/2022 3:11:53 PM Are NBA Top Shot Moments Securities? Legal Arguments Take Shape in Class Action Against Dapper Labs That Could Rock the World of NFTs By Jeremy Goldman TLDR: In a putative class action lawsuit against Dapper Labs alleging that NBA Top Shot Moments are unregistered securities, the parties...
1/12/2022 2:23:28 AM Kim Kardashian and Others Sued for Crypto Promotion By Hannah Taylor Last summer, Charles Randell, the chair of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, gave a speech at the Cambridge International...
9/23/2021 6:09:29 PM FTC Testifies That Protecting Older Adults is a Top Priority By Jeff Greenbaum In testimony before the U.S. Senate's Special Committee on Aging, the Federal Trade Commission said that protecting older adults --...
5/17/2021 3:21:34 PM FTC Warns of a Big Increase in Cryptocurrency Investment Scams -- Including Elon Musk Impersonators! By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission reported that, since October 2020, consumers have said that they have lost more than $80 million in...
5/15/2018 1:32:55 PM Bing Prohibits Cryptocurrency Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, Bing announced that it will no longer accept advertising for cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency-related products, and unregulated...
4/30/2018 3:24:31 PM FTC to Host Cryptocurrency Workshop By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will hold a workshop on cryptocurrency issues on June 25, 2018. The "Decrypting...
1/31/2018 1:55:48 PM Facebook Bans Cryptocurrency Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum Facebook announced yesterday that it will no longer accept advertising for Bitcoin and other cryptocurriences. Facebook's new policy,...