Securities and Exchange Commission

Opinion

Soulja Boy Tells ‘Em He Got Paid to Tweet

The rapper accidentally revealed he would be paid to tweet about SaferMars. As DJ Khaled, T.I. and others have found out, that's a no-no.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 May 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC Starts Official Review of SkyBridge, Fidelity Bitcoin ETF Applications

The two bitcoin ETF bids join four others under official review with more still pending.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 May 2021
Regulation

Gensler Says SEC Should Be ‘Ready to Bring Cases’ Involving Crypto

The SEC chair continued to highlight investor protection as he previewed the regulator’s cryptocurrency enforcement efforts.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 May 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission

ETF Provider Teucrium Trading Files for a Bitcoin Futures ETF

The ETF would track a benchmark of bitcoin futures contracts.

News  ·  20 May 2021
Bitcoin

Som Seif: ‘Rational’ for SEC to Approve Crypto ETFs

The founder of Purpose Investments, one of the first companies to offer bitcoin and ether ETFs in North America, chats ahead of Consensus 21.

Markets  ·  20 May 2021
Opinion

Research Shows How SEC Actions Move Markets

Regulatory actions (and non-actions) have been important to crypto's development. How do the SEC's announcements shift prices?

Markets  ·  18 May 2021
Newsletters

Musk Has Doge on a Leash. Is He a Manipulator?

Whatever his intent, to make money or to play games, Musk is putting DOGE holders in a uniquely vulnerable position.

People  ·  14 May 2021
Investments

Grayscale Seeks SEC Reporting Status for Its Digital Large Cap Fund

The crypto asset manager's bitcoin and ethereum trusts both achieved reporting status last year.

Business  ·  13 May 2021
Regulation

SEC Staff Calls Bitcoin ‘Highly Speculative,’ Hints at ETF Skepticism

SEC staff intend to determine whether the "bitcoin futures market could accommodate ETFs," the note said.

News  ·  11 May 2021
Fraud

NY Attorney General Moves to Shut Down Crypto App Coinseed Over Fraud Claims

The action follows allegations of fraud against the app in February.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 May 2021
Regulation

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Recommends Congress Regulate Crypto Exchanges

“There’s really no protection around fraud or manipulation,” Gensler said in his first public hearing since taking the reins at the agency.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 May 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC Begins Official Review of Kryptoin Bitcoin ETF Application

The U.S. regulator is now weighing three different bitcoin ETF bids.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 April 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission

Bitwise’s Flagship Fund Seeks SEC Reporting Status

If it succeeds, Bitwise would join Grayscale as the only crypto fund issuers to register their products as a public reporting company.

News  ·  23 April 2021
Digital Assets

US House Passes Bill to Require Financial Regulators to Set Up Digital Assets Working Group

The Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 seeks to establish a digital asset working group with representatives from the SEC and CFTC.

News  ·  21 April 2021
XRP

Ripple CTO: ‘All the Evidence’ Suggests XRP and Bitcoin Are Similar, Contrary to SEC

David Schwartz also suggested rumors of a Coinbase relisting of XRP could account for the crypto’s recent rally.

News  ·  7 April 2021