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Republican Lawmakers Accuse SEC Chair Gensler of Manipulating News Cycle to Hinder Crypto Legislation
20.7.2023
Senior Republican members of the US House of Representatives expressed their concern about the US Securities Exchange Commission’s approach to crypto regulation in a letter to the financial regulator’s chair Gary Gensler.
Representatives French Hill of Arkansas and Dusty Johnson of South Dakota...
SEC’s Stuttering Litigation Strategy Draws Comment From France
20.7.2023
French officials boast of crypto-ready laws that contrast with a stuttering enforcement campaign from the U.S. SEC – and are looking to the next generation of Web 3 gaming rules
US Securities Regulator Accepts Valkyrie’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Application
19.7.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally accepted the spot bitcoin ETF application filed by asset manager Valkyrie. The move, which opens the door to an official review process, follows last week’s acknowledgment of Blackrock’s bitcoin ETF application. U.S. SEC to Review...
No impact from Ripple ruling? SEC chair cites risks from crypto in budget request
19.7.2023
Gary Gensler cited the “Wild West of the crypto markets” that was “rife with noncompliance” in requesting more than $2.4 billion for the commission's 2024 fiscal budget
XRP Blockchain Still Faces Centralization Caveats as Ripple Regulatory Threat Recedes
19.7.2023
Ripple scored a partial win against the SEC this week that has been cheered on industry-wide. Why does the project itself remain so controversial?
SEC Chair Gensler Cites 'Wild West' of Crypto in Case to Increase Agency's Budget
19.7.2023
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Multiple spot crypto ETF applications go to Federal Register in step toward SEC approval
19.7.2023
Publishing the ETF applications in the official journal of the U.S. government gives the SEC up to 240 days for final approval or denial — until March 2024
Berenberg: Coinbase Earn Faces Significant Regulatory Challenges, Security Classification Risk
19.7.2023
Coinbase’s “Earn” program is particularly vulnerable to regulatory action following the recent ruling in the case between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a report from investment firm Berenberg Capital has warned.
In the report, the firm said the risk for Coinbase...
Nasdaq Halts Crypto Custody Plans Amid Tough US Regulatory Environment
19.7.2023
Adena Friedman, CEO of Nasdaq, the international securities marketplace, announced that the firm is postponing its cryptocurrency custody plans due to the United States’ “regulatory environment.” During a Q2 earnings call, Friedman disclosed that Nasdaq aimed to launch...
US lawmakers propose SEC chair consider legislation, not enforcement approach to crypto
19.7.2023
Representatives French Hill and Dusty Johnson suggested the SEC may have undertaken certain actions on crypto “seemingly timed to coincide with related Congressional activity"
Professor Gary Gensler vs. SEC Chair Gary Gensler: Crypto Long & Short
19.7.2023
Gary Gensler once taught a class on crypto. Is he contradicting himself now in his powerful Washington role?
SEC vs. Ripple: Huge win for crypto
19.7.2023
On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident expert discusses Ripple’s latest win against the SEC and what it means for the crypto market
SEC’s Classification of So-Called Crypto Securities Amounts to $98 Billion in Combined Value
19.7.2023
Throughout the last year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified numerous crypto assets as securities in cases involving Binance, Bittrex, Coinbase, Terra’s Do Kwon, Tron’s Justin Sun, and several more. The aggregate worth of these prominent digital assets...
SEC Urged to Abandon Crypto 'Crusade' by Congressman Torres After Ripple Legal Battle
19.7.2023
Congressman Ritchie Torres has asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission to provide clear rules for crypto instead of “indiscriminately” treating the majority of crypto assets as securities under its purview.
On Tuesday, Torres penned an open letter to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, expressing...
GOP Lawmakers Suggest Gensler's SEC Is Gaming News Cycle to Thwart Crypto Legislation
19.7.2023
Recent actions by the regulator seem to have been timed to coincide with Congressional grandstanding, Reps. French Hill and Dusty Johnson wrote
US Lawmakers Call on SEC to Stop Regulatory Assault on Crypto Following XRP Ruling
19.7.2023
U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to drop its regulatory assault on the crypto industry following the landmark ruling on the SEC v. Ripple case regarding XRP. “The SEC has chosen to communicate and regulate not by clear rule or guidance but...
SEC Chair Advocates Increased AI Use for Market Surveillance and Enforcement
19.7.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler says the SEC could benefit from making greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) in several areas, including enforcement and market surveillance. However, he also raised a number of concerns associated with AI, emphasizing that...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Expresses Disappointment Over Ripple Court Ruling, Continues Evaluation
18.7.2023
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler has said he is “disappointed” in a court ruling that declared that Ripple’s XRP token is “not in and of itself” a security....
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US lawmaker calls on SEC chair to reassess stance on crypto following Ripple ruling
18.7.2023
Rep. Ritchie Torres shares a surname with Judge Analisa Torres in the SEC v. Ripple case and referred to the XRP court ruling as the “Torres Doctrine."
SEC v. Ripple Case Referred to Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn, Who Ordered 'Hinman Documents' Release
18.7.2023
Remaining questions in the legal battle between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have been referred to Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn, the judge who ordered the release of the so-called ‘Hinman documents.’
Magistrate Judge Netburn will now take care of general pretrial...