Legal prohibitions on dealing with listed people, entities, or jurisdictions. On-chain, this often means frozen addresses.

A suspicious activity or suspicious transaction report filed with a financial-intelligence unit.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which polices securities offerings, exchanges, and advisers.

The U.S. law that requires registration or an exemption before securities are offered to the public.

The U.S. law that governs exchanges, brokers, and ongoing disclosure for public securities.