Enforcement News

With market structure moving forward in the US Congress to establish clear roles for the SEC and CFTC over digital assets, Paul Atkins offered his thoughts on the bill.

Bitpanda’s public affairs lead, Benedikt Faupel, told Cointelegraph that while MiCA brings long-awaited regulatory clarity, harmonization is still lacking.

In a media interview, Chair Paul Atkins pledged to empower businesses to innovate through tokenization.

A federal court has agreed with the Trump-appointed US attorney to levy a harsh sentence on former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky.

The US Department of Justice has reportedly disbanded the Biden-era National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.

The case was reportedly “in the process of wrapping up,” but the final outcome could still result in a monetary judgment.

The investigation was dropped more than a month after Robinhood and the SEC reached a $45 million settlement.

The SEC has agreed in principle to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, marking a major legal win for the exchange and a turning point for US crypto regulation.

The commission will divide its enforcement responsibilities into two task forces focused mainly on “complex fraud” and retail fraud.

The SEC’s 50-person crypto unit is getting a shakeup with some staff reassigned to other areas, The New York Times reports.