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[–] 53 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The federal securities laws do not exempt crypto asset securities from the prohibition against insider trading, nor does the SEC.

Found here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-98

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Yup. Anyone who received this non-public information and then traded based on that information is guilty of insider trading. I would also think that reddit has some liability here, as they shared this information to non-employees.

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