SEC, CFTC Declare Most Crypto Assets Not Securities in Landmark Guidance

Bitcoin Magazine SEC, CFTC Declare Most Crypto Assets Not Securities in Landmark Guidance The SEC and the CFTC jointly issued new guidance that states most digital assets are not securities.

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Ondo Finance Publishes Tokenized Securities Roadmap in Open Letter to SEC

Ondo Finance has taken a decisive step in the regulatory conversation around tokenized securities. In a newly released open letter to the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company outlines a comprehensive pathway for bringing traditional financial assets onchain without compromising investor protections or legal compliance.

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SEC says liquid staking activities and tokens are not securities

US Securities and Exchange Commission does not consider certain liquid staking activities and tokens as securities, the agency has announced. The SEC’s announcement comes after the Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance stated the matter on Aug.

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SEC ‘Crypto Task Force’ Head Hester Peirce Warns Tokenized Securities are Still Securities

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SEC Crypto Task Force discusses securities tokenization with Nasdaq, DeFi startups

Last week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force intensified studies on how public blockchain technology can support the issuance and trading of tokenized securities.

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SEC moves to dismiss securities lawsuit against crypto influencer Ian Balina

Cryptocurrency influencer and Token Metrics CEO Ian Balina is the latest figure to have an SEC unregistered securities sales case dropped. According to a May 1 joint stipulation filed in a Texas federal court, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

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SEC Issues Guidance on Proof-of-Work Mining and Securities Regulation

Key Takeaways: On March 20, 2025, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released new guidance regarding Proof-of-Work (PoW) mining activities and their classification under securities law.

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SEC Rejects Shiba Inu, Dogecoin, TRUMP, Meme coins as Securities, Compares Them to Trading Cards

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SEC declares memecoins are not securities in landmark staff statement

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance clarified that memecoins do not constitute securities under federal law, marking a notable stance on a sector of the crypto market often fueled by speculation and internet culture.

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Major Win For Memecoins: SEC Affirms They Typically Do Not Qualify As Securities

In a recent statement, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided insights into the classification of memecoins within the context of federal securities laws.   This move, a part of the SEC’s attempt to make clear how these regulations apply to different assets, could prove to be a significant victory for these altcoins and the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have been filed with the regulator.

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US SEC agrees to drop the MetaMask securities lawsuit

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to drop its securities enforcement case against MetaMask after reaching an agreement with Consensys, the company behind the popular crypto wallet.

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SEC Sues Touzi Capital Over $115 Million Securities Fraud – Details

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Touzi Capital LLC, a crypto mining company, and its managing member Eng Taing over multiple securities law violations. The US securities regulator claims the defendants allegedly deceived investors and misappropriated funds to the tune of $115 million.

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SEC charges Cumberland DRW for unregistered securities trading in $2B case

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Chicago-based crypto market maker Cumberland DRW for allegedly operating as an unregistered securities dealer on Oct. 10. According to the SEC’s complaint, Cumberland has traded over $2 billion in crypto classified as securities since at least March 2018.

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SEC charges TrustToken and TrueCoin over stablecoin fraud

Two crypto companies related to the TUSD stablecoin were charged with securities violations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission TrueCoin and TrustToken settled charges filed by the SEC, alleging unregistered offering and investment contract sales between November 2020 and…

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SEC ‘regrets any confusion’ from dubbing tokens as securities: filing

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.

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Kraken Challenges SEC Securities Label Against Digital Assets  

Kraken disputes SEC's claim that tokens like ADA, ALGO, and SOL are securities, citing unclear laws and the Howey test's limits. The post Kraken Challenges SEC Securities Label Against Digital Assets   appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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The SEC ‘regrets confusion’ it may have invited stating some tokens are securities

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an amended complaint against Binance in the District of Columbia, introducing procedural updates and legal modifications to its original filing.

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SEC charges BitClout/Decentralized Social founder with civil securities, wire fraud

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Nader Al-Naji, the founder of the BitClout blockchain protocol, currently known as Decentralized Social (DeSo). Al-Naji is accused of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme involving the unregistered offering and sale of crypto asset securities, amassing over $257 million from investors under false pretenses.

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UNI Price Soars 20% As Uniswap Labs Pushes Back Against SEC’s Wells Notice

Uniswap Labs, the creator of one of the largest decentralized trading platforms, is challenging a potential enforcement action by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), arguing that crypto tokens should not be classified as securities.

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SEC is investigating Coinbase over ‘securities’ listing

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether Coinbase allowed Americans to trade unregistered security assets, Bloomberg News reported on July 26. The post SEC is investigating Coinbase over ‘securities’ listing appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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SEC Probing Coinbase for Allegedly Listing Securities: Report

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly probing crypto exchange Coinbase, a publicly-traded company it oversees, on suspicion it allowed U.S. persons to trade unregistered securities.

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SEC Says These Cryptocurrencies Are Securities: See the Full List

The SEC has asserted that some cryptocurrencies are securities as part of an insider trading case

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OpenSea ‘insider trading’ could see NFTs labeled securities: Former SEC lawyer

Former SEC lawyer says OpenSea insider trading case could end with NFTs labeled as securities.

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After XRP, NFT Creators Come Under SEC’s Scrutiny

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is probing into whether various Nonfungible tokens(NFTs) should be considered securities under existing securities laws and regulated according to a report by Bloomberg.

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SEC Chairman Gensler Says Some Stablecoins Could Qualify as Securities

Newly-appointed SEC Chief hints some stablecoins could fall under the legal definition of securities. Gensler Says Stablecoins Could Be Securities U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair, Gary Gensler recently went on record saying that digital currencies whose price are pegged to traditional securities might fall under the securities laws. The SEC Chair made theRead More

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Ripple Nets Legal Victory In Quest To Access SEC’s Documents Relating To Classification Of Cryptoassets As Securities

Since last December, Ripple has been in a legal battle with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), which accused the San Francisco-based blockchain payments firm of conducting an unregistered security offering of its XRP token.

