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Cryptocurrency: The Consequences Of A Regulatory Gap In A Rapidly Growing Industry, Claire Sanford Apr 2022

Cryptocurrency: The Consequences Of A Regulatory Gap In A Rapidly Growing Industry, Claire Sanford

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Digital assets are largely unregulated, which has led to many investors being defrauded without remedy. Various solutions have been proposed to solve the regulatory gap, but none have been successful in practice. In this article, Claire Sanford discusses how the risks associated with cryptocurrency exchanges are distinct from more traditional investments.


What’S In The Forecast For The Spac Boom & The Pslra?, Nick Krone Jan 2022

What’S In The Forecast For The Spac Boom & The Pslra?, Nick Krone

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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have exploded in popularity. These so-called “blank check” companies are used as vehicles to take companies public without going through a traditional IPO process. Financial projections in SPACs are currently protected by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements afforded by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA). In this article, Nick Krone examines whether SPACs should be protected by the PSLRA.