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US Lawmakers Pressure SEC to Apply Same Principles for Ethereum as Bitcoin ETFs
23.5.2024
Five U.S. representatives have called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chair Gary Gensler to ensure a uniform and fair treatment in their review of upcoming ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), similar to their method used for approving spot bitcoin ETFs. SEC Urged...
SEC's Gensler Says House Bill Would 'Undermine' Regulator's Crypto, Capital Markets Oversight
22.5.2024
The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act would hurt investors and hamper the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's work, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said Wednesday
US Senate Votes to Overturn SEC’s Controversial Crypto Rules — Biden’s Veto Threat Looms
16.5.2024
The U.S. Senate has voted to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s controversial SAB 121, which imposes regulatory burdens on digital asset custodians. The resolution also passed in the House and now faces a veto threat from President Joe Biden. Last week, the White House...
Ethereum ETFs Face Uphill Battle With SEC: Analyst Foresees Possible Delay Until 2025
13.5.2024
A senior Bloomberg ETF analyst predicts that spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. are unlikely to emerge this year. Despite the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving spot bitcoin ETFs, the same is not expected for Ethereum due to different regulatory considerations....
SEC’s Gary Gensler is getting irked being asked about crypto
8.5.2024
SEC Chair Gary Gensler says he gets an “outsized ratio” of questions about crypto despite its relatively small size compared to the overall financial market
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Calls Crypto ‘Outsized Piece of Scams, Frauds, and Problems in Our Markets’
8.5.2024
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has reiterated his view that crypto is a field full of noncompliance. While noting that crypto is a small piece of the overall U.S. financial market that his agency oversees, the SEC chair emphasized that it...
U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry Blasts Gary Gensler, SEC Over ETH Security Stance
1.5.2024
House Financial Service Committee Chair Patrick McHenry has taken to X to claim United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler “knowingly misled Congress when pressed on the classification” of Ethereum (ETH) in testimony the U.S. regulator gave to the Financial Services...
TRON Foundation, Justin Sun Ask U.S. Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit
2.4.2024
The TRON Foundation and Justin Sun asked a New York court to dismiss an SEC lawsuit, arguing that the regulator failed to establish that the court has jurisdiction over the foreign defendants
SEC Requests More Funding to Regulate Crypto Sector
21.3.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted its 2025 budget request, which will partly fund the securities watchdog’s efforts to regulate the crypto sector. “We’ve seen the Wild West of the crypto markets, rife with noncompliance,” SEC Chair Gary Gensler...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Insists Crypto Field Is ‘Rife With Abuses and Fraud’
9.3.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has reiterated that the crypto industry is filled with instances of abuse and fraud, citing a significant number of bankruptcies in recent years. He also cautioned investors in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that these...
SEC Chair Gensler Cautions About Crypto Investing — Warns ‘Thousands’ of Crypto Tokens May Be Securities
8.3.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has cautioned about crypto investing. “This is a highly speculative asset class. One could just look at the volatility of bitcoin in the last few days,” he stressed, warning that thousands of crypto tokens may...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Outlines ‘Very Real Economic Difference’ Between Bitcoin and US Dollar
15.2.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has outlined a “very real economic difference” between crypto like bitcoin and fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar. “You have a whole central bank, and support for one currency, generally per economic...
Gary Gensler Tells Lawmakers SEC Takes Cybersecurity ‘Seriously’ After X Account Hack
11.2.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has assured lawmakers that the securities regulator “takes its cybersecurity obligations seriously.” Lawmakers raised concerns following the hacking of the SEC’s account on social media platform X, where a post...
US Senators Slam SEC for Operating in ‘Unethical and Unprofessional Manner’ in Debt Box Case
10.2.2024
Five U.S. senators have expressed their concerns to the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, regarding the agency’s enforcement action against crypto firm Debt Box. The court found that the SEC made “materially false and misleading...
South Korean Regulator Plans to Discuss Crypto Rules With US SEC Chair Gary Gensler
7.2.2024
South Korea’s financial watchdog chief is planning to visit the U.S. to discuss crypto regulation with the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, with a focus on the SEC’s recent decision to approve spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)....
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Rack up $4.6 Billion in Trading Volume on Day 1 — Blackrock Debuts With $1 Billion
12.1.2024
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) racked up $4.6 billion in total trading volume on their first day of trading. Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, debuted with more than $1 billion in trading volume for its Ishares Bitcoin Trust. Grayscale’s spot bitcoin...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Was the Deciding Vote Approving Spot Bitcoin ETFs
11.1.2024
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, cast the deciding vote approving 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a landmark decision on Wednesday. Before the approvals, the securities regulator held a vote on spot bitcoin ETFs, with two commissioners...
Gary Gensler’s Bitcoin ETF Clown Show
11.1.2024
From hacks to unnecessary delays to ungracious statements, the SEC chair has made few friends as he finally approves these in-demand BTC products for the first time
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Warns Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Isn’t BTC Endorsement
11.1.2024
Amid the excitement surrounding the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler issued a statement emphasizing that the regulator did not approve or endorse bitcoin by approving spot bitcoin ETFs. Gensler insisted that...
Watchdog Group Warns SEC: Reject Spot Bitcoin ETFs or Face ‘Financial Carnage’
6.1.2024
Financial watchdog group Better Markets has called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reject spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), warning that they “will inflict massive investor harm.” The organization features U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s...