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SEC Enforcement

U.S. senators question whether Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission has botched other enforcement cases after its DEBT Box missteps were revealed. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
U.S. Senators Berate SEC's Gensler for Agency's 'Unethical' Handling of Crypto Case
Republican lawmakers wrote to the SEC chairman, arguing that its misrepresenting of evidence against DEBT Box casts doubt on the agency's other enforcement matters.
U.S. senators question whether Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission has botched other enforcement cases after its DEBT Box missteps were revealed. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Feb 8, 2024 at 7:12 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2024
RegulationsSEC EnforcementSecurities and Exchange CommissionGary GenslerSenate Banking CommitteeSenate
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Markets
Opinion
Crypto Had Reputational Issues This Year. 2024 Will Change That
Possible approval of bitcoin ETFs in 2024 is likely to change perceptions of digital assets following a year when the industry faced a backlash, Beth and Clay Haddock argue....
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By Beth HaddockClay Haddock
Dec 27, 2023 at 4:45 p.m. UTC
Dec 27, 2023
OpinionCrypto Long & ShortBitcoin ETFSEC Enforcement
SEC Chair Gary Gensler recently intimated to CNBC that he believes cryptocurrency is useless. That helps justify his treatment of exchanges like Coinbase as inherently fraudulent. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The SEC Is Fighting the Last War
SEC chair Gary Gensler wants you to think Coinbase and Binance are the same as FTX and Celsius. They’re not.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler recently intimated to CNBC that he believes cryptocurrency is useless. That helps justify his treatment of exchanges like Coinbase as inherently fraudulent. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
By David Z. Morris
Jun 7, 2023 at 5:54 p.m. UTC
Jun 7, 2023
OpinionBinanceSEC EnforcementCoinbaseThe NodeNewsletters
Securities and Exchange Commission building in Washington, D.C.
Markets
Sec
Acting SEC Enforcement Director Berger to Step Down
Berger presided over the enforcement division when it launched the Ripple lawsuit.
Securities and Exchange Commission building in Washington, D.C.
By Danny Nelson
Jan 12, 2021 at 6:43 p.m. UTC
Jan 12, 2021
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Markets
Crime
Reggie Middleton Reaches $9.5 Million SEC Settlement Over Alleged ICO Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $9.5 million settlement stemming from the Veritaseum initial coin offering.
SEC (Image via Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock)
By David Pan
Nov 1, 2019 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2019
CrimeRegulationNewscapital marketsICOsSEC EnforcementVeritaseumus-canada
SEC
Markets
Sec
SEC Says It Shut Down More Than a Dozen Illegal ICOs in the Past Year
The U.S. SEC's Division of Enforcement heavily expanded its work the companies offering ICOs this past fiscal year, it said Friday.
SEC
By Nikhilesh De
Nov 2, 2018 at 3:05 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2018
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