SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is an independent agency of the United States federal government.

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CFTC’s Chair: Crypto and DeFi Have Outgrown Sandbox
CFTC’s Chair: Crypto and DeFi Have Outgrown Sandbox
July 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Benham believes that “digital assets and decentralized financial technologies have outgrown their sandboxes.” This is an interesting comment, given...

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Coinbase’s SEC Petition Opens New Can of Crypto Regulation Worms
Coinbase’s SEC Petition Opens New Can of Crypto Regulation Worms
July 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The hardest thing to understand about Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s new petition asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to begin writing the rules to...

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Weekly TechREG: US, UK Lawmakers Move Stablecoin Bills; CFPB Could Force Banks to Reimburse Scam, Fraud Victims 
Weekly TechREG: US, UK Lawmakers Move Stablecoin Bills; CFPB Could Force Banks to Reimburse Scam,...
July 22, 2022  |  Regulation

This week, the U.K. government introduced the Financial Services and Markets Bill, which would amend banking regulations to include stablecoins as a new payment method....

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Today in Crypto: Tesla Bitcoin Sales Spur Crypto Slump; Coinbase Petitions SEC for ‘Workable’ Crypto Framework
Today in Crypto: Tesla Bitcoin Sales Spur Crypto Slump; Coinbase Petitions SEC for ‘Workable’ Crypto...
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As the crypto market is cooling down, Finland has sold its hoard of confiscated bitcoin. Over the summer, The Customs liquidated 1,889.1 bitcoins through two...

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Gensler: SEC Wants to Register Crypto Lenders
Gensler: SEC Wants to Register Crypto Lenders
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If crypto lenders operate more like investment firms, they need to be registered as such, the head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

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Reports: House Committee Close to Vote on ‘Payments Stablecoin’ Bill
Reports: House Committee Close to Vote on ‘Payments Stablecoin’ Bill
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins will become known as “payments stablecoins” under the terms of a new regulatory bill the House Financial Services is planning to unveil next week....

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Congress Could Challenge Control SEC Seeks With Ripple Suit
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Congress Could Challenge Control SEC Seeks With Ripple Suit
July 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

All in all, this wasn’t a very good week for Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler’s fight to win regulatory control over cryptocurrencies. As...

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US, UK Policymakers Plan on Delivering Crypto Promises in 2022
US, UK Policymakers Plan on Delivering Crypto Promises in 2022
July 20, 2022  |  Regulation

In 2021, policymakers around the world raised concerns that crypto assets were too big to be left unregulated and regulation was needed to offer more...

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SEC Seeks Funding to Take On Crypto Issues
SEC Seeks Funding to Take On Crypto Issues
July 20, 2022  |  Regulation

The director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement division told a House subcommittee Tuesday (July 19) that he needs more people to handle...

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