2024-10-3 22:11 |
Gurbir Grewal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) director of enforcement, is stepping down and departing the agency, according to a Wednesday press release. origin »
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Gurbir Grewal has resigned from the SEC after three years at the regulator and over 100 crypto-related enforcement actions. According to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement, Gurbir Grewal, the agency’s director of enforcement, will retire from the federal regulator…
2024-10-3 03:53 | |
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The end of his tenure, marked by aggressive cryptocurrency enforcement, could signal a change in the agency’s approach to crypto.
2024-10-3 00:01 | |
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Pro-XRP attorney Fred Rispoli, founder of HODL Law, continues to assess the likelihood of an SEC appeal as higher than the probability of the agency letting the case conclude without further action. Following the US District Court for the Southern District of New York’s final judgment on August 7, 2024, the SEC now has less […]
2024-9-30 09:15 | |
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A former SEC lawyer reportedly claims that the SEC will appeal the Ripple case
2024-9-28 11:49 | |
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Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would require the SEC chair, currently Gary Gensler, to testify before Congress twice a year. This move comes amid mounting criticism of SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s leadership and the agency’s approach to regulating the…
2024-9-26 20:01 | |
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US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, along with all five SEC commissioners, faced sharp criticism during a congressional hearing focused on the agency’s approach to cryptocurrency regulation.
2024-9-25 06:15 | |
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All five SEC commissioners, including crypto-skeptic chair Gary Gensler, testified at a full congressional hearing where the agency was criticized for its “scorched earth” regulatory approach. Gary Gensler, chair of the U.
2024-9-25 20:36 | |
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Judge dismissed Consensys' lawsuit against SEC, citing lack of final agency action. Consensys vowed to continue fighting SEC's regulatory stance on Ethereum and blockchain developers. In a sThe post Consensys pledges to 'keep fighting' as judge dismisses SEC lawsuit appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-9-20 15:00 | |
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A Texas federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Consensys against the SEC that claimed the agency was investigating Ethereum to classify it as a security.
2024-9-20 01:53 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was hammered for two hours in a congressional hearing on Wednesday in which the witness list predominantly included agency critics, including former Commissioner Daniel Gallagher, who is now at Robinhood.
2024-9-20 20:02 | |
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In a well-publicized congressional hearing scheduled on September 18, 2024, former high-ranking United States Securities and Exchange Commission executives are to testify against the agency. Dubbed “Dazed and Confused: Breaking Down the SEC’s Politicized Approach to Digital Assets,” the hearing will center on the divisive SEC policies on crypto, especially under Chair Gary Gensler’s direction. Related […]
2024-9-18 02:00 | |
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The retraction arose from the SEC’s lawsuit against Binance, but the agency is still pursuing claims against the crypto exchange for alleged securities law violations.
2024-9-14 20:50 | |
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Trading platform eToro agreed to pay $1. 5 million to settle charges it operated an unregistered broker, an unregistered clearing agency and facilitated trading certain crypto assets as securities, the U.
2024-9-12 22:02 | |
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Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, is under fire for his staff hiring choices at the regulatory agency. Republican lawmakers have opened an investigation into hiring decisions at the U.
2024-9-12 18:53 | |
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Lawmakers have launched a joint investigation into the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), raising concerns that the agency may have engaged in politically motivated hiring practices, according to a Sept.
2024-9-12 23:00 | |
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While the broader crypto industry fights with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about the agency's labeling of most tokens as securities, Prometheum is swinging open its doors for a long-awaited test of its strategy to assume the SEC is right.
2024-9-12 15:30 | |
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SEC chief accountant Paul Munter said agency staff views on a divisive rule curtailing banks from offering crypto custody services “remain unchanged.”
2024-9-10 09:22 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) imposed $4. 68 billion in fines against crypto companies in 2024, marking the most aggressive regulatory year in the agency’s history, according to a report by Social Capital Markets.
2024-9-10 01:30 | |
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OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer said that the NFT marketplace received a Wells notice from the SEC, suggesting potential enforcement action from the agency.
