Sam Bankman-Fried summoned to Congress
Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO and Founder of FTX exchange, will testify in front of the House Financial Services Committee on December 8.
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SEC battle vs Terraform Labs heats up with new court order enforcing subpoenas
After serving the Terraform CEO with subpoenas at recent public event, the securities regulator said the startup has failed to comply with the legal requests.
Rep. Warren Davidson asks SEC if licensed stablecoin issuers are exempt from securities laws
The letter is the latest appeal from U.S. lawmakers to the Securities and Exchange Commission in the ongoing debate about digital currency and stablecoin regulation in the United States.
SEC secures green light from US Treasury to regulate stablecoins
A working group convened by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has granted the push by SEC Commissioner Gary Gensler to let the securities regulator take control over stablecoins.
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler speaks on digital currency
The U.S. securities regulator plans to take enforcement action on the blockchain and digital currency industry, according to Chair Gary Gensler.
Crypto ‘Wild West’ will be tamed, SEC’s Gary Gensler tells US Senate
SEC Chair Gary Gensler recently testified before the U.S Senate and outlined his position regarding the regulation of key financial areas. Unsurprisingly, one of them was what Gensler coined “crypto assets.”
Gary Gensler talks digital currency regulation with EU as Europeans call for member state rules
The new SEC chief told the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs at the European Parliament that advancing technologies were bringing U.S. and European markets ever closer together.
Robinhood could lose main revenue stream as SEC ponders ban for payment for order flow
By removing payment for order flow, markets benefit from more efficient, transparent trading, according to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler.
SEC’s Gary Gensler gives latest on digital currency regulation: CBDC, DeFi and regulatory frameworks
Arguing that DeFi projects would fall within the scope of regulators like the SEC, Chairman Gary Gensler described the term as “a bit of a misnomer” in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
SEC’s Gary Gensler: Consumer protection ‘main concern’ despite digital currency ‘intrigue’
The new chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is mainly concerned with the risks arising from unregulated digital currency trading, despite expressing his own ‘intrigue’ at digital currency.
Tether execs bat away CNBC questions on USDT’s lack of transparency
The jig may be up for the Tether stablecoin following a trainwreck CNBC interview and regulators losing patience with the digital currency sector’s aversion to oversight.
SEC calls on Congress to implement regulations for digital currency exchanges
In a recent hearing, SEC chair Gary Gensler pointed out that exchanges are growing increasingly important, but there are very few rules that govern them.