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Crypto industry hails GENIUS Act as a win, while Senator Elizabeth Warren criticizes it for consumer protection gaps.
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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 Solana’s (SOL), Cardano’s (ADA), Polygon’s (MATIC), Filecoin (FIL), Cosmos (ATOM), The Sandbox (SAND), Decentraland (MANA), Algorand (ALGO), Axie Infinity’s (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 SEC’s 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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The move follows SEC guidance treating staking rewards as income, enabling asset managers like Canary to back blockchain-based tokens through delegated staking.
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Staking for crypto exchange-traded funds has been a feature long sought by traditional financial institutions and asset managers.
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The US SEC has extended its decision deadline on whether to allow in-kind redemptions for Bitwise’s spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs on NYSE Arca.
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The CLARITY Act promises long-awaited regulatory clarity for digital assets, balancing innovation, oversight and investor protection.
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Bitcoin holds above $120,000 as corporate crypto treasury building and robust spot BTC ETF buying continue to support the new price range.
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Attorneys for Grayscale argued that the US regulator's delay of the approval or disapproval decision clashes with existing statutes.
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The SEC’s 2025 guideline clarifies the regulatory stance regarding crypto staking. It states what is and isn’t allowed and how you can stake lawfully.
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SEC commissioner Hester Peirce echoed former chair Gary Gensler in calling for market participants to “consider meeting with the Commission and its staff.”
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The legislation to establish crypto market structure is one of three bills the US House of Representatives is expected to consider starting next week.
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Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that corporate ETH treasuries are vital for driving ecosystem growth.
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SOL’s chart projects further upside despite the SEC delaying a decision on a Solana ETF approval.
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Truth Social has filed to launch a crypto ETF tracking BTC, ETH, SOL, CRO and XRP, aiming to list on NYSE Arca after regulatory approval.
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The acknowledgment officially starts the clock for the US securities regulator to decide on the proposed Bitcoin and Ether combined ETF.
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The nascent real-world tokenized assets track prices but do not provide investors the same legal rights as holding the underlying instruments.
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