Market Analysis
Ethereumâs base layer demand softened in November, but ETHâs underlying price supports and strong layer-2 growth show the network still has momentum despite a drop in fees and TVL.
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto News
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) serves as a cornerstone of United States financial regulation, ensuring fair markets and protecting against fraud. The emergence of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) challenged established norms. Despite initially not interfering in the crypto space, the SEC intervened during the 2017 to 2018 initial coin offering frenzy, asserting securities laws on tokens like The DAO (DAO).
Key legal battles followed, including halting the Telegram Open Network and suing Ripple for unregistered XRP (XRP) sales. In a significant move, the SEC sued Binance in June 2023, alleging unregistered securities sales, implicating prominent tokens such as Solanaâs (SOL), Cardanoâs (ADA), Polygonâs (MATIC), Filecoin (FIL), Cosmos (ATOM), The Sandbox (SAND), Decentraland (MANA), Algorand (ALGO), Axie Infinityâs (AXS) and Coti (COTI). Coinbase also faced charges related to its staking service.
These actions reverberated globally, as nations often model their regulations after the U.S., highlighting the SECâs international impact. Through its interventions and legal battles, the SEC shapes the future of crypto regulation, ensuring the integrity of digital markets and influencing global financial landscapes.
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ETF analyst Eric Balchuas said there was a chance that such an investment vehicle âcould put up better [returns]â based on BTC price moves after trading hours.
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The fund, if approved by the SEC, would give BlackRock investors indirect exposure to staked Ether, one of the industryâs first following the 2024 approval of spot Ether ETFs.
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Rippleâs $500 million raise shows its post-SEC shift is working, as Wall Street piles in under a deal reportedly offering rare protections and guaranteed returns.
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Launched in 2023, the SEC probe into Ondoâs tokenized RWAs and ONDO token ended without charges, signaling a regulatory reset for onchain assets.
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Legal experts are concerned that transforming ESMA into the âEuropean SECâ may hinder the licensing of crypto and fintech in the region.
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Corporate Ether acquisitions declined 81% in the past three months, but the largest corporate ETH holders continued to scoop up billions of dollars in Ether.
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Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham said the move was intended to drive trading activity to US exchanges, rather than offshore ones âthat lack basic safeguards.â
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The European Commission plans to expand ESMA oversight of MiCA crypto companies and trading venues, aiming to streamline EU markets and narrow the gap with the US.
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Citadel Securities argued that DeFi platforms offering tokenized US stocks should be regulated under securities laws and not get exemptive relief from the SEC.
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission halted several ETF filings that proposed three-to-five times leverage on the underlying asset.
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In a Bloomberg interview, former SEC Chair Gary Gensler reiterated that Bitcoin stands apart from thousands of other crypto tokens, which he described as âhighly speculativeâ assets.
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Paul Atkins spoke from the NYSE on Tuesday, saying that the SEC planned to unveil an innovation exemption for crypto projects â in a month or so.â
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Nasdaqâs head of digital assets strategy, Matt Savarese, said the stock exchange is ready to answer any questions the SEC may have for its proposal for tokenized stocks.
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Self-custody of assets and financial privacy are both fundamental rights consistent with the pro-freedom philosophy on which the US was founded.
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