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The Securities and Exchange Commission has questioned Coinbase’s 2021 claim that it had more than 100 million “verified users” in the ongoing investigation.
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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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Ethereum price could hit new all-time highs if AI adoption, spot ETH ETF inflows and the improvements of the Pectra upgrade move in the right direction.
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Over 80% of investors are betting on the approval of a Solana and Litecoin ETF in 2025, despite the latest delay from the SEC.
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Former Representative Patrick McHenry said ex-SEC Chair Gary Gensler supported crypto in private meetings, starkly contrasting with his aggressive public stance.
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The fund, geared toward institutional investors, will compete with BlackRock’s BUIDL and Franklin Templeton’s BENJI for market share.
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The federal judge overseeing the case has also ordered the government to provide additional information on the hacker's crime before his May 16 sentencing hearing.
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The hacker who helped breach the SEC’s account on X last year spent the following weeks trying to cover up evidence while searching on the internet for how to tell if the FBI was coming after him.
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Authorities have asked for 24 months for Eric Council Jr., the individual who pleaded guilty to a charge for compromising the SEC's X account in 2024.
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SEC Chair Paul Atkins signaled a shift from enforcement-first policy to clear rulemaking during the Commission's roundtable on May 12.
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Staking for Ether ETFs has been a hot topic in 2025, with Grayscale and Fidelity both filing for rule changes that would allow this functionality.
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US Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw says if approved, the settlement with Ripple would join the long line of dismissals that is slowly eroding the credibility of SEC lawyers in court.
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XRP price jumps as traders react to Trump’s trade deal tease, whale accumulation, and a bullish technical breakout.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at potentially exempting companies that issue tokenized securities from certain registration requirements.
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Crypto asset manager Bitwise has thrown NEAR into the crypto ETF ring following an S-1 filing with the SEC.
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The latest crypto markets draft bill could democratize crypto participation due to a rule that would require crypto project members to disclose crypto token holdings above 1% of total supply.
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