SEC | ForkLog - Part 48

ForkLog 17 30.06.2022

Grayscale sues SEC over refusal to convert GBTC into an ETF

Grayscale Investments has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator rejected its application to convert the GBTC trust into a Bitcoin ETF.

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ForkLog 14 28.06.2022

SEC chief confirms bitcoin’s status as a commodity

SEC Chair Gary Gensler has confirmed that the regulator regards bitcoin as a commodity. He said as much on CNBC.

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ForkLog 26 24.06.2022

Gary Gensler: SEC to regulate the crypto market jointly with the CFTC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to strike agreements with other federal agencies to deepen oversight of crypto exchanges and firms.

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ForkLog 23 24.06.2022

Brad Garlinghouse accuses the SEC of ‘inconsistent’ regulation of cryptocurrencies

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken an inconsistent approach to regulating the cryptocurrency industry, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said at Collision conference in Toronto.

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ForkLog 11 15.06.2022

Media: SEC opens probe into insider trading on crypto exchanges.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened an investigation into insider trading on cryptocurrency exchanges. The report is from FOX Business.

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ForkLog 7 13.06.2022

Changpeng Zhao comments on SEC investigation into the BNB token

The CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, at the Consensus 2022 conference commented on reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the BNB token.

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ForkLog 29 10.06.2022

Media: SEC opens investigation into TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened an investigation into the algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST), Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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ForkLog 13 07.06.2022

Bloomberg: SEC opens probe into Binance’s BNB token

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether Binance's BNB token was a security at the time of its sale in 2017, Bloomberg reports citing sources.

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ForkLog 20 27.05.2022

ARK Invest and 21Shares file new bid to launch Bitcoin ETF

ARK Invest, the asset manager, and the cryptocurrency ETP provider 21Shares filed a new joint application to launch a Bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). It takes into account the latest comments from the SEC.

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ForkLog 13 20.05.2022

SEC Could Not Identify Former Employee in Ripple Video

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could not “confirm or deny” the authenticity of the video featuring the agency's former Director of Corporate Finance, William Hinman.

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ForkLog 18 19.05.2022

SEC chief signals possible enforcement action against unregistered crypto exchanges

Most cryptocurrencies fall under the jurisdiction of the SEC, and exchanges dealing with them must register with the agency. That view was voiced by regulator Gary Gensler at a hearing in the U.S. Congress.

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ForkLog 14 17.05.2022

Gary Gensler: Crypto investors need greater protection

Because of the speculative nature of cryptocurrencies, investors need greater protection, or they risk losing trust in the markets, said Gary Gensler, SEC Chair, according to Reuters.

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