Thailand’s SEC Greenlights Investment From Institutional and Wealthy Individuals in Crypto ETFs
Earlier this year, the regulator had denied permission to trade bitcoin ETFs.
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Shapeshifting Justice: The SEC’s Weakest Case Yet
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Nigeria’s SEC Updates Guidelines for Crypto Firms in Bid to Stop Criminal Activity: Report
Nigeria’s government has started a fresh crackdown on crypto firms, reportedly blocking access to several, including Binance, Coinbase and Kraken.
Binance.US Not Being Totally Forthcoming, SEC Complains in New Filing
The SEC and Binance.US filed a joint status report detailing ongoing discovery efforts on Tuesday.
U.S. Judge Enters Default Ruling Against Ex-Coinbase Insider, Says Secondary Market Sales Are Securities Transactions
In an insider trading case involving Coinbase’s former product manager Ishan Wahi, his brother Nikhil Wahi and their friend Sameer Ramani, a U.S. court ruled on March 1, 2023, that the trading of certain crypto assets on a secondary market, which Coinbase is, are securities transactions.
The Catch-22 of U.S. Crypto Regulation
The SEC is asking crypto and fintech firms to do the impossible. Only Congress can stop that.
SEC Overstepped Bounds in Kraken Lawsuit, State AGs Charge
State law enforcement officials from Montana, Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas filed a joint amicus brief – or friend of the court filing – in the SEC’s suit against Kraken on Thursday, alongside a number of industry lobbyists and other participants.
SEC in ‘Enforcement-Only Mode’ for Crypto, Commissioner Peirce Says at ETHDenver
“What I reflect is the fact that you all are spending part of your brainpower” wondering how to avoid getting sued, she said during a panel at EthDenver.
U.S. House Panel Votes to Disapprove of Controversial SEC Custody Guidance
The House Financial Services Committee also seemed inclined to adopt a bill giving the U.S. Secret Service more resources to investigate crypto crimes.
SEC Objects to Terraform’s $166M Retainer of Law Firm Dentons: Reuters
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised objections to a $166 million retainer payment to lawyers of Terraform, according to Reuters.