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SEC Charges LBRY with Sale of Unregistered Securities

The SEC has ramped up its efforts to tackle securities law violations in recent months. Officially, the SEC has charged LBRY with conducting an unregistered securities offering, similar to what it charged Ripple (and many others) with.

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Fungram LTD Has Applied for Exempt Offering of Securities From the SEC

PRESS RELEASE. On January 26, 2021, Fungram LTD, as a comprehensive blockchain enterprise serving the world, has applied for an Exempt Offering of Securities from the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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SEC Hits Rapper And Actor T.I With A $75,000 Fine For Promoting Fraudulent ICO

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges with rapper and actor Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. , better known as T. I. , for securities violations pertaining to an initial coin offering (ICO).

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SEC Slams ICOBox with $16 Million Fine for Securities Violation

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking civil penalties and disgorgement from crypto entrepreneur Nikolay Evdokimov and his company, ICOBox for facilitating the sale of unlicensed securities via ICOs.

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SEC Issues First ‘No-Action’ Letter Clearing ICO to Sell Tokens in US

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a "no-action" letter to TurnKey Jet, Inc., agreeing that tokens used by the startup are not securities.

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SEC Chairman Clarifies Securities Treatment Around Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cryptocurrency Broadly

The SEC chairman Jay Clayton provided additional clarity on the securities treatments for cryptocurrency—more specifically by addressing his stance towards William Hinman’s statements about Bitcoin and Ethereum potentially being non-securities.

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SEC Charges ICO With Selling Unregistered Securities After Startup Self-Reports

A crypto startup has self-reported to the U.S. SEC for selling unregistered securities

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Federal Court Denies SEC’s Motion For Preliminary Injunction In Blockvest Matter

The SEC failed to demonstrate that BLV tokens were securities as defined by US securities laws.

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Why The SEC Asking ICOs to Register their Tokens as Securities is Good for Ethereum (ETH)

This past Friday – November 16th – the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a statement announcing that they had settled charges against two firms that had carried out ICOs that fall under securities offering.

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Two ICOs Settle With the SEC to Register their Tokens as Securities

Just yesterday, the 16th of November, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a statement announcing that they had settled charges against two companies that carried out ICOs that fall under securities offerings.

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Experts Analyze SEC’s New Civil Case Against ICOs as a “Securities Offering”: What Does This Mean?

On November 16th, the SEC published a new press release regarding digital asset securities issuance and trading. The SEC has been dealing with fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs), along with ICOs that simply are not following registration requirements for the sale of securities.

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ICO Issuers Settle Registration Charges With SEC

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to settle charges with two startups that sold tokens through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) in 2017. The companies were charged by the SEC for running their ICOs after the regulator clearly defined such offerings as unlicensed securities in its DAO Report of Investigation.

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EtherDelta Founder Charged by SEC For Operating an Unregistered Exchange

In an apparent first, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the founder of EtherDelta, Zachary Coburn, with running an “unregistered national securities exchange,” according to a press release from the regulator.

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In EtherDelta Case, SEC Hints Most Ethereum Based Tokens are Securities

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially charged Zachary Coburn, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta, for operating an unregistered securities exchange. The regulatory agency’s move to charge Coburn comes amidst a greater trend of increasing regulation over the cryptocurrency industry.

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Trading in Bitcoin-Related and Ethereum-Related Securities Suspended by SEC

Two securities listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange were issued suspension notices by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently. Bitcoin Tracker One and Ether Tracker One were suspected to have materials that cause confusion over their inherent nature.

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SEC ruling suggests cryptocurrency airdrops violate securities law

Airdrops are totally all the rage. Blockchain companies have been resorting to token giveaways and marketing bounty programs as a way of circumventing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) – but this is probably going to change very soon.

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SEC Executive: ‘Cryptocurrencies with Decentralized Structures Not Securities’

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s head of the Division of Corporate Finance, William Hinman, stated during the Yahoo All Markets Summit today in San Francisco that cryptocurrencies like BTC and ETH are not securities.

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SEC Director of Corporate Finance: Ether Is Not a Security

In an informal statement made at Yahoo Finance’s All Market Summit: Crypto, William Hinman, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s director of corporate finance, indicated that the regulatory agency has no plans to deem ether a security.

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Ethereum is Not a Security, ICOed Security Tokens Can Become Non-Securities Says SEC

The token, the coin, all by itself is not a security, U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of Corporate Finance William Hinman said in a surprise announcement today. “If the.

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SEC Says Bitcoin and Ethereum Are Not Securities

It was a bloody week for the markets, but at least there’s a bit of good news: an official for the Securities and Exchange Commission has publicly stated that Ether and Bitcoin should not be regulated as securities.

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5 ICOs are expected to be approved this month by Thailand’s SEC

Thailand’s securities regulator is reportedly expecting to approve five initial coin offerings (ICOs) later this month. According to the Bangkok Post on Wednesday, the Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that, while 50 ICOs in the country are currently applying for regulatory approval, five of them are already in a position to move ahead.

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SEC Closes Debate on ICOs, Insists They Are Securities

Jay Clayton, former elite bankers’ lawyer now Chairman of the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), has effectively closed the debate on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) as far as SEC is. .

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Ripple, Stellar And Ethereum Classic All Approved

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) have recently published a new framework which highlights the countries changing stance on cryptocurrencies. Within this, the SEC have published information about fees and taxes, licensing and interestingly, a list of their seven approved cryptocurrencies.

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