Ex-SEC officials to speak at hearing on ‘politicized approach’ to crypto

US House lawmakers will hear from a former SEC commissioner and crypto industry leaders at their “Dazed and Confused” digital assets hearing on Sept. 18.

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A Second Look at Third-Party Token Allegations in the SEC's Case Against Binance

Last week, a federal judge convened a hearing for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Binance after publishing her ruling on Binance's motion to dismiss the SEC lawsuit.

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Названа дата запуска спотовых Ethereum-ETF

Старший биржевой аналитик Bloomberg Эрик Балчунас сообщил, что торги спотовыми ETH-ETF в США начнутся 23 июля. Update: Nate's instincts were right, hearing SEC finally gotten back to issuers today, asking them to return FINAL S-1s on Wed (incl fees) and then request effectiveness on Monday after close for a TUESDAY 7/23 LAUNCH.

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Gensler confirms spot Ethereum ETFs will be approved ‘this summer’ during Senate hearing

SEC Chair Gary Gensler said the regulator expects to approve the spot Ethereum ETF applications’ S-1 registration forms “sometime over the course of this summer,” which would be the final step before the funds can launch in the US.

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Reveals Spot Ethereum ETFs Are Coming This Summer

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Gary Gensler: Ethereum ETFs likely approved by end of summer

Spot Ethereum ETF proponents were handed a boon during a Senate hearing, as SEC Chair Gary Gensler said applications were advancing. 

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Ether ETFs Should Be Fully Approved by September, Says SEC Chair Gensler

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said that the final approvals for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) trading Ethereum's ether {{ETH}} should be finished this summer, he told senators in a budget hearing on Thursday.

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Warren expresses support for SEC’s controversial SAB 121 bulletin

Senator Elizabeth Warren described support for the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121 during a senate hearing on May 16. Warren asserted that the bulletin, which applies to companies that deal with crypto, is designed to provide accounting guidance.

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House's McHenry Accuses SEC Chief Gensler of Misleading Congress on Ethereum

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.

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SEC Boss Has Long Viewed Ethereum as a Security, New Filing Reveals

A high-stakes investigation into Ethereum was approved by the SEC just days after Gensler refused to comment on Ethereum's legal status during a congressional hearing

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VanEck CEO Says Transaction Fee Is Bigger Story Than Bitcoin or Ethereum ETFs

Jan Van Eck told CoinDesk TV's Jen Sanasie that not hearing back from the SEC is a sign that ETH exchange-traded funds likely wont make the May deadline.

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Coinbase v. SEC: Ripple's Chief Lawyer Exposes Major Misconduct

Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty unveils crucial insights post-SEC hearing, altering dynamics in ongoing Coinbase legal dispute

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Coinbase SEC Hearing Falls Short, According to Crypto Legal Expert

Delve into the ongoing legal battle between Coinbase and the SEC, as the crypto exchange seeks to dismiss charges in a lengthy court hearing. The post Coinbase SEC Hearing Falls Short, According to Crypto Legal Expert appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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SEC v. Ripple: 16 companies granted a motion to file an amicus brief

The latest hearing for SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple saw the latter gaining a significant advantage The judge has given until 18 November for 16 companies to file their briefs More than twoThe post SEC v.

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Lawmaker Slams “Power-Hungry” SEC in Hearing

The SEC has been in the practice of sending out subpoenas to crypto industry participants that do not lie within its jurisdiction, one of its top officials admitted today in...

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Jeremy Hogan: SEC made very serious mistakes on the hearing

Lawyer Jeremy Hogan Says SEC made very serious mistakes on the hearing. Lawyer Jeremy Hogan analyzed the recent hearing. He said: That hearing didn’t go well for the SEC. We used to call those ‘suicide mission hearings’ because you were...

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Judge saw contradictions in SEC approaches during hearing

During a recent hearing, the judge saw contradictions in the SEC’s approach. On June 7, a hearing was held intended for the SEC to clarify its position on Hinman’s emails and memos. The judge found during the hearing inconsistencies in...

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Ripple (XRP) coin rises over 6% today after a small win in its case against the SEC

The price of Ripple (XRP) has risen by more than 6% today after a micro win in its case against the US SEC. Ripple seems to be slowly amassing the odds in its favor in the case. In a hearing on Friday, March 11, 2022, the judge presiding over the case rejected a motion by […] The post Ripple (XRP) coin rises over 6% today after a small win in its case against the SEC appeared first on Invezz.

