Opinion
The Securities & Exchange Commission has chosen Uniswap — rather than a fraudulent actor — as its latest target. The commission is facing stiff odds of success.
J.W. Verret
J.W. Verret is an associate professor at the George Mason Law School. He is a practicing crypto forensic accountant and also practices securities law at Lawrence Law LLC. He is a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Advisory Council and a former member of the SEC Investor Advisory Committee. He also leads the Crypto Freedom Lab, a think tank fighting for policy change to preserve freedom and privacy for crypto developers and users.
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