SEC | ForkLog - Part 52

ForkLog 20 17.12.2021

SEC Delays Decisions on Bitwise and Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Applications

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pushed back, to February 2022, its decision on the applications of Bitwise Asset Management and Grayscale Investments for the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs.

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ForkLog 22 14.12.2021

Gensler urges crypto exchanges to work with the SEC

Cryptocurrency exchanges perform more functions than merely facilitating trading, and may at times act against their clients. This is the view of SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, expressed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

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ForkLog 21 10.12.2021

Lawsuit Alleges SEC Conflicts of Interest Linked to Former Officials and Ethereum

Empower Oversight, a civil-rights nonprofit, has demanded that the SEC disclose documents concerning a potential conflict of interest in the actions of former senior officials. The suit was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia.

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ForkLog 21 09.12.2021

Ripple calls SEC defence aggressive and seeks to strip it of its Deliberative Process Privilege

Lawyers for Ripple described the SEC's defence as “ultra-aggressive” and said the agency must provide justification for withholding information from the court for each document requested.

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ForkLog 19 03.12.2021

SEC rejects WisdomTree’s bid to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected WisdomTree's application to register a spot Bitcoin ETF.

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ForkLog 15 01.12.2021

Fidelity Investments launches a spot Bitcoin ETF in Canada

Fidelity Investments has regulatory approval to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF in Canada.

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ForkLog 28 26.11.2021

Media point to potential conflicts of interest in SEC case against Ripple

Fox Business published a wide-ranging investigation into the SEC's case against the fintech company Ripple. Journalists say those behind filing the suit at the regulator may have ties to Ethereum.

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ForkLog 24 23.11.2021

Brad Garlinghouse signals a successful resolution of the SEC dispute in 2022

Ripple is achieving “significant progress” in its case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company's CEO Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC. In his view, the dispute could be wrapped up in 2022.

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ForkLog 10 19.11.2021

SEC accuses California man of $3.6 million Bitcoin fraud

The SEC charged California resident Ryan Ginster with conducting two unregistered and fraudulent securities offerings, through which he raised $3.6 million in Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 19 17.11.2021

Bloomberg: SEC opens investigation into BlockFi

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into the BlockFi crypto-lending platform. The regulator is examining the legality of offering the BlockFi Interest Account (BIA) without registration with the agency.

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ForkLog 24 17.11.2021

US congressman introduces bill on CFTC oversight of crypto exchanges

Representative Glenn Thompson introduced for public comment the Digital Commodity Exchange Act (DCEA), establishing a voluntary regulatory regime for cryptocurrency exchanges under the aegis of the CFTC.

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ForkLog 27 16.11.2021

Marathon shares slide after SEC investigation

Nasdaq-listed mining company Marathon Digital Holdings said it is the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company's shares tumbled in response.

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