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Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton Talks Rapidly Evolving Crypto Regulation Landscape
17.6.2022
The former securities regulator joined Grayspace CLO Craig Salm to take a look back at his time heading the SEC, and a look forward at where regulation is headed in the future
Faze Clan Going Public In Deal That Is Somehow Worth $1 Billion
26.10.2021
Fresh off a big crypto scam involving a number of its members only four months ago, Faze Clan announced today that the group is about to become a publicly traded company, meaning fans will soon be able to buy shares. Their initial valuation? Oh, $1 billion.Read more
SEC Denies Freedom of Information Act Request Concerning Tether Documents
26.9.2021
On September 24, the staff writer for The New Republic, Jacob Silverman, tweeted about a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request he filed that was ultimately denied. On the social media platform, Silverman wrote that he got Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) responses to his FOIA requests...
Fireblocks Onboards Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as Advisor
19.8.2021
Source: Screenshot, Jay Clayton, CNBC Television / YouTube
Digital asset security and asset transfer platform Fireblocks has announced that Jay Clayton, Former Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has joined the company’s advisory board, stating that Clayton's previous...
Former SEC chair Jay Clayton joins Fireblocks advisory board
19.8.2021
In his new role, Clayton wil aid Fireblocks in navigating the regulatory hurdles for developing and deploying digital asset infrastructure, especially around capital markets
Former SEC head and treasury undersecretary defend US crypto regulations
8.6.2021
Former top policymakers Jay Clayton and Brent McIntosh has defended the crypto regulatory regimes established during their respective government tenures
Petition Calls on New SEC Chairman to Drop Ripple Lawsuit and ‘End War on XRP’
8.4.2021
A petition has been started calling on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman-Designate Gary Gensler to end the lawsuit against Ripple Labs and its executives over XRP tokens. The petition also demands “a thorough investigation of the matters that led to the last-minute...
Former SEC chair Jay Clayton tips new Bitcoin regulations are coming
2.4.2021
The former SEC chairman warns that regulation will come both directly and indirectly
Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton joins crypto advisory board
29.3.2021
Clayton, who stepped down from the SEC in 2020, joins the regulatory advisory council at One River Asset Management
US President-Elect Biden to Nominate MIT Blockchain Professor Gary Gensler as SEC Chairman
14.1.2021
The U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Gary Gensler as the new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to replace Elad Roisman. During Obama’s administration, Gensler led the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014. The Former Banker...
Reuters: Gary Gensler, MIT blockchain professor and Obama's CFTC chair, to head Biden SEC
12.1.2021
Gensler taught a course on "blockchain technology's potential use — by entrepreneurs and incumbents — to change the world of money and finance."
Vaneck Files New Bitcoin ETF Proposal With SEC Under New Administration
31.12.2020
After successfully launched a bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe, Vaneck has now filed a new proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Under former chairman Jay Clayton, the SEC never approved a bitcoin ETF. However, Clayton...
Ripple Assails the SEC, Claims the $1.3 billion Lawsuit is an ‘Attack on the Entire Crypto Industry Here in the United States’
31.12.2020
Ripple has hit back at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing it of creating more uncertainty and failing in its duty to protect the crypto community. In panning the SEC’s decision to designate its XRP token as a security, the company claims the regulator’s lawsuit...
Ripple Lawsuit Could Invoke Billions in Losses to ‘Innocent Third-Parties,’ Says Former SEC Commissioner
27.12.2020
The crypto community is extremely curious about what will happen to Ripple Labs and the token asset XRP, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently filed a lawsuit against Ripple and two executives. On December 25, the large cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp announced delisting...
SEC Chairman Clayton Says Wednesday Is His Last Day in Office
24.12.2020
Clayton announced in November he would be leaving by the end of the year but hadn't specified a date
US Intelligence Chief Raises Concerns With SEC Over China’s Crypto Dominance: Report
25.11.2020
U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffe was reportedly seeking clearer regulation around digital currency
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Explains US Crypto Regulation, Calls Bitcoin a Store of Value
23.11.2020
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has explained how the U.S. government is regulating cryptocurrency. He calls bitcoin a store of value, noting that its rise is driven by the inefficiencies of the current payment system. How Bitcoin Is Regulated in the US...
Bitcoin ETF Time? What SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down Means for Markets
22.11.2020
Jay Clayon is stepping down as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Here’s what that means for crypto and traditional markets
Outgoing SEC Chair Jay Clayton reveals what’s driving the rise of BTC
20.11.2020
Jay Clayton is stepping down from his role as SEC Chairman at the end of the year, but before going he wants to set the record straight on the SEC’s opinion of Bitcoin
SEC’s Clayton Says Payment Inefficiencies Are Boosting Bitcoin’s Rise
19.11.2020
Clayton sounded more bullish on bitcoin than he's been in years in his Thursday interview with CNBC