2024-9-5 22:00 | |
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US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda has urged the agency to develop specialized S-1 registration forms specifically designed for digital asset securities. Uyeda made the statement during a talk at the Korea Blockchain Week 2024 event on Sept.
2024-9-4 22:00 | |
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Uyeda said the U.S. agency can work with crypto firms to figure out how to differentiate S-1 forms for digital assets.
2024-9-4 14:54 | |
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OpenSea, the leading NFT marketplace, has recently received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which threatens legal action based on the agency's belief that the NFTs traded on its platform may be classified as securities.
2024-8-29 11:53 | |
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Congressman Wiley Nickel (D-NC) has voiced strong criticism against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing the agency of undermining trust in the regulatory system because of its “regulation by enforcement” approach.
2024-8-29 22:54 | |
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Abra has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations the platform, owned by Plutus Lending, inappropriately pushed Abra Earn to customers when the product qualified as a security that should have been registered, the agency said Monday.
2024-8-27 22:07 | |
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Abra has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations the platform, owned by Plutus Lending, inappropriately pushed Abra Earn to customers when the product qualified as a security that should have been registered, the agency said Monday.
2024-8-26 22:07 | |
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Coinbase has submitted a strongly worded comment letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opposing the agency’s proposal to expand the definition of “exchange” to include decentralized exchanges (DEXs).
2024-8-13 00:00 | |
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Ripple faces a $125 million civil penalty after a federal judge rules in favor of the SEC, rejecting the agency’s $2 billion claim.
2024-8-13 22:05 | |
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Crypto markets saw an XRP god candle after the Ripple v. SEC ruling, but AMLBot’s CEO warned that an appeal from the agency could stall price momentum. Last year, Ripple’s (XRP) initial triumph over the SEC lifted markets. Sentiment that…
2024-8-9 19:48 | |
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Bitclout's Al-Naji reportedly lied about the project's lack of decentralized nature SEC's actions come on the back of the agency cracking down on entities guilty of similar violations The UnThe post SEC charges Bitclout aka DeSo's Al-Naji with $257M securities fraud appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-7-31 09:30 | |
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Donald Trump has promised to fire SEC Chair Gary Gensler, whose work at the agency was defined by his animosity toward crypto.
2024-7-29 01:35 | |
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SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda calls for updated crypto disclosure rules as the SEC sues Consensys for unregistered broker activities.
2024-7-2 10:44 | |
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SEC crypto asset enforcement chief David Hirsch announced his departure from the agency on June 17. Hirsch said he served at the agency for almost nine years before his exit. He said he was “proud of the historic work done by the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit team [he] had the privilege to lead.
2024-6-18 22:39 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) acknowledged a proposed rule change for ProShares Ethereum ETF and approved Ark Invest’s exit from 21 Shares’ application on June 10. The agency’s notice on ProShares recognizes but does not approve the proposed rule change.
2024-6-11 02:52 | |
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The approval of new exchange traded funds (ETFs) for Ethereum's ether {{ETH}} is a logical next step to the regulator previously approving spot bitcoin ETFs, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler seemed to suggest twice on Wednesday.
2024-6-7 20:01 | |
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The SEC's Salt Lake office is set to close after a judge's order the agency to pay $1.8 million due to a lawsuit against DEBT Box. The post SEC to shut down Salt Lake Regional Office following DEBT Box sanctions fiasco appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-6-6 06:11 | |
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler declined on Thursday to preview his agency's decision on ether exchange traded funds (ETFs), though he advised observers to "'stay tuned."
2024-5-26 17:31 | |
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Uniswap Labs has issued a defiant response to the SEC’s Wells notice, asserting the agency’s attempts to regulate DeFi are misguided and legally unsound. The company said in a May 20 blog post that it is confident it will come out victorious if forced into litigation by the SEC.
