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SEC

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John McAfee

John McAfee Arrested in Spain, Indicted on U.S. Tax Charges

He is expected to be extradited to face the charges he knew were coming, which inspired his past few years of international exile.

Brian Doherty | 10.6.2020 12:50 PM

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First Amendment

The Feds Are Using a Gag Order To Censor a Critique of Its Prosecutions. Bring on the Lawsuits.

The Cato Institute and Institute for Justice team up to fight for the right to publish a book attacking behavior by the SEC.

Scott Shackford | 1.9.2019 2:20 PM

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Reason Roundup

SEC Goes After Cryptocurrency 'Influencers,' Starting With DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather: Reason Roundup

Plus: the First Amendment problems with prosecuting Wikileaks and the trans troops ban is dealt another blow.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.3.2018 9:30 AM

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Tesla

Elon Musk Sued by SEC Over Securities Law Violations For Tweets

The SEC wants to bar Musk from being an operator or director of any publicly held company for claiming he had a firm offer to take Tesla private at $420 a share.

Brian Doherty | 9.27.2018 6:30 PM

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Cryptocurrencies

What Happens If Cryptocurrency Technologies Are Regulated as Securities?

The SEC is getting serious about initial coin offering (ICO) oversight.

Andrea O'Sullivan | 6.26.2018 8:30 AM

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Bitcoin

Maybe the Government Won't Screw Up Bitcoin After All

Regulators seem to recognize the need for restraint.

Andrea O'Sullivan | 2.13.2018 8:30 AM

Supreme Court

Is Lucia Still Cert-Worthy?

While the Trump Administration supports Supreme Court review, it's not clear there's enough in the case to interest the justices.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.2.2018 10:33 PM

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Gender

Virtually No Gender Pay Gap at Amazon

Female employees at Amazon earn 99.9 cents for every dollar men in the same positions make.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.24.2016 11:05 AM

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Amazon

SEC Says Amazon Must Allow Vote on 'Gender Pay Gap' Even If No One's Quite Sure What the Term Means

Amazon says the wage-gap proposal is "vague and misleading" but securities regulators disagreed.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.18.2016 4:10 PM

SEC

SEC Pays $30 Million to Tipster

What would you say for that kind of cash?

Reason Staff | 9.22.2014 3:19 PM

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Insider Trading

Insider Trading Is Really Common. Awesome!

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.17.2014 10:52 AM

Internet

Want to Buy Stock in Your Corner Bistro? The Government Opens Venture Capital Markets to the Masses

Part four in a four-part series on the sharing economy.

Jim Epstein | 5.13.2014 9:30 AM

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Video Games

Facebook Buys Crowdfunded Pioneering Virtual Game Company: Opportunity or Betrayal?

Regulations make it impossible for small backers to get a piece of the action.

Scott Shackford | 3.26.2014 12:24 PM

Insider Trading

Insider Trading is Very Damaging to Markets and a Terrible Crime, Unless Your Job with the SEC Forces You to Do It

Brian Doherty | 3.6.2014 8:02 PM

Pensions

SEC Investigating Calif. Public Pension Fund Purchases

Allegations of possible insider trading

Reason Staff | 12.30.2013 3:20 PM

Banking

Royal Bank of Scotland to Pay $153.7 Million over Mortgages

To the SEC

Reason Staff | 11.7.2013 5:10 PM

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SEC

Mark Cuban Posts SEC E-Mail: Prosecutor Felt "Fully Informed" About Him After Seeing Some Headshots

Photo of Cuban holding a bundle of cash called "charming"

Ed Krayewski | 10.29.2013 6:55 PM

Investing

SEC Ponders Allowing Crowdfunding for IPOs

Using an exchange

Reason Staff | 10.23.2013 1:50 PM

SEC

SEC Chief Criticizes Dodd-Frank Disclosure Requirements

Argues they're more efforts at nudging than useful rules for corporate transparency

Reason Staff | 10.4.2013 2:40 PM

Insider Trading

Mark Cuban Fights SEC in Insider Trading Civil Lawsuit; Why Is It Even Happening?

Brian Doherty | 9.30.2013 2:47 PM

Stock Market

SEC Reportedly Looking Into George Soros' Herbalife Trading

Insider trading alleged

Reason Staff | 8.28.2013 10:12 AM

SEC

UBS to Pay $50 Million to SEC to Settle Mortgage Bond-Related Charges

Accused of misleading investors

Reason Staff | 8.6.2013 5:20 PM

SEC

SEC Changes Tactics In Its War Against Steven Cohen

Anything to put him out of business

Reason Staff | 7.22.2013 11:40 AM

SEC

SEC Lifts Ban on Hedge Fund Ads

Will be allowed to advertise for first time in decades

Reason Staff | 7.10.2013 5:50 PM

SEC

Why Doesn't the SEC Just Fund Itself?

It could

Reason Staff | 5.17.2013 2:20 PM

SEC

Former Prosecutor Named SEC Enforcement Chief

Hammer in charge. Try your hardest not to look like a nail.

Reason Staff | 4.22.2013 5:40 PM

Crime

Madoff Victims Can't Sue SEC

Government not responsible for failing to uncover Ponzi scheme

Reason Staff | 4.10.2013 4:20 PM

SEC

Senate Confirms New Head of SEC

Mary Jo White has close ties to Wall Street

Reason Staff | 4.8.2013 6:10 PM

Social Media

SEC Approves Companies Using Social Media to Release Info

As long as investors know

Reason Staff | 4.2.2013 6:00 PM

SEC

Hedge Fund Settles Insider Trading Case for $614 Million

Largest settlement of its kind

Reason Staff | 3.15.2013 6:40 PM

SEC

Obama Nominating Mary Jo White to Head SEC

Former federal prosecutor

Reason Staff | 1.24.2013 9:40 AM

Business and Industry

SEC Investigating Herbalife

Accused by some of being a massive pyramid scheme

Reason Staff | 1.9.2013 7:52 PM

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of SEC's Civil Suit Power

Agency wants to make its own rules on when statute of limitations applies

Reason Staff | 1.8.2013 3:52 PM

Insider Trading

Legalize Insider Trading

Prohibiting people from profiting from their access to information makes the economy less fair and less free.

John Stossel | 11.28.2012 12:00 PM

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