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The biggest obstacle the Commission faces in proving insider trading is one of its own creation; its failure to provide the market with a clear picture of how the securities laws apply to digital assets will make it harder to prove that the tokens at issue qualify as "securities" under federal law.

By Sarah Heaton Concannon, Stacylyn Doore & By Alex Zuckerman | September 21, 2022 at 10:45 AM

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Two months ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought its first-ever alleged insider-trading case arising from the purchase and sale of digital assets.

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