SEC Enforcement
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Crypto Enforcement Tracker (2024-2026): SEC and CFTC Actions, Penalties, and the Atkins Reversal
A data-driven tracker of notable U.S. crypto enforcement actions across the 2024-2026 inflection. SEC crypto enforcement fell from 33 actions in 2024 to 13 in 2025—a 60% drop—and monetary penalties fell to $142 million, less than 3% of the 2024 penalty total, as the Commission dismissed its registration-theory cases while continuing to prosecute fraud. Includes the action-by-action table, the CFTC picture, and a framework for reading enforcement risk today. Confirm figures against the primary release.
SEC Crypto Enforcement Defense: What to Do When You Get a Wells Notice
Received an SEC Wells Notice? This 2026 guide covers the response window, the Wells submission, settlement-versus-litigation frameworks, and what a Wells Notice means now that registration-theory crypto enforcement has substantially receded. By Chanté Eliaszadeh, who worked in the SEC's Cyber Unit as a summer Honors Program intern and now defends crypto companies.
When the SEC Won't Act: Private Litigation Options for Crypto Investors
The SEC dismissed its own crypto cases in 2025, Coinbase and Binance among them. Private litigation is now the primary accountability tool. Here's the legal toolkit for investors.
Facing an SEC Inquiry or Wells Notice?
Every week matters once the SEC is asking questions. Get enforcement-defense counsel on your side before you respond.
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