Should a 77-Year-Old Definition Be Used to Regulate Digital Assets? December 12, 2023 Insights Securities Law SEC Chair Gary Gensler testified before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday and was unexpectedly tight-lipped about whether XRP, a digital currency, is a security. In response to Committee Chairman Warren Davidson’s question, Gensler said that the question of whether XRP is a security is currently “in court, and [there are] active discussions and litigation on that matter.” For The SEC’s Aggressive Tack on the Cryptocurrency Industry December 12, 2023 Insights Securities Law On June 6, 1944, the 82nd Airborne Division went to war, dropping infantrymen from the skies above France. On the sixth of June of ’23, the SEC waged its own version of war against the cryptocurrency industry. In perhaps its most aggressive move against the industry to date, the SEC filed an enforcement action against Coinbase for acting as unregistered I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift Avoids FTX Trap in Promoting Unregistered Securities December 12, 2023 Insights Securities Law By: Jean-Pierre Bado Our office was abuzz earlier this week as one of our colleagues reminisced about his trip to Tampa to attend Taylor Swift’s latest show. Our colleague—whom we will not identify as we strive to protect the innocent—would not stop raving about the lyrics! The dancing! The costumes! Clearly, Taylor’s show has something to offer fans of any The Department of Justice Releases the First Edition of the FCPA Resource Guide in Spanish December 12, 2023 FCPA Insights On March 3, 2023, at the American Bar Association White Collar Crime Conference, Kenneth A. Polite, the Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced that the DOJ would–for the first time–publish the FCPA Resource Guide in Spanish. The DOJ followed through with its promise and released the Spanish language Guide in March 2023. El Departamento de Justicia lanza la primera edición de la Guía de Recursos FCPA en español December 12, 2023 FCPA Insights El 3 de marzo de 2023, en la Conferencia sobre Delitos de Cuello Blanco de la American Bar Association, Kenneth A. Polite, el Fiscal General Adjunto de la División Criminal del Departamento de Justicia (DOJ, por sus siglas en inglés), anunció que el DOJ publicaría, por primera vez, la Guía de Recursos FCPA en español. El DOJ cumplió su promesa