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SEC Orders SkyBridge Capital to Withdraw Its Bitcoin ETF Application
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered the capital investment management company SkyBridge Capital to withdraw their Bitcoin ETF, First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF Trust. In a recent X...
Thailand’s SEC Greenlights Institutional Access to Bitcoin ETFs
Thailand’s SEC recently updated its policies to allow private funds to delve into spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) available on U.S. exchanges. However, this new avenue is exclusively available to...
Coinbase’s Brief Questions SEC’s Reluctance in Framing New Rules
Grewal highlighted the inconsistencies in the SEC’s arguments that contradict themselves. The lawyer directed his readers to go through the brief notes in the post that show “how broken the...
SEC Remains Silent: Optimism About the Ethereum ETF Approval Wanes
The crypto community has been highly optimistic about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of the spot Ethereum ETF by May 2024. However, in a recent X post, Fox...
SEC vs. Do Kwon: LUNC and USDC in the Crosshairs
The cryptocurrency market is experiencing significant volatility, and coming events suggest the trend will continue in March. One notable expectation is the commencement of trials between the U.S. Securities and...
Senior ETF Analyst Unimpressed With SEC’s Attitude Towards Ethereum ETFs
Bloomberg’s Senior ETF Analyst, Eric Balchunas, is unimpressed with the attitude of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) staff over the proposed Ethereum ETF. Balchunas expressed his opinion on...
Analyst Weighs in on SEC Chair’s Comparison of BTC With Roller Coasters
Gary Gensler, the Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has warned investors regarding investing in Bitcoin (BTC), comparing its volatility with a roller coaster in an...
SEC Delays Ethereum ETF Approvals, Requests Public Input
Last Monday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed deciding on the Ethereum ETF applications by BlackRock and Fidelity. Instead, the commission launched a comments period for both applications,...
Federal Judge Rules in SEC’s Favor in Coinbase Insider Trading Lawsuit
Judge Tana Lin in the Western District Court of Washington, issued a ruling on Friday stating that secondary token sales in question are securities, despite being traded on Coinbase, a...
U.S. Government Scraps Emergency Bitcoin Mining Survey Amid Legal Battle
The United States government is abandoning its emergency assessment of power consumption within the Bitcoin mining sector. Notably, this decision comes after Riot Platforms and the Texas Blockchain Council initiated...
State Attorneys General Question the SEC’s ‘Regulatory Power Grab’
Eight state attorneys general in the United States filed an amicus brief, questioning the SEC’s “regulatory power grab.” The lawyers warn that the SEC’s undelegated authority puts consumers at risk....
Montana Leads 7 States in Legal Challenge Against SEC’s Crypto Crackdown
Montana, a state in the U.S., has stepped into the legal fray surrounding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement case against Kraken. Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase,...
Blockchain Association Urges Court to Dismiss SEC-Kraken Lawsuit
The Blockchain Association, a non-profit organization functioning as a collective voice in the crypto space, recently filed an amicus brief in support of Kraken in the SEC lawsuit. Addressing the...
SEC Raises Red Flags Over Terraform Labs’ $166M Payment to Lawyers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged the Delaware bankruptcy court to reject Terraform Labs’ retention of Dentons LLC as its special counsel. This move comes as the...
Chamber of Digital Commerce Claps Back at SEC Over Kraken Lawsuit
The blockchain trade association, The Chamber of Digital Commerce, has recently registered its protest against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit on crypto exchange Kraken by filing amicus...
Ripple Lawsuit: SEC Requests Deadline Extension for Filing Briefs
According to former US federal prosecutor James K. Filan, the SEC has asked Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York to move the deadline for its opening...
Analyst Spots Dencun Upgrade and Ethereum ETF as Crypto Bull Cycle Catalysts
According to Kyle du Plessis, a crypto technical analyst famously known as Kyle Doops, the upcoming Ethereum Dencun upgrade will be the next catalyst for a potential cryptocurrency bull run....
Former SEC Attorney Joins Pro-Crypto Law Firm As a Defendant
Former SEC enforcement attorney Ladan Stewart has joined the Global law firm White & Case LLP. Stewart would henceforth counsel crypto industry players and defend them against regulatory or private...
Crypto-Critic SEC Lawyer Joins Crypto Law Firm: Community in Frenzy
XRP attorney John Deaton’s CryptoLaw criticized crypto-critic Ladan Stewart’s recent transition from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to the crypto law firm White & Case. In a recent X...
Ladan Stewart, Former SEC Crypto Unit Leader, Joins White & Case
White & Case just made a significant addition to its team, with the crypto unit leader of SEC, Ladan Stewart, joining as head of its crypto group. According to Eric...
Coinbase Urges SEC to Approve Grayscale Ethereum ETF: Report
In a novel development in the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market, Coinbase has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve Grayscale’s Ethereum ETF. Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal,...
SEC Fines Van Eck $1.75 Million for Failure to Disclose Social Media Influencer’s Role in ETF Launch
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has levied a $1.75 million civil penalty against registered investment adviser Van Eck Associates Corporation. The penalty settles charges that Van Eck failed...
Did Ripple Make Progress in Settlement with the SEC? Experts Explain!
The lawsuit between Ripple and the SEC, which has been contentious since December 2020, has yet to see a definitive outcome. However, recent speculation has sparked debates within the crypto...
SEC Won’t Approve Spot ETFs Other Than BTC, ETH: Cathie Wood
Founder and CEO of the asset management firm Ark Invest, Cathie Wood, stated that she doesn’t see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to...
The SEC Should Be Process-Oriented, Not Arbitrary: Crypto Lawyer
Murphy said the SEC should be process-oriented. James Murphy thinks the SEC was wrong with its approach to crypto regulation. He thinks the upcoming election can impact the final decision...