2024-5-22 23:51 | |
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Uniswap Labs challenges SEC's enforcement action, arguing the protocol doesn't meet the SEC's definition of an exchange. The post Uniswap Labs claims SEC will fail, urges agency to drop enforcement action appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-5-23 21:28 | |
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The U.S. SEC has continued its crypto crackdown this year, but the agency’s current leverage may also be its biggest weakness in months to come.
2024-5-9 20:00 | |
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House Republicans are gearing up to challenge the SEC’s controversial rule regarding digital asset custody, labeling it as an overreach of the agency’s authority. During a press conference on May 7, Representative Tom Emmer, a prominent Republican lawmaker, criticized SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s tenure, calling it marked by “regulatory hypocrisy, inconsistency, and incompetence.
2024-5-8 02:04 | |
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In the latest from the XRP lawsuit between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency has filed its remedies reply brief under seal, signaling a significant advance in the case’s remedies phase.
2024-5-7 09:00 | |
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Robinhood apparently made strenuous efforts to comply with the agency, even applying to become a special purpose crypto broker-dealer. The SEC is likely to sue for alleged securities violations in any case.
2024-5-7 22:27 | |
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In the latest development of the ongoing legal battle between Ripple and the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the regulatory agency has filed a motion opposing Ripple’s request to strike the declaration of Andrea Fox, a top SEC accountant.
2024-5-1 18:45 | |
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has been accused of misleading Congress by Rep. Patrick McHenry, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, who said Gensler's agency already knew it considered Ethereum's ether a security before he attended a hearing and declined to answer that question.
2024-5-1 00:40 | |
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In the XRP lawsuit, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has countered Ripple Labs’s recent motion to strike the declaration of SEC summary witness Andrea Fox. The agency’s filing asserts that the testimony is permissible as summary evidence under federal law, not requiring expert disclosure as claimed by Ripple.
2024-4-30 08:45 | |
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New insights into the SEC's investigation into Ethereum's status as a security and Consensys' legal challenge to the agency's claims. The post SEC considered Ethereum unregistered security for at least a year: FOX Business appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-4-30 18:11 | |
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New insights into the SEC's investigation into Ethereum's status as a security and Consensys' legal challenge to the agency's claims. The post SEC considers Ethereum unregistered security for at least a year: FOX Business appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-4-29 18:11 | |
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In the latest updates on the court case between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn, has ordered strict deadlines for the regulatory agency to respond to the crypto firm’s motion.
2024-4-27 17:00 | |
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Consensys sues the SEC, claiming Ethereum is not a security and challenging the agency's regulatory jurisdiction. The post Consensys Takes on the SEC: A Legal Battle for the Future of Ethereum appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2024-4-26 06:42 | |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission Philippines shared a draft of its cryptocurrency regulations framework. Stakeholders are invited to give feedback on the draft no later than Jan. 18, 2025. According to the recently shared document, the published regulatory draft is…
U.S. Digital Asset Investment Manager Grayscale has submitted a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding Horizen Trust.
Crypto. com has withdrawn its lawsuit against the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which contested the agency’s jurisdiction over specific digital assets. This decision comes after a meeting between Crypto.
The U.S. Senate has abandoned the renomination hearing for anti-crypto Democratic SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw. Outgoing Securities and Exchange Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw will not be renominated to her position following a decision by the Senate Banking Committee. The hearing to…
Стоящая за NFT-коллекциями CyberKongz команда сообщила, что Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) может выдвинуть против нее обвинения. CyberKongz has received a Wells Notice from the SEC.
Бывший премьер-министр Таиланда Таксин Чиннават призвал власти продолжать эксперименты с цифровыми активами в рамках нормативной песочницы, чтобы не отставать в этой сфере от других стран.
Hill won after a second round vote, beating three other crypto-friendly Republicans Current Chair Patrick McHenry is retiring in on January 25, 2025 Hill has championed several crypto bills, including legislation to regulate digital assets Crypto-friendly French Hill will take over as Chair of the US House Financial Services Committee in next year’s new Congress.