The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held their first joint roundtable in nearly 14 years. The discussion highlighted that the two agencies intend to cooperate on crypto regulation, despite having little history of collaboration. Alignment on Crypto Rules Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham acknowledged at Monday’s roundtable that […]
The SEC and FINRA have launched an investigation into suspicious trading activity before publicly traded companies announced plans to acquire crypto. Regulators believe some investors may have profited from having prior, non-public knowledge of these crypto-treasury announcements, potentially violating fair disclosure rules. Possible Breach of Fair Disclosure Rules The investigation focuses on publicly traded digital […]
The SEC has approved “generic listings standards” that will clear the way for spot crypto ETFs to launch, reported Bloomberg’s ETF expert Eric Balchunas on Wednesday. The move allows exchanges to list ETPs holding spot commodities, including digital assets, without requiring individual SEC approval for each product. It also eliminates the lengthy, case-by-case approval process […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on the approval of the Truth Social spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The agency announced that it will extend the review period and invited the public to provide comments on the application. SEC Opens Public Commenting The proposal was filed in June 2025 by […]
Coinbase has filed a motion demanding court sanctions against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after discovering that nearly a year’s worth of messages from former Chair Gary Gensler were permanently deleted. These communications spanned from October 2022 to September 2023, a period marked by major crypto events like the FTX collapse and enforcement […]
Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins has confirmed a major shift in crypto regulation, stating that “very few tokens” should be classified as securities. His comments, which are a stark contrast to his predecessor Gary Gensler’s view that the vast majority of crypto assets were securities, came at the SALT Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2025 […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be entering a new phase in its approach to digital assets. This shift may have gone largely unnoticed by the market, according to Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management. Market Sleeping On SEC’s Pivot? In a recent investor note, Hougan pointed to the speech […]
A new court filing on August 7 from the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs stated that both parties have agreed to dismiss their appeals. The move has brought official closure to one of the longest-drawn-out and most closely observed crypto lawsuits in history. In the joint stipulation of dismissal filed with the […]
On Tuesday, the SEC approved orders to permit in-kind creations and redemptions by authorized participants for crypto asset ETFs. The orders approved “reflect a departure from recently approved spot Bitcoin and Ether ETPs, which were limited to creations and redemptions on an in-cash basis,” the Commission stated. With today’s approval orders, crypto ETFs will be […]
Ripple has just announced that it will drop its cross-appeal against the SEC, signaling the end of a years-long legal siege. CEO Brad Garlinghouse declared: “We’re closing this chapter once and for all.” With the SEC expected to reciprocate, XRP surged by 5% at one point to $2.2. But beneath the modest green candle lies […]