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TZERO Settles SEC Charges It Violated Disclosure Rules

The alternative trading system will pay an $800,000 fine.

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WisdomTree Adds Bitcoin Futures Exposure to Fund

WisdomTree, an asset manager with over $76 billion in assets under management, has added a 1.5% allocation of its Futures Strategy Fund (WTMF) to Bitcoin Futures Contracts. This comes a month after the SEC rejected its application for a spot bitcoin ETF. Global Chief Investment Officer Jeremy Schwartz shares his insights and the potential impact of inflation on markets.

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SEC Charges Founder of Crypto Startup Crowd Machine With Fraud

Australian Craig Sproule is accused of misleading investors about how he was going to use the proceeds of a $41 million initial coin offering back in 2018.

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SEC Delays Decision on NYDIG’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal

The commission now has until March 16 to approve or disapprove NYDIG’s proposal.

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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Hires Senate Banking Aide to Advise on Crypto Policy

Corey Frayer spent a decade working as an adviser to members of Congress before serving as a senior staffer on the Senate Banking Committee for Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio).

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Says Washington Doesn’t Need a New Crypto Regulator

Known affectionately as “Crypto Mom” for her support of the industry, Peirce also warned on CoinDesk TV that the SEC might soon turn its eye towards NFTs.

Hester Peirce, commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), center, listens during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. The head of the SEC said this month his agency and other regulators are keeping taps on emerging risks in the fast-growing corporate debt market, highlighting assets that could he susceptible to liquidity shocks. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on 2022 Crypto Regulation Outlook

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner aka “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce discusses her outlook for the U.S. crypto regulatory and policy landscape in 2022. Plus, the latest on the Safe Harbor proposal, prospects of a bitcoin spot ETF approval in 2022, the memecoin phenomenon, stablecoins, and more.

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ProShares Files Application With SEC for a Metaverse ETF

The Metaverse Theme ETF will track the performance of the Solactive Metaverse Theme Index.

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SEC Rejects Kryptoin Bitcoin ETF Proposal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected investment firm Kryptoin’s proposal for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This follows the disapproval of a similar application by global investment manager VanEck. CoinDesk's Brad Keoun provides insights on what this means for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and where the market is headed. 

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SEC Rejects Kryptoin Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal

The decision comes about five weeks after the agency rejected VanEck’s application for a spot bitcoin ETF.

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