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SEC Chair Gensler Keeps Quiet on Bitcoin ETF Plans After Grayscale Ruling – Here’s the Latest
26.10.2023
Despite tremendous pressure to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF for trading on public markets, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler refuses to discuss his agency’s next steps. On Monday, the SEC received an order from the Court of Appeals to review Grayscale’s...
Prosecution Rests Case, SBF to Testify this Afternoon
26.10.2023
  Bankman-Fried’s decision to testify comes after a number of his former close associates took the stand against him. Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, FTX co-founder, Gary Wang, and head of engineering for FTX Nishad Singh, largely deflected responsibility back...
“We Obtained Judgments Worth $5 Billion” Gary Gensler Recounts Achievements Amid Backlash
26.10.2023
The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler disclosed a summary of the agency’s performance in its quest to promote a more transparent market. In his speech at the 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum titled, “Partners of Honest Business and Prosecutors...
Gary Gensler teases details of SEC's $5 billion take from enforcement actions, shades crypto
26.10.2023
Gensler revealed that the SEC took 780 enforcement actions, including 500 standalone cases, and distributed $930 million to harmed investors
Ex-FTX Chief’s Defense Team Challenges FBI Interviews, Raises Questions About Witness Credibility
26.10.2023
On Wednesday, the defense team for the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried issued a letter to the judge seeking to question two FBI agents who interviewed Gary Wang, former chief technology officer of FTX, and Nishad Singh, former director of engineering at FTX. Lawyers allege the witnesses provided...
SEC’s Gensler Won’t Say What’s Next With Bitcoin ETFs After Grayscale Loss
25.10.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Wants to Highlight 'Inconsistent Statements' by FTX Insiders Gary Wang, Nishad Singh
25.10.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried's defense team asked Judge Lewis Kaplan to let them introduce proof of inconsistent statements from former FTX executives Gary Wang and Nishad Singh, tied to their statements to federal officials prior to testifying on the stand
Coinbase Says SEC is Attempting to ‘Redefine Definition of an Investment Contract’
25.10.2023
Coinbase argues in a new filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to control all investment activity and define its own regulatory ambit
Skybridge Boss Scaramucci Predicts Bitcoin’s Value Could Multiply 11-fold With Blackrock’s ETF Approval
22.10.2023
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of Skybridge Capital, believes that if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, the value of bitcoin could surge significantly. Scaramucci also discussed Sam Bankman-Fried, the former head of...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Above $30,000 as ETF Hopes Intensify
20.10.2023
Bitcoin rallied to a three-month high on Friday, as market optimism grew that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could soon approve several spot bitcoin ETFs. As reported yesterday, SEC Chair Gary Gensler stated that the regulator is currently reviewing up to ten filings for the product....
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Higher, as SEC’s Gensler Says Around 10 ETFs Are Being Reviewed
19.10.2023
Bitcoin edged slightly higher on Thursday, following comments from the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler. Gensler said the commission was currently reviewing eight to ten applications from firms looking to launch a bitcoin exchange-traded-fund (ETF). Bitcoin...
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Warns AI Could Spark Financial Crisis in Next Decade
18.10.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could spark a financial crisis in the next decade. Noting that he has raised this concern at the Financial Stability Board and at the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the SEC chief...
Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Blames Gary Gensler for Obstructing Proposed Spot Bitcoin ETFs and Not SEC
17.10.2023
Influential investor Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, said that the researchers at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are “really good”, and it’s the agency’s Chair Gary Gensler who is standing on the way of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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SEC Announces Increased Oversight of Cryptocurrencies in 2024 Fiscal Plan
16.10.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its fiscal plan for 2024 today, detailing a heightened regulatory focus on cryptocurrency and associated financial technologies. This report comes from the SEC's Division of Examinations and outlines the agency's approach to emerging market...
SEC chair Gary Gensler warns impending AI-wrought financial crisis ‘nearly unavoidable’
16.10.2023
Gensler reportedly fears big tech’s stranglehold on AI technologies homogenizing the financial market
US Oversight and Accountability Committee Slams Gary Gensler For Lack of Cooperation
13.10.2023
The US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has issued a warning to Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), asking him to cooperate or face disciplinary action.
In a letter addressed to Gensler, James Comer, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight...
House committee chairman threatens SEC chair with subpoena, but not over crypto
12.10.2023
U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee chair James Comer thinks Genlser is stonewalling him. Crypto supporters know the feeling
Caroline Ellison Begins Star Witness Testimony in SBF Trial
10.10.2023
Tensions were high in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday as former CEO of Alameda Research, Caroline Ellison, began her star witness testimony against Sam Bankman-Fried.
The petite, glasses-wearing Ellison took a decent amount of time to identify the defendant in the courtroom. ...
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Bankman-Fried’s Defense Targets $300M Loan Interrogations; Ex-CTO Gary Wang Spotlighted
10.10.2023
Attorneys defending ex-FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried are keen to interrogate the former CTO of the now-dissolved exchange concerning personal loans ranging from $200-300 million, a fresh letter from Cohen & Gresser LLP reveals. Former CTO Gary Wang is set to return to the stand on Tuesday, with...
SBF's Lawyers Seek To Cross-Examine Gary Wang on Counsel’s Involvement in Alameda Loans
10.10.2023
In the ongoing multi-billion fraud trial of the bankrupt FTX exchange, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has blamed lawyers' involvement in structuring the loans issued to FTX co-founder Gary Wang by Alameda Research.
As a result, SBF’s lawyers have requested Judge Lewis Kaplan to cross-examine Wang further...