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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Stresses Crypto Markets Are Open to Manipulation, Investors Vulnerable
6.12.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has called for more investor protection in crypto markets. “This asset class is rife with fraud, scams, and abuse in certain applications,” he said. “In many cases, investors aren’t able...
US SEC Charges Man With Defrauding Crypto Investors in Two Digital Asset Securities Offerings
5.12.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a citizen of Latvia with defrauding investors in two crypto offerings. The fraudster “used fake names, fictitious entities, and fraudulent profiles to perpetrate his schemes, and misappropriated nearly all of the investor funds...
Kevin O’Leary on SEC v Ripple Lawsuit Over XRP: ‘I Have Zero Interest in Investing in Litigation Against SEC’
28.11.2021
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, says he has zero interest in investing in anything with litigation from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “That is a very bad idea,” he said. Discussing the SEC lawsuit against Ripple over XRP, he emphasized:...
Ripple Expects SEC Lawsuit Over XRP to Conclude Next Year, CEO Says ‘We’re Seeing Pretty Good Progress’
24.11.2021
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says that he expects the lawsuit over XRP by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to come to a conclusion next year. The executive explained: “We’re seeing pretty good progress despite a slow-moving judicial process.” Ripple’s...
SEC Files Action Against Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Regarding Mirror Protocol
15.11.2021
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced an action against Terraform Labs, the company behind the design of the Terra blockchain, and its co-founder and CEO Do Kwon. The SEC is seeking an order for Kwon to comply with a series of subpoenas he has failed to address....
Crypto Advocates Weigh ETF Rejection — Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Says Bitcoiners Should ‘Oppose Spot Bitcoin ETFs in US’
14.11.2021
Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rejection of Vaneck’s bitcoin spot market exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Friday, a number of cryptocurrency advocates discussed the subject this weekend. For instance, the veteran FX trader Peter Brandt told his 581,700 Twitter...
SEC Rejects Vaneck Bitcoin Spot Market ETF Over Price Manipulation Concerns
12.11.2021
On Friday, November 12, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected Vaneck’s bitcoin spot market exchange-traded fund (ETF). The U.S. regulator noted that the denial was due to the lack of prevention toward “fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices.”...
Ripple Launching Liquidity Hub Despite SEC Lawsuit Over XRP
11.11.2021
Amid an ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over XRP, Ripple is launching a new product, Liquidity Hub, which aims to be “a one-stop shop for enterprises to source any tokenized asset.” The product “will allow customers to seamlessly access...
US Lawmakers Urge SEC to Permit Trading of Bitcoin Spot ETFs
5.11.2021
U.S. lawmakers have called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Since the SEC has approved the trading of bitcoin futures ETFs, the lawmakers said it “should no longer have concerns with bitcoin spot ETFs and should show...
Tesla Informs SEC It May Restart Transacting in Cryptocurrencies
27.10.2021
Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, has informed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a quarterly filing that it may restart the practice of transacting in cryptocurrencies for its products and services. Tesla suspended accepting bitcoin in May, citing environmental...
Coinbase CEO Says SEC v Ripple Case ‘Going Better Than Expected’ — Investors Hopeful XRP Will Be Relisted Soon
27.10.2021
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the SEC v. Ripple case “seems to be going better than expected.” He added that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission “is realizing that attacking crypto is politically unpopular.” Coinbase’s CEO on the Ripple Lawsuit,...
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Is Suing the SEC
25.10.2021
Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the company that backs the Terra blockchain ecosystem, is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Kwon, who was served a subpoena while appearing at Messari’s Mainnet conference as a presenter, states this behavior was against...
Vaneck Bitcoin Futures ETF Gets Green Light from SEC — Fund to Join Proshares BTC ETF Listing on NYSE
20.10.2021
The wealth manager Vaneck will be launching its bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States following the Proshares ETF listing that launched on Tuesday. According to the post-effective filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Vaneck bitcoin futures...
Gary Gensler Explains Why SEC Approves a Bitcoin Futures ETF
20.10.2021
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has shared why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided to approve a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) to trade on the NYSE. Meanwhile, the Commission has not approved a spot bitcoin ETF. Why SEC Approves Bitcoin Futures ETF As the first...
New SEC Filings Give the Impression US Regulators Approved a Bitcoin Futures ETF
16.10.2021
The price of bitcoin jumped over 8% during the last 24 hours after a number of documents stemming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) web portal indicated that the Proshares Trust exchange-traded fund (ETF) could be listed as soon as next week. Proshares filed...
SEC Tweets About Funds Holding Bitcoin Futures — Expectations of Impending Bitcoin ETF Approval Soar
15.10.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tweeted about investing in funds that hold bitcoin futures contracts. This has sparked optimism within the crypto community that the regulator may soon approve bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), especially those investing in bitcoin futures....
SEC Commissioner: True Decentralized Projects Pose a Challenge to Crypto Regulation
11.10.2021
A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that true decentralized projects pose a challenge to crypto regulation. Noting that “decentralized finance carries within itself inherently some ability to self regulate,” the commissioner said, “we need...
SEC Delays 4 Bitcoin ETF Deadlines — Regulator ‘Finds It Appropriate to Designate a Longer Period of Time’
1.10.2021
On Friday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed four bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) deadlines for another 45 days. The regulator notes that the entity needs more time to decide on the ETF applications. Global X, Kryptoin, Valkyrie, Wisdomtree Bitcoin ETF Deadlines...
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Looks Forward to Review of Bitcoin Futures ETF Filings
1.10.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, explains that some laws provide “significant investor protections” for exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including those seeking to invest in bitcoin futures. He looks forward to seeing the SEC’s...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says Crypto Will ‘Not End Well’ if It Stays Outside Regulations
29.9.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says that cryptocurrency “is not going to end well if it stays outside the regulatory space.” The SEC has been criticized for taking an enforcement-centric approach to regulating the crypto industry....