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Crypto sentiment index dips back to March ‘fear’ levels amid Binance lawsuit

6.6.2023
Meanwhile, total liquidations have topped $280M in the last 12 hours as crypto market sentiment has turned more fearful

US SEC Identifies 12 Crypto Tokens as Securities in Binance Lawsuit

6.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified 12 crypto tokens as securities in a new lawsuit filed against Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ). The securities regulator asserted that Binance platforms “have made available for trading on them crypto assets that...

SEC complaint hints at why Brian Brooks resigned as Binance.US CEO

6.6.2023
New details revealed in the SEC complaint could explain why Brian Brooks abruptly stepped down as CEO of Binance.US in 2021, a crypto lawyer suggests

Robert Kennedy Jr Slams SEC for Protecting Banks Instead of American People — Calls for Crypto-Friendly Commissioners

30.5.2023
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he does not want anti-crypto people on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He also slammed the securities regulator for protecting banks rather than the American people. “What they’re doing is obscure, it’s...

SEC chair Gensler claps back at Coinbase, says crypto rules already exist

16.5.2023
Speaking at the Financial Markets Conference, the SEC chair asserted that the rules for crypto are already in place and that the crypto sector has been largely non-compliant

SEC's Gary Gensler takes another swipe at crypto in educational video

28.4.2023
The SEC boss reiterated that “the law is clear” on cryptocurrencies being securities, while others highlighted the lack of regulatory clarity in the U.S

Coinbase Files Legal Action Against SEC Over Lack of Regulatory Clarity

25.4.2023
On April 24, 2023, Coinbase announced that it had filed an action in federal court requesting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to respond to their petition. The petition, submitted in July 2022, requested the commission to propose and adopt rules governing the regulation of digital...

U.S. SEC Poised to Move Toward DeFi Oversight As It Reopens Proposed Regulations

14.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering reopening a rule proposal on how it oversees crypto platforms to more explicitly include decentralized finance (DeFi). Commissioners will vote on the language during an open meeting on Friday

Committee Advises SEC to ‘Aggressively Assert Authority’ Over Crypto — Says Virtually All Crypto Tokens Are Securities

11.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee has advised the SEC to “aggressively” assert authority over crypto assets that are securities. The advisory committee believes that “virtually all, if not all, crypto tokens are securities,”...

SEC Takes Action Against Crypto Trading Platform Beaxy and Its Executives

31.3.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against crypto trading platform Beaxy and its executives. Additionally, the regulator alleged that the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder raised $8 million in an unregistered crypto token offering and “misappropriated...

Gary Gensler: SEC Needs New Tools, Expertise, and Resources to Regulate Crypto Industry

31.3.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler said in a congressional hearing that the securities regulator “requires new tools, expertise, and resources” to combat misconduct in the crypto space. “We’ve seen the Wild West of the crypto markets, rife with...

SEC Files Emergency Action Against Bkcoin in $100 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme

7.3.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an emergency action against Miami-based investment adviser Bkcoin and one of its principals, Kevin Kang. “The defendants disregarded the structure of the funds, commingled investor assets, and used more than $3.6 million to make...

Binance's Efforts to Woo SEC Chairman Gensler for US Regulatory Relations Uncovered – Here's What Happened

6.3.2023
Binance approached US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler in 2018 and 2019 to become an advisor for the firm. That’s according to a new bombshell report published by the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, which claims that Binance embarked on a campaign to “neutralize”...

Ripple CEO Warns of Harm to Crypto Industry if SEC Wins Lawsuit Over XRP

6.3.2023
The CEO of Ripple Labs has warned of the harm to the crypto industry if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is able to prevail in its lawsuit against Ripple over xrp. He cautioned that the SEC’s enforcement-centric approach to regulating crypto “is not a healthy way...

SEC Chairman Explains Why He Views All Crypto Tokens Other Than Bitcoin as Securities

28.2.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has detailed why he considers all crypto tokens other than bitcoin as securities. While acknowledging that crypto tokens may have different setups, he stressed that “at the core, these tokens are securities.”...

SEC Chairman Proposes Amending Federal Custody Rules to Cover ‘All Crypto Assets’

16.2.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has proposed amending federal custody rules to cover “all crypto assets.” The SEC chief said: “Though some crypto trading and lending platforms may claim to custody investors’ crypto, that does not mean they...