SEC

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

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Coinbase Asks Court to Toss Crypto Token Lawsuit
Coinbase Asks Court to Toss Crypto Token Lawsuit
May 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A court case could decide whether digital tokens are more similar to stocks or gold, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote Thursday (May 26). Coinbase...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: More Hype; OCC Praise; Europe Gets Tough
Crypto Regulation Weekly: More Hype; OCC Praise; Europe Gets Tough
May 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Calling the cryptocurrency hype the “flywheel of growth that crypto projects seem to need to get off the ground,” the top U.S. bank regulator described...

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Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts
Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts
May 23, 2022  |  AML

U.S. prosecutors planned to send a message to the largely offshore crypto industry this week about the cost of ignoring the anti-money laundering (AML) laws...

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Wells Fargo to Pay $7M to Settle SEC AML Allegations
Wells Fargo to Pay $7M to Settle SEC AML Allegations
May 20, 2022  |  AML

Wells Fargo Advisors agreed to pay $7 million to settle federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that the firm failed to report at least...

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TechREG Weekly US: More Crypto Regulation, Enforcement Is Coming; FedNow Will Allow Delayed Payments to Prevent Fraud
TechREG Weekly US: More Crypto Regulation, Enforcement Is Coming; FedNow Will Allow Delayed Payments to...
May 20, 2022  |  Regulation

This week, lawmakers and regulators announced that they are working on new rules and legislation in the crypto space. Federal agencies are also poised to...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: TerraUSD’s Collapse Raises Alarms Worldwide
Crypto Regulation Weekly: TerraUSD’s Collapse Raises Alarms Worldwide
May 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The 800-pound gorilla in any conversation about crypto regulation this week was the $45 billion de-pegging and collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin. The G-7 is...

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Today in TechREG: SEC’s Gensler Asks Congress for Additional Funds; UK Regulator Steps up Efforts Against Authorized Push Payments Scams
Today in TechREG: SEC’s Gensler Asks Congress for Additional Funds; UK Regulator Steps up Efforts...
May 18, 2022  |  Technology

Today in TechREG, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urged Congress to increase the agency’s budget to hire more staff to...

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Crypto Treasury Management Firm Coinshift Raises $15M
Crypto Treasury Management Firm Coinshift Raises $15M
May 17, 2022  |  Investments

Crypto treasury management company Coinshift said Tuesday (May 17) that it had raised $15 million in a Series A funding round and was set to...

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Today in TechREG: CFPB Wants Other Agencies to Follow Its Views
Today in TechREG: CFPB Wants Other Agencies to Follow Its Views
May 17, 2022  |  Technology

Today in TechREG, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler reminded investors that crypto assets are “highly speculative” and the agency will continue policing the...

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