SEC

Regulation

US Congressman questions SEC’s lack of action against ‘big fish’ exchanges if Ripple is a security

Sherman said the SEC should bring enforcement actions against major exchanges that facilitated Ripple (XRP) trading.

4 years ago

Regulation

Gensler says SEC can consider tailoring rules for crypto industry compliance

Gensler said several crypto companies have been non-compliant with offering unregistered securities to investors.

4 years ago

DeFi

MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor says Ethereum is a security

Saylor says a cryptocurrency can only be a commodity if there is no issuer and no one is making any decisions on the network.

4 years ago

Regulation

Bitcoin crashes under $20K as SEC rejects Grayscale spot ETF application

The SEC has rejected Grayscale and Bitwise applications citing the need to protect investors and public interest and prevent fraudulent and manipulative practices.

4 years ago

Regulation

SEC commissioner Hester Pierce criticizes agency’s resistance to Bitcoin spot ETP

Hester Pierce mentioned that Spot ETPs have launched in countries like Canada, and in Europe, generating great investor interest despite the volatile nature of the market.

4 years ago

Rumors

SEC writes crypto exchanges over insider trading

In a May interview, SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, had said that some crypto exchanges were providing services that could be against their customer’s interest.

4 years ago

Legal

Terra’s Do Kwon claims SEC investigation reports, other allegations are ‘misinformation’

According to a report, the SEC got a court order that forces Terraform Labs to comply with subpoenas issued by the commission to investigate whether the firm’s tokens were unregistered securities.

4 years ago

Regulation

CFTC may become main regulator for crypto industry

Several crypto exchanges have revealed their preference for CFTC to be the major regulator of the crypto space with FTX Bankman-Fried lobbying the US congress for the commission.

4 years ago

Regulation

Pro-crypto SEC commissioner foresees faster stablecoin regulations after Terra crash

The crash of Terra’s UST mean that US regulators could work faster to establish some framework for stablecoins.

4 years ago

Regulation

SEC looks to prevent Ripple from getting vital document about its case

The SEC has filed a motion that looks to protect documents that show its former finance director, William Hinman, stated that Bitcoin and Ethereum were not securities.

4 years ago

Regulation

The SEC wants better corporate disclosures about hacks

Letting customers know about cyber attacks may no longer be based on the judgement of corporate lawyers.

4 years ago

Regulation

Grayscale: The SEC must get comfortable with spot Bitcoin ETF

With the approval of a fourth Bitcoin futures ETF, SEC’s arguments for rejecting spot Bitcoin ETFs are running thin, according to Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein.

4 years ago