Gary Gensler: Crypto market is like 1920s stock market, full of ‘fraudsters’
Gensler argued that securities laws helped prevent stock market scams once they were passed in the 1930s and can benefit the crypto market of today.
SEC wins $2.8M in suit over alleged crypto token price manipulation
Hydrogen Technology Corp. and its former CEO will pay $2.8 million in fines and remedies for allegedly operating a price manipulation scheme.
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SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Bittrex With Operating Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency
After the report revealing that the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex had received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the securities regulator charged Bittrex and the company’s…
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SEC in a Pickle: Crypto’s Tricky Trio Stirs Up Trouble in 2023
2023 is shaping up to be a painful year for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as it finds itself entangled in battles with the ever-evolving and innovative cryptocurrency…
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What are the Howey test and its implications for cryptocurrency?
The Howey test’s impact on cryptocurrency, explained — legal implications, compliance requirements and more.
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Biden vows to hold those responsible for SVB, Signature collapse
US President Joe Biden on Twitter said he is "firmly committed" to holding those responsible for the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapse "fully accountable."
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CoinEx crypto exchange sued by New York for failing to register with state
The NY Attorney General is looking for a court order to remove the exchange from the state and wants it to block all internet addresses originating from New York.
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SEC-retly Failing: How the SEC Is Letting Crypto Down
When Gary Gensler (ex-Goldman Sachs investment banker) was announced as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2021, the crypto industry saw a glimpse of…
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Proposed Israeli law to classify crypto as securities will ‘kill the industry’
A proposed definition change by an Israeli regulator would cause immense harm to the local crypto industry, according to the CEO of Altshuler Shaham Horizon.
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Coinbase seeks to join Ripple’s legal fight against the SEC
Crypto exchange Coinbase has filed documentation asking permission to help Ripple Labs in its ongoing legal battle with the SEC.