The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance clarified its view on Thursday evening that certain proof-of-stake blockchain protocol “staking” activities are not securities transactions within […]
Leaner SEC Workforce Won’t Weaken Market Oversight, Atkins Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will need to fill openings left by hundreds of recent staff departures, SEC Chair Paul Atkins told Congress on Tuesday while insisting […]
SEC Alleges Unicoin Misled Thousands in $100 Million Fraudulent Crypto Securities Offering
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday evening that it has civilly charged New York City-based Unicoin Inc. and three of its top executives for allegedly making […]
Shifting Crypto and Cyber Priorities In SEC Enforcement
At the end of each fiscal year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues its annual enforcement report. Within the report the SEC publishes its enforcement statistics […]
SEC Inspector General Releases Report Clearing Simpson Thacher Senior Adviser of Ethics Charges
A former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission official did not violate ethics rules by declaring at a 2018 summit that the native token of Ethereum, a company linked […]
SEC Nominee Vows Deregulation as Democratic Senator Questions His Record
Paul Atkins, President Donald Trump’s nominee for chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, promised to usher in deregulation at the agency and said bringing regulatory clarity […]
SEC Signals Definitive Shift on Crypto Crackdown in Three More High-Profile Actions
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officially dismissed on Thursday evening three high-profile enforcement actions—against Cumberland DRW LLC, Consensys Software Inc., Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc., together […]
Ripple Labs Says Crypto Exchange Brokered Deal With SEC to Drop Cross-Appeal
Ripple Labs, through its chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty, announced Tuesday that the cryptocurrency exchange has brokered a deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to drop […]
SEC Confirms Regulatory Agency Has Dropped Litigation Against Coinbase
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Thursday that it has filed a joint stipulation with Coinbase Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc. to dismiss the ongoing civil […]
SEC Staff Has ‘Agreed in Principle’ to Drop Lawsuit Against Coinbase, Company Says
Coinbase said on its website and in a regulatory filing on Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff has agreed “in principle”—subject to the commissioner’s approval—to […]