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SEC Delays Decision on Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal

  • The ongoing deadlock in Congress is heightening uncertainty for federal agencies.
  • The SEC has set a firm deadline of mid-March for making decisions on spot Bitcoin ETFs.
Friday, 29/09/2023 | 06:55 GMT by Tareq Sikder
CryptoCurrency

Lawmakers Urge SEC to Approve Bitcoin ETFs Following Court Decision

  • House Financial Services Committee members urge regulatory consistency.
  • The SEC's Chair, Gary Gensler is set to be questioned about Bitcoin ETFs during an upcoming oversight hearing.
Wednesday, 27/09/2023 | 08:31 GMT by Tareq Sikder
CryptoCurrency

SEC Continues Pursuit of Crypto Exchanges and DeFi Projects Violating Securities Laws

  • SEC's expands list of Investigations beyond Coinbase and Binance.
  • It shifts approaches from settlements to court battles.
Wednesday, 20/09/2023 | 09:29 GMT by Tareq Sikder
CryptoCurrency

Coinbase Fostering a Supportive Environment for Crypto Growth

  • The exchange amplifies advocacy efforts for crypto legislation.
  • It takes the “Stand with Crypto” non-profit initiative.
Wednesday, 20/09/2023 | 07:21 GMT by Tareq Sikder
CryptoCurrency

Binance.US's Challenges Continue: Trading Activity Hits New Lows

  • Binance.US is facing a severe decline in trading activity in September 2023, hitting a low of $5.09 million.
  • Binance.US halted trading for over 100 token pairs following the SEC's lawsuit.
Monday, 18/09/2023 | 08:04 GMT by Tareq Sikder
CryptoCurrency

Binance CEO CZ's Insights at Token2049 Crypto Event

  • CZ identifies fiat ramps as crypto adoption hurdle.
  • It is a challenge to bring the next 100 million users to crypto.
Thursday, 14/09/2023 | 14:12 GMT by Tareq Sikder
CryptoCurrency

Unregistered NFT Offering: SEC Charges Stoner Cats, Fines $1 Million

  • Stoner Cats NFTs raised $8 million for animated web series.
  • The SEC determined that the NFTs were unregistered securities.
Thursday, 14/09/2023 | 07:57 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Institutional FX

SEC Approves Nasdaq's AI-Powered Order Type as AI Dominates Traditional Finance

  • Dynamic Midpoint Extended Life Order aims to enhance trading efficiency.
  • Besides the platform, Nasdaq has launched predictive AI in its US options exchange.
Friday, 08/09/2023 | 16:29 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

Ethereum Enters the ETF Realm: Valkyrie Bids for Ether-Based ETF Approval

  • The asset manager filed for Ethereum Strategy ETF targeting ether futures.
  • This move arrived as asset managers like BlackRock consider derivative products.
Thursday, 17/08/2023 | 08:16 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

Coinbase Plans to File Motion Challenging SEC Lawsuit

  • The exchange maintains that it did not list unregistered securities.
  • The regulator sued Coinbase in June.
Friday, 04/08/2023 | 08:50 GMT by Jared Kirui
Institutional FX

SEC Demands Stronger Anti-money Laundering Policies from Brokerage Firms

  • The regulator identified gaps in broker-dealers' AML programs.
  • The SEC said some brokerage companies commit inadequate resources to AML.
Thursday, 03/08/2023 | 08:10 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

SEC Asked Coinbase to Suspend All Cryptos except Bitcoin Before Litigation: Report

  • The claims were disclosed by Coinbase's CEO.
  • The SEC sued Coinbase for allegedly offering unregistered crypto trading services.
Monday, 31/07/2023 | 08:39 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

SEC Dismisses Latest Spot Bitcoin ETF Applications as Inadequate

  • The remarks were made in relation to the applications by BlackRock and Fidelity.
  • There has been renewed interest lately in spot BTC ETFs among Wall Street giants.
Friday, 30/06/2023 | 22:00 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

Has BlackRock Flipped the Crypto Script?

  • The SEC has created a hostile environment for the crypto industry in the US.
  • BlackRock’s BTC ETF application has altered the landscape, bolstering the case for crypto.
Thursday, 29/06/2023 | 00:00 GMT by Sam White
CryptoCurrency

Coinbase Shares Plunge after SEC Lawsuit

  • The US securities regulator is suing Coinbase for issuing unregistered securities.
  • The prices of altcoins mentioned in the lawsuit were down significantly at press time.
Tuesday, 06/06/2023 | 22:03 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

US Regulators Charge FTX’s Senior Executive Nishad Singh with Fraud

  • Associates Caroline Elison and Gary Wang pleaded guilty in December last year.
  • Samuel Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to eight count charges in early January.
Tuesday, 28/02/2023 | 20:51 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX

US Regulator Adopts Rules to Enforce Single-Day Securities Settlement

  • The SEC sets May 28, 2024, as the compliance date.
  • The securities regulator started enforcing the current T+2 cycle in 2017.
Wednesday, 15/02/2023 | 20:50 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX

SEC Fines Bloomberg $5M over Disclosure Failure on Fixed Income Prices

  • The alleged violation occurred between at least 2016 and October 2022.
  • The SEC said Bloomberg agreed to settle without admitting or denying its findings.
Monday, 23/01/2023 | 21:34 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
FinTech

SEC Charges 8 Twitter Influencers with $100M Pump-and-Dump Fraud

  • The influencers allegedly used Twitter and Discord to manipulate exchange-traded stocks.
  • One of the influencers, Daniel Knight, was accused of aiding and abetting.
Wednesday, 14/12/2022 | 21:10 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

US SEC Starts Administrative Proceedings against American CryptoFed

  • American CryptoFed registered Ducat and Locke tokens in September 2021.
  • The firm's application to withdraw its registration in May 2022 was rejected.
Friday, 18/11/2022 | 20:51 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX

US SEC Recovers Record $6.4bn in Penalties and Disgorgement in FY22

  • The number of recovered funds shot up 67% from the prior year's $3.9 billion.
  • The SEC paid a record $229 million to whistleblowers in FY22.
Wednesday, 16/11/2022 | 03:24 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation

US SEC Awards $10M to Whistleblower Months after Programme Amendment

  • The regulator has issued a number of whistleblower awards in 2022.
  • It announced two amendments to its whistleblower programme in late August.
Monday, 31/10/2022 | 19:51 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

US SEC Probes Yuga Labs to Determine If Bored Ape NFTs Are Securities

  • Yuga Labs has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
  • The firm has reportedly pledged to cooperate with the regulator.
Wednesday, 12/10/2022 | 13:10 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX

FINRA Penalizes UBS Securities $2.5M for 73,000 ‘Naked’ Short Sales

  • The violations occurred between 2009 and 2018.
  • The US SEC recently fined UBS Securities $125 million alongside 14 other broker-dealers.
Wednesday, 05/10/2022 | 10:58 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX

16 Wall Street Firms to Pay $1.1B for 'Off-Channel Communications'

  • The firms include Barclay Capital, BofA, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, among others.
  • The violation happened between January 2018 and September 2021.
Wednesday, 28/09/2022 | 00:00 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
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