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Committee Advises SEC to ‘Aggressively Assert Authority’ Over Crypto — Says Virtually All Crypto Tokens Are Securities

Committee Advises SEC to ‘Aggressively Assert Authority’ Over Crypto — Says Virtually All Crypto Tokens Are SecuritiesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee has advised the SEC to “aggressively” assert authority over crypto assets that are securities. The advisory committee believes that “virtually all, if not all, crypto tokens are securities,” urging the regulator to “make crypto asset-related enforcement a top priority.” SEC Urged to ‘Aggressively’ Assert Authority Over […]

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SEC Takes Action Against Crypto Trading Platform Beaxy and Its Executives

SEC Takes Action Against Crypto Trading Platform Beaxy and Its ExecutivesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against crypto trading platform Beaxy and its executives. Additionally, the regulator alleged that the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder raised $8 million in an unregistered crypto token offering and “misappropriated at least $900,000 for personal use, including gambling.” SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Platform Beaxy The U.S. Securities […]

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Gary Gensler: SEC Needs New Tools, Expertise, and Resources to Regulate Crypto Industry

Gary Gensler: SEC Needs New Tools, Expertise, and Resources to Regulate Crypto IndustryU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler said in a congressional hearing that the securities regulator “requires new tools, expertise, and resources” to combat misconduct in the crypto space. “We’ve seen the Wild West of the crypto markets, rife with noncompliance, where investors have put hard-earned assets at risk in a highly speculative […]

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SEC Chairman Says Important to Regulate Crypto Issuers and Intermediaries

SEC Chairman Says Important to Regulate Crypto Issuers and IntermediariesThe chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has stressed the importance of bringing “intermediaries and issuers of crypto securities” into compliance. In addition, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has recommended that regulatory agencies continue to “enforce existing rules and regulations applicable to the crypto-asset ecosystem.” SEC […]

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SEC Chair Warns of ‘Too Good to Be True’ Crypto Products — US Treasury Calls for Urgent Regulation

SEC Chair Warns of ‘Too Good to Be True’ Crypto Products — US Treasury Calls for Urgent RegulationThe chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has warned the public about crypto investments that seem “too good to be true.” Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department says that the recent crypto market turmoil underscores the urgent need for regulatory frameworks that mitigate the risks posed by digital assets. SEC Chair […]

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SEC Launches Game-Show Campaign to Educate Investors in ‘a Playful Way’ – Crypto Included

SEC Launches Game-Show Campaign to Educate Investors in ‘a Playful Way’ – Crypto IncludedThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a game-show campaign to help investors make informed decisions “in a playful way.” One of the contestants in the game show chose to listen to a celebrity and invest in crypto. SEC Debuts ‘Game Show-Themed Public Service Campaign’ The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy […]

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SEC Drops the Ball on Crypto Regulation and There Are Long-Term Consequences, Says Commissioner

SEC Drops the Ball on Crypto Regulation and There Are Long-Term Consequences, Says CommissionerA commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned that the securities market regulator has dropped the ball on crypto regulation. “We’re not allowing innovation to develop and experimentation to happen in a healthy way, and there are long-term consequences of that failure,” said the commissioner. SEC Commissioner Warns About the ‘Failure’ […]

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Lawmakers, SEC Commissioner Slam Chair Gensler for Focusing on Crypto Enforcement

Lawmakers, SEC Commissioner Slam Chair Gensler for Focusing on Crypto EnforcementSeveral U.S. lawmakers and a commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have voiced concerns about the securities regulator expanding its crypto enforcement unit. “The SEC is a regulatory agency with an enforcement division, not an enforcement agency.” Lawmakers Oppose SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Focus A number of lawmakers and a commissioner with the […]

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US SEC Charges Man With Defrauding Crypto Investors in Two Digital Asset Securities Offerings

US SEC Charges Man With Defrauding Crypto Investors in Two Digital Asset Securities OfferingsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a citizen of Latvia with defrauding investors in two crypto offerings. The fraudster “used fake names, fictitious entities, and fraudulent profiles to perpetrate his schemes, and misappropriated nearly all of the investor funds that were raised.” Two Fraudulent Crypto Schemes The SEC announced Thursday that it […]

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US SEC Expected to Impose ‘Fair Amount’ of Regulation on Cryptocurrencies, Says Former Chairman

US SEC Expected to Impose ‘Fair Amount’ of Regulation on Cryptocurrencies, Says Former ChairmanFormer SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt says that he expects a “fair amount” of crypto regulation coming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the confirmation of the new chairman. Former SEC Chair Expects ‘Fair Amount’ of New Crypto Regulation Harvey Pitt talked about the future of cryptocurrency regulation under the new chairman, Gary […]

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