SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures charged former FTX director of engineering Nishad Singh with fraud allegations on Tuesday, following his guilty plea to similar charges in a federal court. Separately, Grayscale says it’s preparing to argue in court next week that the SEC inappropriately treated its bitcoin exchange-traded fund bid differently than earlier decisions approving bitcoin futures-based ETFs. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

Feb 28, 2023

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) received an investigative subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its crypto operations shortly after the FTX crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy protection in November, the popular trading platform revealed in its latest 10-K filing. "The Hash" panel discusses the details of the filing and its key takeaways.

Feb 28, 2023

In a recent interview with New York magazine, SEC Chair Gary Gensler suggested that all cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin are securities. The direct quote was: "Everything other than bitcoin, you can find a website, you can find a group of entrepreneurs, they might set up their legal entities in a tax haven offshore, they might have a foundation, they might lawyer it up to try to arbitrage and make it hard jurisdictionally or so forth." "The Hash" panel discusses how this might shape future U.S. crypto regulation.

Feb 28, 2023

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineFeb 27, 2023

Andrew Keys, co-founder and president of DARMA Capital, discusses the key takeaways from Kraken's SEC settlement and what this means for the future of crypto staking services. "Now we at least know the rules of the game in what the SEC was taking issue with," Keys said.

Feb 24, 2023

Bitcoin has rallied roughly 40% year-to-date, despite multiple enforcement actions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Fairlead Strategies Founder and Managing Partner Katie Stockton explains BTC's January rally, saying, "we did see a massive sentiment shift" for many risk assets. "People got overly bullish...the measure went to this extreme greed level," Stockton added.

Feb 24, 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gensler suggests he’s frustrated over the crypto platforms’ unwillingness to come through his doors. The Chamber of Digital Commerce Founder and CEO Perianne Boring reacts to this sentiment, saying the SEC is "regulating through enforcement and by press release, and that is not how you develop a healthy, compliant and robust, regulated market for any industry."

Feb 24, 2023

A surprise settlement between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Kraken, a leading crypto exchange platform, raised existential questions for the future of “staking” on blockchains like Ethereum. Andrew Keys, co-founder and president of DARMA Capital, discusses the lessons learned from Kraken's SEC settlement. Plus, insights into what to expect from Ethereum's upcoming Shanghai upgrade.

Feb 24, 2023

The Chamber of Digital Commerce Founder and CEO Perianne Boring joins "First Mover" to discuss why the crypto lobbying group is urging a federal court to dismiss a case against an ex-Coinbase staffer, arguing it unfairly labels several cryptocurrencies as securities. A blog post from the group reads in part that the litigation between the SEC vs. Wahi "is an unprecedented, stealth attempt to expand the agency’s jurisdictional reach." Boring told CDTV's First Mover, "we see this action as seriously concerning and would have significant ramifications for the digital asset industry."

Feb 24, 2023

A $1.02 billion deal by Binance.US to purchase assets of defunct crypto lender Voyager Digital has been opposed by New York and federal financial regulators, who said in Feb. 22 filings, it could prove discriminatory and unlawful. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest regulatory action from the SEC and the implications for the broader crypto industry.

Feb 23, 2023