15 Sep, 2023 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...
25 Mar, 2023 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...
03 Jan, 2023 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...
07 Dec, 2022 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...
04 Oct, 2022 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...
14 Sep, 2022 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...
06 Sep, 2022 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...
23 Feb, 2022 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...
12 Jan, 2022 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...
23 Sep, 2021 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 --...
17 May, 2021 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...
15 May, 2018 Bing Prohibits Cryptocurrency Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, Bing announced that it will no longer accept advertising for cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency-related products, and unregulated...
30 Apr, 2018 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...
31 Jan, 2018 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,...