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SEC Chair Gensler Asks Staff to Collaborate With CFTC on Regulating Crypto Exchanges
6.4.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has asked SEC staff to collaborate with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to develop a new plan to regulate cryptocurrency trading platforms. SEC Wants to Work With CFTC on Regulating Crypto Exchanges...
A New SEC Definition for ‘Exchanges’ Has Big Implications for Crypto
5.4.2022
Crypto should seize the opportunity to be heard as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission looks to expand its remit
A New SEC Definition for ‘Exchanges’ Has Big Implications for Crypto
5.4.2022
Crypto should seize the opportunity to be heard as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission looks to expand its remit
New Bitcoin's Chance to 'Bitcoinze the Dollar', Crypto Seizures + More News
5.4.2022
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Bitcoin Mining Startup Primeblock to Go Public via SPAC Merger as SEC Targets SPAC Deals
5.4.2022
The bitcoin mining startup Primeblock has announced plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal. Primeblock will merge with a blank-check firm 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II, and the company’s shares will be listed on Nasdaq. Primeblock Reveals SPAC...
Crypto venture capital firms see surging assets under management
5.4.2022
Filings reveal the massive amount of assets that crypto venture funds are managing, Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) crypto funds were also disclosed to be worth around $9 billion
SEC chair: retail crypto investors should be protected
4.4.2022
"There’s no reason to treat the crypto market differently just because different technology is used," said Gary Gensler
Gensler Says SEC Exploring Shared Role With CFTC Over Crypto Platforms
4.4.2022
The SEC chief suggests securities, commodities “intertwined” in current trading venues
Law Decoded: ‘Unhosted’ wallets are just ‘wallets,’ March 28–April 4
4.4.2022
Yet another regulatory attack on self-hosted wallets, a digital dollar with privacy protections, and more of the same for spot BTC ETFs
SEC rejects ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF application
1.4.2022
21Shares submitted the spot Bitcoin ETF application with Ark Investment Management in June 2021 for listing on the Cboe BZX Exchange
SEC Rejects Spot Bitcoin ETF Application From Ark 21Shares
1.4.2022
The move continues a recent string of denials by the SEC of applications for spot bitcoin ETFs
Galaxy Digital delays BitGo acquisition to later on in 2022
1.4.2022
The acquisition is scheduled to follow Galaxy's domestication in Delaware, which is expected to become effective between Q2 and Q4 of 2022
Binance wins dismissal of class action over 2018 tokens that tanked
1.4.2022
The judge ruled domestic law doesn’t apply to Binance as it is not an exchange domestic to the U.S. and that the case was filed “too late”
SEC Names Crypto an Exam Priority This Year
1.4.2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has listed crypto assets as an examination priority for market participants this year. “In this time of heightened market volatility, our priorities are tailored to focus on emerging issues, such as crypto assets,” said an official with...
New SEC guidance on accounting and disclosures rankles Commissioner Peirce
31.3.2022
Peirce, sometimes referred to as the Crypto Mom, found the new guidance to be an example of the SEC’s “scattershot and inefficient approach to crypto.”
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Just Raised $88M, SEC Docs Show
31.3.2022
The equity sale opened on March 23 and 15 investors have chipped in funding
US Firms Providing Custody Services Should Account for Crypto Assets as Liability, Disclose Risk, SEC Says
31.3.2022
Galaxy Digital Tweaks BitGo Purchase Terms As It Awaits SEC Action
31.3.2022
The acquisition was originally announced in May 2021 with an expectation to close that year
NY Regulator To Speed Up Crypto Licensing, New Crypto ETPs, Web3 Council + More News
29.3.2022
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Grayscale Would Consider APA Lawsuit if SEC Rejects its Bitcoin ETF Conversion Application, Says CEO
29.3.2022
The US-based major cryptoasset management firm Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein has suggested that the fund manager may take legal actions against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) if the agency rejects the former's bid to convert its Bitcoin (BTC) trust into an exchange-traded...