In the third part of this three-part series, Professor Ari Gabinet wraps up his discussion of the cases of SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc. and SEC v. Terraform Labs Pte. LTD. He points outs issues with a court analysis regarding the marketing of XRP.
Read MoreIn the second part of this three-part series, Professor Ari Gabinet dives further into the cases of SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc. and SEC v. Terraform Labs Pte. LTD, providing a discussion about whether to classify cryptocurrency or digital tokens as “investment contracts”.
Read MoreIn the first part of this three-part series, Professor Ari Gabinet explores the cases of SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc. and SEC v. Terraform Labs Pte. LTD. The decisions made in these two court cases raises questions of whether purchases of cryptocurrency would be classified as an “investment contract” under federal securities law.
Read MoreIn the final segment of his six-part series, Professor Ari Gabinet compares the ongoing SEC v. Ripple Labs case against the Kik case. He concludes the series by calling for a consistent regulatory model for cryptocurrency. Professor Gabinet draws on his expertise in securities law, accrued through experience as a private practice litigator, a private sector in-house counsel, and as a district administrator of the SEC.
In the fifth piece of his six-part series, Professor Ari Gabinet analyzes the role of Kin’s contract in determining whether it is a security. Professor Gabinet draws on his expertise in securities law, accrued through experience as a private practice litigator, a private sector in-house counsel, and as a district administrator of the SEC.
Read MoreIn the fourth part of his six-part series, Professor Ari Gabinet analyzes Kin’s status as a security based on the ramifications of the Howey test. Professor Gabinet draws on his expertise in securities law, accrued through experience as a private practice litigator, a private sector in-house counsel, and as a district administrator of the SEC.
In the third segment of his six-part series, Professor Ari Gabinet discusses the application of the Howey test in the case of digital currency utilized by instant messaging service Kik to build out its blockchain. Professor Gabinet draws on his expertise in securities law, accrued through experience as a private practice litigator, a private sector in-house counsel, and as a district administrator of the SEC.
In this second installation in his six-part series, Professor Ari Gabinet details the Howey test, a legal standard used to evaluate whether a transaction constitutes an investment contract. Professor Gabinet draws on his expertise in securities law, accrued through experience as a private practice litigator, a private sector in-house counsel, and as a district administrator of the SEC.
In this first segment of a six-part series, Professor Ari Gabinet begins to outline how digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs conform—or fail to conform—with the SEC’s current regulator framework. Professor Gabinet is an expert in securities law, drawing from experience as a private practice litigator, a private sector in-house counsel, and as a district administrator of the SEC.
In his article, Professor Ari Gabinet argues that the issue of plaintiff’s standing to bring suit in state court may be central to countering the recent Texas abortion statue. Professor Gabinet explores how a recent Supreme Court decision, Transunion LLC. v. Ramirez, limits the use of private causes of action, the avenue created by the Texas legislature to curtail abortions.
