The case between Binance U.S, Coinbase, as well as other Cryptocurrency projects have been going on for a while now.

For those who are not familiar with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), they are the United States body or agency tasked with the prevention of market manipulation or related offences.

In 2006, the SEC filed a civil insider-trading lawsuit against Christopher J. Clark, a Virginia mortgage banker. The SEC alleged that Clark had traded on inside information about the pending acquisition of CEB Inc. by Gartner Inc.

Clark's brother-in-law, a former corporate accounting officer at CEB, had told Clark about the acquisition days before it was announced. Clark then purchased a large number of CEB shares, which he sold for a profit after the acquisition was announced.

The SEC argued that Clark had violated the insider-trading laws by trading on information that was not yet public. However, the federal judge in the case, T.S. Ellis III, ruled in Clark's favor.

The judge found that the SEC had not presented enough evidence to show that Clark had actually traded on the inside information. The judge also found that the SEC had failed to prove that Clark had acted with scienter, or knowledge that he was breaking the law.

The SEC's loss in the Clark case was a rare defeat for the regulator. It showed that the SEC would not always be able to win its insider-trading cases, even when it had strong evidence.

The Clark case also had implications for the cryptocurrency industry. The #SEC has argued that some cryptocurrencies, such as XRP, are securities. However, the Clark case showed that the SEC would have to prove that a cryptocurrency was actually being used as an investment contract in order to regulate it as a security.

The Clark case is a reminder that the SEC is not infallible. It is also a reminder that the cryptocurrency industry is still relatively new, and the SEC is still trying to figure out how to regulate it.

I'll be bringing more stories to help you understand how judgement proceedings take place, with regards to the sec and it's lawsuits.

What's your prediction in the recent lawsuits against the #crypto2023 industry and it's exchanges?

Did you know the sec lose cases too?

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This post is for educational purposes only and not a financial advice. Please always do your own research before Investing in any crypto currency 🙏.