{"id":10998,"date":"2023-03-30T11:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T15:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=10998"},"modified":"2023-04-10T13:01:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T17:01:59","slug":"sec-issues-warning-regarding-cryptocurrency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/sec-issues-warning-regarding-cryptocurrency\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Issues Warning Regarding Cryptocurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10205 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FiverrLossesSmall.jpg\" alt=\"Since the beginnings of Bitcoin in 2009 as form of currency, cryptocurrency has been a mysterious investment to all except those who truly understand how it all works. But many investors, interested in \u201cgetting in on the ground floor,\u201d have found themselves losing their crypto investments. Many people have heard about the recent collapse of the Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX, its hedge fund Alameda Research, and the arrest of its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. But other lesser-known cryptocurrency platforms have also failed in the last year: Blockfi Celsius Network Core Scientific Genesis Global Capital Three Arrows Capital Voyager Digital\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FiverrLossesSmall.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FiverrLossesSmall-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Since the beginnings of Bitcoin in 2009 as form of currency, cryptocurrency has been a mysterious investment to all except those who truly understand how it all works. But many investors, interested in <em>\u201cgetting in on the ground floor,\u201d<\/em> have found themselves losing their crypto investments. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/sec-issues-warning-regarding-cryptocurrency\/#more-10998\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the beginnings of Bitcoin in 2009 as form of currency, cryptocurrency has been a mysterious investment to all except those who truly understand how it all works. But many investors, interested in \u201cgetting in on the ground floor,\u201d have found themselves losing their crypto investments. 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