The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) maintained a firm position when dealing with cryptocurrencies. Different strict rules and regulations were implemented in the past. That said, this deve...
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Ripple raises $15 Billion Despite SEC Lawsuit Over XRP
Ripple has purchased back shares from its Series C fundraising round, raising the company’s worth to $15 billion despite SEC lawsuit over XRP. SEC filed a complaint against Ripple Labs, Garlinghouse, ...
SEC Probes Three Crypto Firms in New Enforcement Review: Report
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is probing several cryptocurrency firms that offer high-interest yields amid a broader governmental effort to regulate digital assets. According to a ...
New SEC Proposal Could Be a Disaster for DeFi Exchanges
Key Takeaways A New SEC proposal looking to expand the definition of a securities exchange could threaten DeFi. The proposal aims to broaden the definition of an exchange to any system allowing buyers...
SEC vs Ripple: Ripple responds to SEC’s letter to strike their fair notice defense
The United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Ripple is once again heating up the courtroom, even in the middle of winter. After several tussles between the American regulato...
BSTX Receives SEC Approval for Blockchain-Powered Securities Exchange
BSTX, a joint venture between tZero and Boston Options Exchange (BOX) Digital Markets, has received the green light from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate a blockchain based...
Pro-Crypto Lawmaker Bashes SEC For Rejecting Fidelity’s Spot Bitcoin ETF ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     A pro-crypto lawmaker is furious that the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has refused to approve a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ET...
SEC Rejects Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust spot ETF
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published an order disapproving a proposed rule change to list and trade the shares of the Fidelity Investment-backed Wise Origin Bitcoin...
Crypto Firms Gemini, Celsius & Voyager Under SEC Probe for Offering Lending Services
As part of an investigation into companies that pay interest on virtual token deposits, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is scrutinizing crypto lending firms Gemini Trust Co, Celsius ...
SEC Declines Fidelity’s Spot Bitcoin ETF
According to reports, the SEC has rejected Fidelity’s spot settled Bitcoin ETF application. After postponing a decision on Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust which was filed in March last year sever...
Congressman Slams SEC for Rejecting Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF
Alex Dovbnya Tom Emmer keeps pressing the SEC to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF Minnesota representative Tom Emmer has criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for shooting down a spot Bitco...
SEC Denies Fidelity’s BTC Spot ETF
Key Takeaways The SEC denied Fidelity’s Bitcoin Spot ETF proposal today. The Commission cited concerns over fraud, market manipulation, and the lack of investor protection. Other institutions are taki...
SEC Rejects Fidelity’s Application for a Bitcoin ETF
The SEC has rejected another application for a spot market Bitcoin ETF—this time from asset manager Fidelity. The U.S. regulator said in a Thursday note that the application for Fidelity’s Cboe BZX E...
SEC Rejects Fidelity’s ETF Application for Proposed Rule Change
Seven days after rejecting a spot bitcoin ETF proposal by First Trust and SkyBridge Capital, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected the exchange trusted fund (ETF) application file...
SEC rejects application for Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust spot ETF
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has disapproved asset manager Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust spot exchange-traded fund application. According to a Thursday filing, the SEC r...
SEC rejects Fidelity’s proposed spot Bitcoin ETF
advertisement Another spot bitcoin ETF proposal — this time from investment giant Fidelity — has been sidelined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC handed down its disapprov...
SEC Probes Crypto Firms for Offering Lending Products
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is scrutinizing three crypto companies, Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, and Gemini Trust, as a part of a broader investigation against cryp...
The Implications of SEC v. Panuwat
On January 14, 2022, in SEC v. Panuwat, Index No. 21-cv-06322 (N.D. Cal.), Judge William H. Orrick denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the SEC’s first-ever “shadow trading” enforcement action. “S...
Ripple Scores $15 Billion Valuation — CEO Says Financial Position Is Strongest Ever Despite SEC Lawsuit Over XRP – Altcoins Bitcoin News
Ripple has bought back shares from its Series C funding round, which raised the company’s valuation to $15 billion, according to CEO Brad Garlinghouse. He added that despite the lawsuit by the U.S. Se...
BOT, SEC, and MOF Jointly Plans To Regulate Crypto in Thailand
With rising concerns for regulatory policies to be placed on the crypto market, the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) in a joint p...
SEC pushes decision on ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF to April 3
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has extended its window to approve the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) originally proposed in July 2021. According to a Tuesday filing from ...
SEC Awarded More Time To Fight Order To Hand Over Sensitive Documents in XRP Lawsuit
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is receiving more time to fight an order to hand over certain documents in its lawsuit against Ripple, potentially delaying the outcome of the case. I...
US SEC Didn’t Declare Ripple’s XRP A Security In 2018, So What Changed In Just Two Years? ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     On June 14, 2018, former director William Hinman gave a speech, telling the audience at a crypto summit that, in his view, Ether was not a security. ...
Former SEC employee on team and COIN collapses- The Cryptonomist
Coinbase appoints as its new Senior Public Policy Manager, former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) employee Thaya Knight. At the same time, the value of COIN, the cryptocurrency exchange’s...
SEC vs Ripple: Partial victory to the SEC as Judge grants more time to file motion
Back on 21 January, the plaintiff SEC in the Ripple lawsuit had filed two motions. The first motion was addressed to Judge Netburn to extend the regulator’s motion filing date to 17 February from 27 J...
SEC Didn’t Declare Ripple’s XRP A Security In 2018, So What Changed In Just Two Years? ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     On June 14, 2018, former director William Hinman gave a speech, telling the audience at a crypto summit that, in his view, Ether was not a security. ...
SEC chair eyes tougher cyber rules to protect investors against hackers
SEC chairman Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Sept. 14, 2021 in Washington. Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images Securities and Exchange Co...
Ripple vs SEC lawsuit took another leap forward
In a recent hearing of court, US Security and Exchange Commission has got time till 17 February to respond against the court’s earlier order to report documents against Ripple Labs. Recent development...
SEC Charges Financial Advisor in $5.8 Million Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange...