Securities law professor: It's time for Uniswap to 'prepare for war'

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  • Securities law professor J.W. Verret explains how a courtroom showdown between Uniswap and the SEC could play out. 

Episode 19 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Associate Professor of Law at George Mason Law School and former Advisory Committee Member to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission J.W. Verret.

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Professor J.W. Verret teaches corporate and securities law and financial accounting at George Mason Law School.

In this episode of The Scoop,  Verret discusses the potential legal challenges that Uniswap UNI -4.72% may face from the Securities and Exchange Commission and highlights the similarities between the Coinbase case and the possible claims against Uniswap.

Verret says the charges the SEC is likely to bring against Uniswap could include operating as an unlicensed broker dealer, operating an unregistered exchange, and/or selling unregistered securities.


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