Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. House Committee Plans for Heap of Crypto Hearings in September
The House Financial Services Committee is expected to look at DeFi, U.S. enforcement and "pig butchering" in a series of hearings the panel is set to schedule for next month.
By Jesse HamiltonAug 29, 2024
U.S. SEC Charges Two Brothers in $60M Ponzi Scam Using a Crypto Platform
The complaint alleges that the duo falsely told investors about one of them creating a “bot” that operated on a crypto asset trading platform.
By Amitoj SinghAug 27, 2024
U.S. SEC Settles With Abra Over Unregistered Sales of Securities
The securities regulator says Abra sold half a billion dollars in unregistered Abra Earn while also operating without registration as an investment company.
By Jesse HamiltonAug 26, 2024
Controversial Crypto Firm Prometheum to Treat Uniswap and Arbitrum's Tokens as Securities
The SEC-registered crypto platform is expanding its custody operation beyond Ethereum's ETH, and that means it would be holding UNI and ARB as securities.
By Jesse HamiltonAug 21, 2024
SEC Asks NY Court to Deny Coinbase’s ‘Breathtakingly Broad’ Subpoena Request
The regulatory agency has taken umbrage with Coinbase’s attempt to subpoena SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s personal emails.
By Cheyenne LigonAug 6, 2024
SEC Intends to Amend Complaint in Binance Case
Third-party tokens are digital assets alleged to be unregistered securities by the SEC that were issued by various companies not named Binance.
By Amitoj SinghJul 30, 2024
Coinbase Narrows Demand for SEC Chair Gensler's Crypto Messages
In its court battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the crypto exchange is seeking internal messages from Gensler and others, but not from his pre-SEC days.
By Jesse HamiltonJul 23, 2024
SEC Drops Investigation of Bitcoin L2 Stacks and Builder Hiro, Filing Says
The conclusion of the probe into Hiro, formerly known as Blockstack, which raised $70 million via token sales from 2017 to 2019, is another win for the crypto industry in its years-long struggle with the regulator.
By Marc HochsteinJul 12, 2024
SEC Commissioner Grilled on Bitcoin ETFs as Senators Weigh U.S. Regulator Nominees
Crypto wasn't a major topic in a four-person confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, though SEC Commissioner Crenshaw was questioned on bitcoin ETFs.
By Jesse HamiltonJul 11, 2024
U.S. Judge Lets Most of SEC Case Against Binance Proceed, Dismisses Secondary Sales Charge
A federal judge ruled the SEC had plausibly alleged Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao violated federal securities laws.
By Nikhilesh DeJun 29, 2024
