SEC Warns Tokenization Is Not A Workaround For Securities Compliance
Tokenization changes the format, not the legal identity, of a stock or bond. That is the core message from US securities regulators, who say tokenized...
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SEC Says Tokenized Assets Are Securities First, Technology Second
In brief Tokenized stocks and bonds remain subject to existing U.S. securities laws, regardless of whether ownership records are maintained on-chain or off-chain, the SEC...
Top Wall Street Firms Met With SEC Crypto Task Force to Discuss DeFi Concerns
In brief Wall Street heavyweights met with the SEC Tuesday to discuss potential concerns with the agency’s crypto agenda. A top securities trade group, SIFMA,...
How the SEC is Handling Crypto Cases 12 Months Into Trump's Presidency
In brief The SEC dropped its Gemini Earn lawsuit earlier this week, adding to a list of many other cases already closed off. So far,...
BlackRock Files With SEC to Launch iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
In brief BlackRock filed an SEC registration for an iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF that generates income through call options. The new fund will compete...
SEC task force responds to Ripple CLARITY Act concerns, floats new classification
A response posted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force page echoed concerns raised by Ripple that speculation alone should not automatically...
Grayscale seeks SEC approval for spot BNB ETF in expansion beyond BTC, Ether
The product, if approved, would give US investors access to regulated BNB exposure without needing to hold the token themselves. Grayscale has filed with the...
SEC Drops Enforcement Case Against Winklevoss-Founded Crypto Exchange Gemini
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to dismiss its enforcement case against Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by billionaire twins Tyler and Cameron...
SEC dismisses civil action against Gemini with prejudice
The SEC was satisfied with Gemini’s agreement to contribute $40 million toward the full recovery of Gemini Earn investors’ assets lost as a result of...
SEC, CFTC to hold harmonization event on crypto oversight
The SEC’s Paul Atkins and the CFTC’s Michael Selig will discuss the two agencies’ crypto oversight as legislative efforts to define their roles work through...