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Gensler grilled over SEC ‘crypto’ regulatory overreach
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27 September, 2024

Gensler grilled over SEC ‘crypto’ regulatory overreach

Stablecoin legislation was also up for discussion during the hearing, with Ranking Member Maxine Waters warning that time is running...
SEC’s Wells notice to OpenSea tags NFTs as unregistered ‘securities’
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30 August, 2024

SEC’s Wells notice to OpenSea tags NFTs as unregistered ‘securities’

OpenSea published a blog post revealing that it had received a Wells notice from the SEC indicating that the regulator...
Kraken loses bid to dismiss SEC suit, loses fight with Aussie securities regulator
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27 August, 2024

Kraken loses bid to dismiss SEC suit, loses fight with Aussie securities regulator

The next step in this long-running process between Kraken and the U.S. SEC is a case management conference on October...
Ripple fined $125 million, barred from future securities law violations
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8 August, 2024

Ripple fined $125 million, barred from future securities law violations

U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres gave Ripple 30 days to pay its $125 million penalty while permanently restraining and enjoining...
SEC sues Consensys over unregistered securities as Supreme Court defangs federal agencies
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2 July, 2024

SEC sues Consensys over unregistered securities as Supreme Court defangs federal agencies

The SEC filed a civil complaint against Consensys Software Inc. for failing to register as a securities broker and for...
No surprises here: SEC claims against Coinbase to proceed
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3 April, 2024

No surprises here: SEC claims against Coinbase to proceed

A U.S. federal judge ruled that the SEC had "sufficiently pleaded" that Coinbase operated as an exchange, broker, and clearing...
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