Securities and Exchange Commission


Finance

Why the SEC Asked Blockforce Capital to Pull a Bitcoin ETF Proposal as Soon as It Was Filed

Reality Shares ETF Trust, a branch of Blockforce Capital, filed an ETF proposal under the condition that it would pull the proposal after one day.

Credit: Shutterstock

Policy

SEC Reveals Telegram's Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants Telegram’s former chief investment advisor to testify and hand over documents related to the company's $1.7 billion 2018 token sale.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch)

Markets

SEC Chair Clayton: Bitcoin Needs 'Better Regulation' Before Major Exchange Listing

Better regulation is needed around bitcoin markets before they can be traded on major exchanges, the head of the SEC said on Thursday.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

Markets

SEC Chair Clayton: Would-Be Bitcoin ETFs Have 'Work Left to Be Done'

There is “work left to be done” to address the SEC's concerns about bitcoin ETFs, its chairman said weeks before the deadline to approve or reject two proposals.

Jay Clayton (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

SEC Settles With ICO Service Over Undisclosed Payments for Reviews

ICORating agreed to pay $106,998 in interest and a civil penalty of $162,000 without commenting on the SEC's findings.

settlement

Markets

SEC Issues First 'No-Action' Letter Clearing ICO to Sell Tokens in US

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a "no-action" letter to TurnKey Jet, Inc., agreeing that tokens used by the startup are not securities.

SEC building

Markets

SEC's Valerie Szczepanik at SXSW: Crypto 'Spring' Is Going to Come

The SEC's crypto czar spoke at SXSW, advising blockchain entrepreneurs to engage with regulators early and often.

IMG_4469

Markets

6 Big Takeaways from SEC Chair Clayton's Crypto Remarks

Following SEC Chairman Jay Clayton's fireside chat at Consensus: Invest, we invited three crypto law experts to unpack what was said.

Panel3

Markets

WATCH: SEC Chairman Jay Clayton's Full Consensus: Invest Interview

Clayton spoke Tuesday at the CoinDesk-organized event. Here's the full video of his fireside chat.

clayton-invest

Tech

There Is No 'Bitcoin': What the SEC Doesn't Get About Cryptocurrency

The SEC would like to establish jurisdiction over crypto assets but this is only appropriate where there are legally enforceable contracts between legal entities, argues Edan Yago.

darts-target-miss