Does the US still prosecute insider trading?

The US still tends to prosecute insider trading through wire fraud laws — that’s how Lewis’s pilots are being pursued. In the UK, the first criminal legislation targeting insider trading was introduced in 1980 just as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was pushing through a wave of privatizations of Britain’s state infrastructure.

How many insider trading cases did the SEC bring in 2012?

In 2012, the SEC brought 58 insider trading cases against almost 200 individuals as part of a broad pursuit of traders and their sources from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. The Financial Conduct Authority is the prosecutor for insider dealing in the UK — it’s one of the few criminal powers that the UK watchdog has.

When did insider trading become a crime?

The SEC adopted a civil procedure in 1942, but the first time that insider trading was really identified as an offense was in the 1960s, and prosecutions didn’t really take off until the advent of the hostile takeover in the 1980s, with investigators focusing on suspicious trading ahead of a merger or sale.

What are the top legal cases against cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges?

Here is a list of the top legal cases against cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges that caught the attention of crypto enthusiasts worldwide. • New York Office of the Attorney General vs. Bitfinex: The New York OAG was investigating Bitfinex over allegations of fraud and misleading investors.