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Gensler’s approach toward crypto appears skewed as criticisms mount
10.12.2022
While the SEC chairman has promised to make crypto safer for everyone, the recent slew of company collapses seems to suggest otherwise
Today in Crypto: Sam Bankman-Fried to Testify Next Week, Regulators Postpone FTX Japan’s Suspension, Amber Group Ends $25M Deal with Chelsea FC
9.12.2022
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XRP Price Prediction as XRP Pumps 4% – How High Can it Go?
9.12.2022
XRP, the cryptocurrency that underpins Ripple’s global blockchain-based payments system, was last trading lower by just over 1.0% on Friday, having pulled back from weekly highs in the $0.3950 area to trade around the $0.3900 level. That still leaves the cryptocurrency higher by about 4.2% versus...
The SEC Wants Firms to Publicly Disclose Their Exposure to Crypto – More Regulation Coming?
9.12.2022
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made it clear that they want companies to disclose any crypto-related risks they may be exposed to, saying that both direct and indirect exposure must be described.
The SEC now says firms should describe how company bankruptcies and subsequent...
SEC calls on firms to disclose exposure to crypto bankruptcies and risks
9.12.2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission corporate finance division reminded companies of what they are required to disclose and provided guidance to what else they want to know
SEC Tells US-Listed Companies They’d Better Disclose Crypto Damage
8.12.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued letters to companies flagging the need to disclose any potential impacts from mayhem in the crypto markets
Crypto Markets Today: Gensler Restates SEC’s Crypto Authority
7.12.2022
The chairman said the agency has the basic disclosure and governance requirements to hold digital-asset firms accountable, although he did not address the fallout from crypto exchange FTX’s collapse. Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto...
Crypto consumer protection, proof of reserves bills introduced into US Congress
7.12.2022
New York Democrat Ritchie Torres introduced the short bills, which are meant to supplement more comprehensive legislation, earlier this month with little fanfare
Rep. Torres asks US GAO to investigate SEC ‘failure’ to protect public against FTX
7.12.2022
Torres is a crypto supporter who has questioned the performance of the SEC before; he has written new legislation on crypto companies’ proof of reserves and comingling of funds
Gensler Says SEC Is Fine Going After Crypto With Its Current Authority
7.12.2022
Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), isn’t waiting for new powers from Congress in order to enforce securities laws against crypto companies, though he said Wednesday that it would be good to have more money and additional reach beyond U.S. borders
XRP Price Prediction as XRP Pumps 20% Off Recent Lows – Here’s Where Its Heading Next
7.12.2022
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Report: FTX Co-Founder SBF Retains White-Collar Lawyer Who Represented Ghislaine Maxwell
7.12.2022
On Dec. 6, 2022, the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) reportedly retained the attorney Mark Cohen, the lawyer that represented Ghislaine Maxwell during her recent sex trafficking case. SBF’s spokesperson further explained that the FTX co-founder is being consulted by a professor at Stanford...
Economic Unreality: What SEC ICO Precedents Mean for Ripple
6.12.2022
Crypto Lender Nexo to Leave the USA After Discussions with Regulators Hit a Stalemate
6.12.2022
Major crypto lender Nexo will be leaving the United States over the next few months, as the company was unable to reach an agreement with the country's regulators.
In a blog post published on Monday, Nexo stated that it would be "phasing out its products and services in the United States in...
US consumer watchdog probes crypto firms over deceptive ads
6.12.2022
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating several unnamed crypto firms over possible misconduct in the advertisement of digital assets
Ripple files final submission against SEC as landmark case nears end
5.12.2022
The two-year-long battle between SEC and Ripple is approaching the end, with Ripple filing its final submission in its case against the US regulator on Dec. 2
Regulators face public ire after FTX collapse, experts call for coordination
4.12.2022
U.S regulators and their failure to avoid another crypto contagion have raised a lot of questions over their credibility
US Senator: Bitcoin Is a Commodity — ‘There Is No Dispute About This’
3.12.2022
U.S. Senator John Boozman says bitcoin, although a cryptocurrency, is a commodity in the eyes of the federal courts and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman. He stressed that exchanges where commodities are traded, including bitcoin, must be regulated and the Commodity Futures...
US Regulator CFTC Met With Sam Bankman-Fried 10 Times Before Crypto Exchange FTX Collapsed
2.12.2022
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revealed that he and his team met with Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives 10 times before the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy. The regulator sees the FTX collapse as “a classic run based on liquidity...
CFTC Chair Walks Back on Previous Statements Regarding Ethereum, Says Only Bitcoin is Commodity – Regulation Hammer Coming Down?
2.12.2022
Only bitcoin (BTC) should be considered a commodity for regulatory purposes, and not ethereum (ETH), Rostin Behnam, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said in a recent speech....
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