Securities and Exchange Commission

House Republicans want U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler to explain the agency's view on ether and Prometheum. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
House Republicans Demand SEC Explain What's Up With Crypto Platform Prometheum
The chairmen of two House committees want SEC Chair Gary Gensler to describe how the first special purpose crypto broker-dealer can legally handle ETH.
House Republicans want U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler to explain the agency's view on ether and Prometheum. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

SEC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
SEC Seeks $1.95B Fine in Final Judgment Against Ripple
Stuart Alderoty, Ripple Labs’ chief legal officer, criticized the SEC and wrote that the company will file its response to the SEC’s motion next month.
SEC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler argues crypto firms are avoiding needed disclosures by skipping registration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC's Gensler Says Crypto Firms Skip Public Disclosures by Dodging Registration
The agency chairman said that the industry could benefit from "disinfectant."
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler argues crypto firms are avoiding needed disclosures by skipping registration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is asking for more funding, in part to police crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. SEC Asking for More Millions, Dozens of Lawyers to Beef Up Crypto Oversight
The securities regulator, Treasury Department and U.S. derivatives watchdog are all hoping to get more funding to deal with new duties policing the digital assets sector.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is asking for more funding, in part to police crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Several groups jumped in to support CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase against Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission in the effort to force the regulator to write crypto rules. (CoinDesk)
Coinbase's Allies Join Crypto Firm's Case Against SEC
Paradigm, the Crypto Council for Innovation and others weighed in to support Coinbase's effort to push the U.S. securities regulator for crypto rules.
Several groups jumped in to support CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase against Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission in the effort to force the regulator to write crypto rules. (CoinDesk)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Democrats Ask SEC's Gensler to Block Approval of More Crypto ETPs
Senators say that retail investors face "enormous risks" from such products because thin order books for some cryptocurrencies
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Coinbase is accusing Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of improper procedure in its handling of crypto oversight. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC of Breaking the Law in Rejecting Crypto Rulemaking
The crypto exchange had petitioned for clear rules on digital assets, and the agency rejected the petition in December. Coinbase isn't taking no for an answer.
Coinbase is accusing Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of improper procedure in its handling of crypto oversight. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan's Prometheum has hired a senior Morgan Stanley executive, Albert Meo, as the company's chief financial officer. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)
Prometheum Taps Morgan Stanley Exec as CFO Just Before Opening Doors
The much-debated crypto firm hired an experienced Wall Street hand who handled regulatory policy in his last job and also worked for Goldman Sachs and Fidelity.
Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan's Prometheum has hired a senior Morgan Stanley executive, Albert Meo, as the company's chief financial officer. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)

Ripple is planning to acquire Standard Custody & Trust Co., along with its New York charter. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Ripple to Buy New York Crypto Trust Company to Expand U.S. Options
Standard Custody & Trust Co., which has a New York charter, will be the latest acquisition to grow Ripple's regulatory qualifications.
Ripple is planning to acquire Standard Custody & Trust Co., along with its New York charter. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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)
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)