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Securities and Exchange Commission

Coinbase has narrowed its attempt to seek the private communications of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Coinbase Narrows Demand for SEC Chair Gensler's Crypto Messages
In its court battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the crypto exchange is seeking internal messages from Gensler and others, but not from his pre-SEC days.
Coinbase has narrowed its attempt to seek the private communications of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jul 23, 2024 at 8:57 p.m. UTC
Jul 23, 2024
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Muneeb Ali, CEO, Trust Machines, and Kyle Rojas, Global BD and Partnerships, Edge & Node / The Graph
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SEC Drops Investigation of Bitcoin L2 Stacks and Builder Hiro, Filing Says
The conclusion of the probe into Hiro, formerly known as Blockstack, which raised $70 million via token sales from 2017 to 2019, is another win for the crypto industry in its...
Muneeb Ali, CEO, Trust Machines, and Kyle Rojas, Global BD and Partnerships, Edge & Node / The Graph
By Marc Hochstein
Jul 12, 2024 at 1:19 p.m. UTC
Jul 12, 2024
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U.S. senators questioned several of President Joe Biden's regulator nominees, including on crypto issues. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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SEC Commissioner Grilled on Bitcoin ETFs as Senators Weigh U.S. Regulator Nominees
Crypto wasn't a major topic in a four-person confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, though SEC Commissioner Crenshaw was questioned on bitcoin ETFs.
U.S. senators questioned several of President Joe Biden's regulator nominees, including on crypto issues. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jul 11, 2024 at 4:50 p.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2024
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Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)
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U.S. Judge Lets Most of SEC Case Against Binance Proceed, Dismisses Secondary Sales Charge
A federal judge ruled the SEC had plausibly alleged Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao violated federal securities laws.
Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)
By Nikhilesh De
Jun 29, 2024 at 2:37 a.m. UTC
Jun 29, 2024
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CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase is accusing Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission of improperly blocking public-document requests on its ether views. (CoinDesk)
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Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC, FDIC of Improperly Blocking Document Requests
The U.S. crypto exchange wanted the SEC to give up documents on closed probes involving ether's status as a security, and its research contractor is now suing to get them.
CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase is accusing Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission of improperly blocking public-document requests on its ether views. (CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jun 27, 2024 at 2:42 p.m. UTC
Jun 27, 2024
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Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)
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U.S. Judge Signs Off on $4.5B Terraform-Do Kwon Settlement With SEC
The settlement bans Kwon and Terraform Labs from buying and selling crypto asset securities while agreeing to pay $4.5 billion in disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil...
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)
By Sam ReynoldsCheyenne Ligon
Jun 13, 2024 at 9:33 p.m. UTC
Jun 13, 2024
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Chair Gary Gensler told U.S. lawmakers that the ether ETF approval is coming soon. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Ether ETFs Should Be Fully Approved by September, Says SEC Chair Gensler
The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission told senators in a budget hearing that the applications to run ether spot ETFs should be finished this summer.
Chair Gary Gensler told U.S. lawmakers that the ether ETF approval is coming soon. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jun 13, 2024 at 3:04 p.m. UTC
Jun 13, 2024
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Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)
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Terraform Labs, Do Kwon Agree to Pay SEC a Combined $4.5B in Civil Fraud Case
The settlement agreement, if accepted by a judge, would also ban Kwon and Terraform Labs from buying or selling all crypto asset securities.
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)
By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 12, 2024 at 6:10 p.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2024
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler's tone has changed about crypto exchange traded funds. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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SEC's Gensler Shrugs About New Crypto ETFs Strolling Through His Agency's Gates
Once waging a legal battle against crypto ETFs, SEC Chair Gensler now talks about the pending ETH ETF as if it's a casual process and is jumping through the standard hoops.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler's tone has changed about crypto exchange traded funds. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Jesse HamiltonNikhilesh DeHelene Braun
Jun 5, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2024
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Chair Gary Gensler continues to defend his agency's Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 on handling crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Wall Street Asks Biden Not to Veto Congress' Rejection of SEC Crypto Policy
Lobbying groups for the U.S. banks sent President Joe Biden a letter asking him to change his mind on his threat to veto the congressional effort to overturn SAB 121. Members...
Chair Gary Gensler continues to defend his agency's Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 on handling crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse HamiltonNikhilesh De
May 31, 2024 at 9:26 p.m. UTC
May 31, 2024
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