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'Nakamoto's innovation is real,' says SEC Chair Gary Gensler
3.8.2021
Gary Gensler describes Satoshi Nakamoto as an important innovator in cryptography and that their "innovation spurred the development of crypto assets and the underlying blockchain technology."
SEC chair wants robust crypto regulatory regime for the US
3.8.2021
America’s securities chief has crypto regulatory ambitions beyond ETFs and token offerings and includes markets like lending and DeFi
SEC Boss Gensler Hints that He Could Seek to Regulate DeFi
3.8.2021
Garry Gensler. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg Markets and Finance
The US Securities and Exchange Commission chief Gary Gensler will not be a “cheerleader” for crypto, a new interview has revealed – and indicated that after tightening regulations on crypto exchanges, he may well turn...
Brad Garlinghouse's lawyers file request for Binance documents in 'international' challenge to SEC lawsuit
2.8.2021
"The offers and sales that the SEC challenges did not occur in this country and are not subject to the law that the SEC has invoked in this case," said the legal team
US Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Regulate Crypto Assets and Protect Investors
2.8.2021
A U.S. congressman has introduced the Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act. The legislation would “provide the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with authority over digital asset securities and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) with authority over...
US Bitcoin miner Stronghold files for $100M IPO to fund massive expansion
28.7.2021
Sustainably focused and vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company Stronghold Digital Mining has filed for a $100 million initial public offering with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Bitcoin ETF 'not happening in 2021,' says Wilshire Phoenix co-founder
26.7.2021
The United States SEC may not approve a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund until 2023, according to a former BTC ETF expectant
$10B asset manager registers new Bitcoin fund with SEC
24.7.2021
Stone Ridge Asset Management, the parent company of New York Digital Investment Group, or NYDIG, has been actively pursuing new investment vehicles for Bitcoin. On Friday, Stone Ridge's open-end mutual fund revealed a new Bitcoin-focused investment strategy
SEC Commissioner concerned about the US lagging behind global Bitcoin ETFs
23.7.2021
“We’re not a merit regulator, so we shouldn’t be in the business of deciding whether something is good or bad,” SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said
Coinbase and top execs face securities class action over Nasdaq listing
23.7.2021
Alongside Coinbase itself, the class action names CEO Brian Armstrong, CLO Paul Grewal, other top executives and several of its venture capital backers as defendants
SEC Chairman Outlines Regulation of Crypto Assets Relating to Security-Based Swaps
22.7.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has clarified how cryptocurrencies falling under security-based swaps are regulated. He affirmed that platforms operating in the centralized or decentralized finance space are implicated by the securities laws....
Fund management firm Global X files with SEC for Bitcoin ETF
22.7.2021
As Bitcoin hovers around $30,000, fund managers are pressing ahead in an effort to get the first American Bitcoin ETF approved
Crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain files for US IPO
21.7.2021
The company has been publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange since 2018
SEC Chairman says cryptocurrency falls under security-based swaps rules
21.7.2021
More rules are coming for the cryptocurrency space, according to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler
A Warning From SEC Chair, Bitcoin Miners Go Public, Euro Tether + More News
21.7.2021
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"Make no mistake: It doesn’t matter whether it’s a stock token, a stable value token backed by securities, or any other...
Ripple Asks Court to Throw out SEC Case Following Commissioners’ Letter
21.7.2021
The XRP-affiliated Ripple is looking to capitalize on a recent statement from members of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling for more transparency in cryptoasset classification – and now hopes to have its protracted war with the regulator dismissed.
As reported last week, two...
Osprey Funds CEO says US will approve Bitcoin ETF in 2022 ‘at earliest’
20.7.2021
Greg King, CEO of Bitcoin trust issuer Osprey Funds, thinks the U.S. SEC has too many things on its plate this year to get to the issue of crypto ETF approvals
Robinhood warns a crypto drop is coming amid IPO filing
19.7.2021
According to the trading app, it expects its Q3 2021 revenue to be lower as a result of increased crypto trading in the first quarter, driven in part by Dogecoin
SEC delays another ETF decision, Binance news, and more sideways BTC price action: Hodler’s Digest, July 11–17
17.7.2021
US Treasury Secretary Yellen Outlines Plans to Regulate Stablecoins in Collaboration With the Fed, SEC, CFTC
17.7.2021
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will convene a meeting with the Biden administration’s working group on financial markets to discuss stablecoin regulation. “In light of the rapid growth in digital assets, it is important for the agencies to collaborate on the regulation of this...