SEC

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

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SEC Probes NFT Market for Possible Illegal Tokens
SEC Probes NFT Market for Possible Illegal Tokens
March 02, 2022  |  NFTs

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking into the creators of NFTs to see if any of them have been breaking the agency’s...

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CFTC Nominees Urge Lawmakers to Give Agency More Crypto Oversight
CFTC Nominees Urge Lawmakers to Give Agency More Crypto Oversight
March 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The four nominees from President Joe Biden to join the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have told lawmakers that they think there needs to be...

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BitConnect’s Kumbhani Goes Missing Following $2.4B Indictment
BitConnect’s Kumbhani Goes Missing Following $2.4B Indictment
March 01, 2022  |  Legal

Just days after a federal grand jury handed down a $2.4 billion indictment of operating a global Ponzi scheme, BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani, 36, has...

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SEC’s New Top Cop: No Free Pass For Unregistered Crypto Lenders
SEC’s New Top Cop: No Free Pass For Unregistered Crypto Lenders
February 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission isn’t about to give crypto lending firms a mulligan for what it says are securities law violations. That announcement, by...

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SEC: No Amnesty for Crypto Companies for Self-Reported Violations
SEC: No Amnesty for Crypto Companies for Self-Reported Violations
February 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency companies that self-report their violations won’t get amnesty, but could face smaller penalties for their infractions, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Director...

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Crypto Lender Nexo Stops Interest on New Deposits
Crypto Lender Nexo Stops Interest on New Deposits
February 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nexo, a crypto lender, has stopped paying interest on new deposits, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 18), and is now planning to offer a new product....

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FCA: Crypto Products Less Regulated in UK Than in US
FCA: Crypto Products Less Regulated in UK Than in US
February 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Last week was an expensive one for BlockFi. The New Jersey-based cryptocurrency lender was fined $100 million by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

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Biden Administration Looks for Private Equity, Hedge Fund Transparency
Biden Administration Looks for Private Equity, Hedge Fund Transparency
February 16, 2022  |  Regulation

The Biden administration is looking more into private equity and alternative investments like hedge funds, CNBC reported Wednesday (Feb. 16). This comes as the Securities...

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SEC Examines Links Between Binance’s Founder and Trading Firms
SEC Examines Links Between Binance’s Founder and Trading Firms
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the relationship the U.S. arm of Binance has with two trading firms which have connections to Binance’s...

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