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		3np on July 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Former Coinbase PM charged in cryptocurrency insid... According to SEC: https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-ba... FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/insider-trading Only talk about securities. It seems to me as if it would depend a lot on if the digital asset(s) in question count as securities or not.

1jbdg on July 22, 2022 [–]

Nope, insider trading is a type of fraud, they’ll be charged with wire fraud and the question on securities will never arise

thomasjudge on July 22, 2022 | [–]

The already have been as the DOJ press release states. Also the SEC is filing a civil case, as they do

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