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Kik vs SEC – The Lawyers Speak

The SEC's complaint against Kik, after it raised $100 million in an ICO, seemed pretty brutal, but not so fast, we're only hearing one side of the story. Watch more here as three lawyers discuss the case, its merits and its potential impacts for the crypto industry as a whole.

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Tesla Stock Remains Bearish Despite Elon Musk’s SEC Optimism

To the surprise of almost no one, Elon Musk walked out of a federal courthouse Thursday still wearing the hat of CEO of Tesla. He was there for a hearing that resulted from the US Securities and Exchange Commission charging in February that Musk had violated an agreement it reached with him in October over his tweeting.

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Indian Supreme Court Advocate Says Cryptocurrencies Cannot Be Regulated

A supreme court advocate has explained the limitations of the Indian government’s power to regulate cryptocurrency, determining that the court should not get involved. Meanwhile, the crypto community awaits the government’s regulatory framework and the supreme court hearing of the petitions against the banking ban by the central bank.

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Regulators Explain Why Bitcoin Futures Are Easier to Approve Than Bitcoin ETFs

Commissioners of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have come together to discuss their regulatory approaches to bitcoin futures contracts and bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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Court Reconsiders Ruling After SEC Proves Blockvest Tokens Are Securities

After failing to convince a federal court regarding the nature of Blockvest tokens in the previous hearing, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally convinced the same judge that these tokens are securities.

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Court Reconsiders Ruling After SEC Proves Tokens Are Securities

After failing to convince a federal court regarding the nature of Blockvest tokens in the previous hearing, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally convinced the same judge that these tokens are securities.

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Thai SEC Plans to Relax ICO Regulations

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly planning to ease the country’s regulation for initial coin offerings. The regulator is conducting a public hearing to relax rules on pre-sales and private token sales.

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SEC to Decide Fate of Vaneck Solidx Bitcoin ETF by Late February

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on the Vaneck Solidx bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), which will trade on Cboe BZX Exchange. The SEC has received more than 1,600 comments and will make a decision by February next year.

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Thai SEC Explains Two Laws Could Apply to Crypto Securities

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly clarified how existing laws can apply to crypto securities. In addition, Thai companies planning to issue securities tokens abroad would be guilty of wrongdoing under the Digital Asset Act for avoiding regulated fundraising channels.

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SEC Chair Explains Key Upgrades Needed for Bitcoin ETF Approval

The chairman of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has outlined the key changes in cryptocurrency markets he needs to see before he is comfortable with a bitcoin ETF.  While some solutions to the problems he mentioned have already been implemented, the chairman insists on seeing more improvements.

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Blockvest ICO Being Sued By SEC

Blockvest is being sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for making false claims that the regulator’s approval for its planned ICO. The regulator is looking for an injunction against the defendant in return for all the financial gains of its ICO activities.

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SEC Obtains Emergency Court Order to Halt Questionable ICO

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an emergency court order issuing the stoppage of a recently planned initial coin offering (ICO) by Blockvest LLC and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III, who falsely advertised that the token sale was approved by the SEC.

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A New Precedent: FINRA Charges Crypto Broker With Securities Fraud

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a non-profit watchdog for public brokerage firms in the U. S. , has had its first run-in with the cryptocurrency industry.

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Bitcoin ETFs on the Horizon? Newly Appointed SEC Commissioner Could be the Swing Vote for Crypto Legislation

President Donald Trump has recently appointed Republican Elad Roisman as the newest member of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Roisman has now been confirmed by the Senate, and it appears that Roisman might play a pivotal role in introducing federally regulated cryptocurrency legislation, including Bitcoin ETFs.

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Bitcoin ETF Chances Increase as Republican SEC Commissioner Appointed

The second Republican nomination for the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has finally been appointed as SEC commissioner after an approval by the Senate at a confirmation hearing this Wednesday.

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“Not a Great Precedent”: Commissioner Discusses the SEC’s Latest ETF Decision

When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell.

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U.S. House Committees Begin Discussing Cryptocurrencies with SEC

Two committees of the American Congress held a public hearing in July 2018 to discuss matters related to cryptocurrencies. They discussed the use of bitcoin as means of payment, general applications of blockchain technology and the necessity of a sound legal framework.

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Week In Crypto

Between Bitcoin ETFs, decentralized banks, blizzards of SEC comments, and demands for a “Chief Blockchain Officer” for the UK, there are plenty of stories that don’t make it to the front page. Here are some other events you may have missed.

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