Tag: regulations
Another U.S. SEC Democrat to Drop Out, Leaving Republicans Running Agency by February
Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga is leaving January 17, he said in a Friday statement, which could give Republicans a head start on what could otherwise h [...]
Binance Boosts Compliance Staff by 34% Year-Over-Year, Citing Industry’s ‘Rapid Maturation’
Though Teng’s short tenure as CEO has certainly accelerated Binance’s compliance efforts, the exchange began making an effort to be more compliant wit [...]
Bitwise Joins Mounting Race for Solana ETF
Crypto-investments firm Bitwise took a big jump Thursday toward offering a Solana exchange traded fund (ETF) in the United States.
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U.S. SEC Loses Crypto Lawsuit Over ‘Dealer’ Definition That Pushed Into Crypto
Gensler's departure press release on Thursday referenced the agency's clashes with crypto, noting, "Court after court agreed with the Commission’s act [...]
Automakers Want Trump to Keep Federal E.V. Regulations in Place
Donald J. Trump promised to erase Biden tailpipe rules that are designed to get carmakers to produce E.V.s. But Detroit wants to keep them.
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SEC Distributes $4.6M to BitClave Investors
In 2020, under former SEC Chair Jay Clayton, the SEC sued BitClave alleging that the sale of its Consumer Activity Token (CAT) violated federal securi [...]
Robinhood Is the Top Crypto Deregulation Trade, Bernstein Says
The broker raised its price target on the trading platform's stock to $51 from $30.
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Trump Said to Consider Crypto Lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén to Lead SEC
Trump has named his transition team co-chair, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, as commerce secretary. Earlier, Lutnick was fiercely jockeying to [...]
California Judge Puts the Kibosh on Kraken’s Interlocutory Appeal Attempt
A California judge has rejected Kraken’s motion for interlocutory appeal, saying in a Monday decision that allowing an appeal would only “delay resolu [...]
Bitfinex Hack Launderer Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, who helped launder the proceeds of the 2016 Bitfinex hack led by husband Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, ha [...]
Only Congress Can Ban Election Betting, Kalshi Tells Appeals Court in New Filing
After Cobb issued her decision, the CFTC requested that she stay her order while they appealed it. Cobb declined to do so. When the regulator then ask [...]
Pro-Crypto President-Elect Donald Trump Paves Way for Innovation-Driven Regulations in the U.S.
Trump 2.0 and the bipartisan, pro-crypto Congress will usher in a brave new world for the crypto industry. A regulatory environment that encourages in [...]
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren Rises Into Role Where Crypto Sector Won’t Shake Her
The Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee has been under the chairmanship of Sherrod Brown, the Ohio Democrat that the cryptocurrency industry [...]
Republicans Win House Majority, Completing Trifecta in 2024 Election That Saw Donald Trump Win Second Term
However, Republicans clinched it with the election of Juan Ciscomani in Arizona, giving the party enough seats for a majority. Republicans lead in a h [...]
Republican State AGs and DeFi Lobby Sue SEC Over Crypto Enforcement Actions
A group of state attorneys general and the DeFi Education Fund filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its five commis [...]