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Samson Enzer Publishes “Crypto Insider Trading: What Exchanges Should Know” in the New York Law Journal

Date: 12/06/21

When an employee of a digital asset exchange engages in insider trading in digital assets, the exchange may be at risk of being held vicariously liable for financial penalties in a civil enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission or Commodity Futures Trading Commission or for criminal penalties in a prosecution by the Department of Justice. In a new article for the New York Law Journal, partner Samson Enzer examines these potential criminal and civil penalties and offers a variety of preventive measures that digital asset exchanges can adopt to reduce their exposure to such risks.

Crypto Insider Trading: What Exchanges Should Know (pdf | 272.78 KB )