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SEC Delays Robinhood IPO Over Questions Concerning the Company’s Crypto Business: Report

26.6.2021
Robinhood Markets Inc., the American financial services company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, has seen its initial public offering (IPO) delayed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a report citing “people familiar with the matter” the SEC...

US Regulators Have Imposed $2.5 Billion Penalties on Crypto Firms and Individuals

25.6.2021
A new report shows that U.S. regulators have imposed fines and penalties totaling $2.5 billion on crypto firms and individuals so far. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed the most fines, followed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Meanwhile, the U.S....

ICO issuer charged with fraud by SEC for selling unregistered security

22.6.2021
U.S. securities regulators are still going after ICO cheats from the 2017-18 bull market. Initial coin offerings raised tens of billions of dollars during the last major cryptocurrency bull market

With regulators handing out $2.5B in fines since 2014, crypto is not the 'wild west' of finance

22.6.2021
A new report from Elliptic has found that unregistered securities offerings account for more than half of all crypto-related fines handed out by U.S. regulators

SEC and CFTC Caution Investors About Funds Trading in Bitcoin Futures

13.6.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have warned investors of the risks of investing in funds with exposure to bitcoin futures. The SEC published an investor alert on funds trading in bitcoin futures Thursday. The alert comes from...

After googling it, CFTC boss says DeFi is a ‘bad idea’ and probably illegal

9.6.2021
CFTC Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz has called for a crackdown on unregulated DeFi derivatives platforms

SEC Urges Congress to Pass Cryptocurrency Legislation to Protect Investors

28.5.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged Congress to pass cryptocurrency legislation to protect investors, the new SEC chairman has revealed. The securities regulator is also working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Treasury Department to combat...

Powers On... Why the SEC, CFTC or FTC needs to check in on Elon Musk’s frenzied crypto tweets

25.5.2021
Elon Musk, here we go again: It is not the first time his reckless tweeting has caused serious problems, but this time they’re for crypto

US House Passes Bill Mandating SEC and CFTC to Establish Working Group Focused on Digital Assets

22.4.2021
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a crypto-related bill introduced by pro-bitcoin Congressman Patrick McHenry. It requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to establish a working group focused on digital assets. Bill...

SEC loses a battle to win the war? Ripple dissociates from pumping XRP

18.4.2021
While the defendants may have gained an edge in pre-trial rulings in SEC v. Ripple Labs, are Ripple’s legal troubles now over?

Following $6.5 million CFTC fine, Coinbase delays direct stock listing

20.3.2021
The crypto exchange escapes regulatory scrutiny with a slap on the wrist, but no stock listing on exchanges until next month

Ahead of IPO, Coinbase Pays CFTC $6.5 Million to Settle False Reporting, Wash Trading Charges

20.3.2021
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has fined cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase $6.5 million “for reckless false, misleading, or inaccurate reporting as well as wash trading.” This enforcement action came as Coinbase is getting ready for its initial public offering (IPO)...

CZ responds to reports of Binance investigation: story has no "teeth"

12.3.2021
The Binance CEO vigorously defended the company's KYC/AML practices, dismissing reports of an investigation

Binance reportedly under CFTC investigation over US-based trading activity

12.3.2021
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange is reportedly being probed by the CFTC over concerns it facilitated crypto derivatives trading for U.S.-based customers

Binance Investigated by CFTC - Report

12.3.2021
Source: Instagram, Binance Major crypto exchange Binance is being investigated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over concerns that it allowed Americans to place wagers that violated US rules, Bloomberg reported, citing undisclosed people familiar with the matter. The CFTC...

Ex-Chairman Tarbert, who named Ether a commodity, is leaving the CFTC

3.3.2021
After resigning from the commission's executive position in January, Tarbert is on his way out

Biden’s SEC Chair Pick Gary Gensler Reveals Policies on Bitcoin and Crypto Regulation

3.3.2021
Gary Gensler, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has revealed his policies on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies if confirmed as the SEC chairman. Gensler is a professor at MIT who teaches cryptocurrencies. He previously served as...