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SEC Blasted on Custody Proposal by JPMorgan, Crypto Firms and a Fellow Agency
9.5.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) went too far when it proposed a new rule demanding investment firms safeguard all of their clients’ assets – including crypto – with approved custodians, according to an array of critics not often in alignment. The proposal drew loud objections from...
U.S. SEC Changes Its Mind on Officially Labeling Digital Assets
4.5.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took one small step backwards in regulating the crypto sector on Wednesday, when it deleted what would have been its first formal definition of “digital asset” from its latest hedge fund rule
SEC serves $4M in fines to Coinme over ‘misleading’ UpToken ICO
1.5.2023
The regulator nabbed the crypto ATM operator turned exchange for securities law violations over its sales and statements of a crypto token
Bittrex Global CEO Says Firm Will Fight SEC Charges, Did Not Serve U.S. Customers
26.4.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Bermuda-regulated Bittrex Global of failing to register as a securities exchange in a lawsuit targeting U.S.-based Bittrex Inc
Coinbase files court action to compel SEC’s response to rulemaking petition
25.4.2023
Coinbase is looking to force the SEC to respond to its rulemaking petition seeking rules for the crypto industry that's been pending since July 2022
U.S. SEC Warns Advisers They Need to Know Crypto Before Recommending to Clients
20.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is advising brokers and investment advisers that they need to use heightened scrutiny when it comes to making crypto recommendations to ensure the risky products are in the best interests of their clients, the agency said in a new bulletin
Coinbase CEO Considers US Exit Amid Regulatory Uncertainty – Here's the Latest
19.4.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has indicated that the exchange could leave the US if regulators don't clarify their approach to the digital asset space.
"Anything is on the table, including relocating or whatever is necessary," he said during the Innovate Finance Global Summit Tuesday after former...
ARK Buys the Wells Dip With $17.7 Million COIN Purchase
24.3.2023
Coinbase shares tumbled 16% Thursday, after the company disclosed late Wednesday it had received a Wells Notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission
Is This Finally an Atomic Bomb From the SEC?
23.3.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s notice to Coinbase (COIN) that it’s likely to be accused of breaking securities laws could foreshadow an agency effort to break the back of the crypto sector as it now operates, but it also may finally force court rulings that define how the industry...
Jake Paul, Lindsey Lohan, Soulja Boy and Several Other Celebrities Face SEC Charges for Touting Cryptocurrencies – What Happens Now?
23.3.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed civil charges against eight celebrities, alleging they illegally promoted two cryptocurrencies without disclosing that they were paid to do so.
In a news release on Wednesday, the SEC unveiled charges against celebrities who promoted...
Gensler Sticks to His Guns: Proof-of-Stake Tokens Could Be Securities – Ethereum in Trouble?
16.3.2023
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has once again indicated that tokens using staking protocols could be considered securities under US law.
During an open meeting of the SEC on Wednesday, Gensler reportedly said that Proof-of-Stake (PoS) tokens can be considered securities...
U.S. Government Demands Halt to Voyager-Binance.US' $1 Billion Deal – Here's Why
15.3.2023
The US government has demanded to put Binance.US’s proposed deal to purchase the assets from the collapsed cryptocurrency brokerage Voyager Digital on hold.
In a set of court filings submitted on Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and New York’s financial regulator expressed...
SEC files objection to Binance US bid for Voyager assets
23.2.2023
The SEC has moved to bar final approval of Binance.US’ $1 billion bid for assets belonging to bankrupt crypto lending firm Voyager Digital
Gary Gensler’s SEC is playing a game, but not the one you think
22.2.2023
Gensler has made a show of cracking down on crypto companies that haven’t engaged in actual misconduct. When real fraud is taking place, he’s nowhere to be seen
Firm Behind Binance's BUSD Stablecoin in Talks with the SEC – Here's the Latest
22.2.2023
Paxos, a blockchain infrastructure platform and the issuer of Binance’s stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD), is in talks with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its decision to consider the stablecoin a security.
In an email to employees, Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla said they are having...
SEC’s Shadow Crypto Rule Taking Shape as Enforcement Cases Mount
21.2.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler thinks the cryptocurrency industry is playing a game with his agency. He has said that companies are well aware of what they have to do to operate legally within the U.S., but they’ve decided not to do it – some of them in open scorn...
Terraform Labs and CEO Do Kwon Charged by SEC With Multibillion-Dollar Crypto Fraud
17.2.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Terraform Labs and its CEO, Do Hyeong Kwon, with fraud, alleging that Kwon and his company orchestrated “a multibillion-dollar crypto-asset securities fraud.” The securities watchdog insists that Kwon raised billions from...
The SEC shook Kraken down for $30M, but it doesn't mean they had a case
15.2.2023
Kraken agreed to a settlement with the SEC, but that didn’t change the law. Staking does not constitute a security
SEC Plans to Restrict Hedge Funds Exposure to Crypto With New Proposal
15.2.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a draft that would make it harder for hedge funds, private equity firms, and pension funds to work with crypto companies.
The proposal would make it difficult for crypto firms to hold digital assets on their client’s behalf...
SEC and CFTC's Lawsuits against Sam Bankman-Fried Put on Hold by U.S. Judge – Here's Why
14.2.2023
A New York judge has put cases against the former FTX CEO brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on hold until the criminal cases against him are concluded....
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