SEC obtains emergency freeze of $27M in stock sales of Longfin
The SEC has obtained a court order freezing more than $27 million in trading proceeds from allegedly illegal distributions and sales of restricted shares of cryptocurrency firm Longfin stock involving the company, its CEO, and three other affiliated individuals. The case is another example highlighting the difference between simply having ...
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