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SEC Rejects WisdomTree Spot Bitcoin ETF; BNY Mellon Starts Crypto Custody Service

The WisdomTree Bitcoin Trust was not approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the grounds of lacking investor protection. Plus, the world's largest custodian bank and the oldest lender in the U.S., Bank of New York Mellon, has added cryptocurrencies to its custody services.

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Bitcoin Investment Firm NYDIG Raised $720M for Digital Asset Fund, CEO Gutmann Departs

Bitcoin investment company NYDIG raised $720 million for its institutional digital asset fund a few days before its CEO Robert Gutmann said he was leaving the company. NYDIG raised the funds from 59 investors at an average contribution of $12 million, the firm said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week.

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Kim Kardashian's Crypto Promotion 'Was a Gift to the SEC': Former SEC Enforcement Branch Chief

Lisa Bragança, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Branch chief and Bragança Law owner, discusses the regulatory implications of reality TV star Kim Kardashian paying a $1.26 million fine to the SEC for promoting the cryptocurrency EthereumMax without disclosing payment. "This was a gift to the SEC and Chairman Gensler," Bragança said.

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Influencers Are 'Easier to Pick Off' Than Token Issuers: Former SEC Official on Kim Kardashian

"The SEC, just like lots of other regulators, will go after the low hanging fruit," says Lisa Bragança, former U.S. SEC Enforcement Branch chief and managing partner at Bragança Law. She gives a closer look into Kim Kardashian's $1.2 million settlement with the regulatory agency.

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SEC Charges the Hydrogen Technology Corp With Market Manipulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against the Hydrogen Technology Corporation and its former CEO Michael Ross Kane for allegedly creating a manipulated market for its crypto asset securities called “Hydro.” CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the charges and what this means for crypto regulation.

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SEC Doesn't Have the Power to Remake the Law, Only Congress Can Do That: Ripple General Counsel

Ripple General Counsel Stu Alderoty speaks to the hosts of "First Mover" about the latest in the SEC's ongoing case against Ripple Labs. Alderoty said the SEC is "seeking to remake the law, and they don't have the power to remake the law. Only Congress can remake the law."

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Ripple’s General Counsel on the Latest Developments in Legal Saga With the SEC

Ripple General Counsel Stu Alderoty speaks to the hosts of “First Mover” about the latest in the SEC’s ongoing case against Ripple Labs. After two years of litigation, both sides have filed motions saying the federal judge has enough information to make a ruling without taking the case to trial.

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Miner Chandler Guo Makes the Case for Backing Ethereum’s Fork

SEC’s plans for proof-of-stake regulation make Ethereum’s PoW fork even more attractive, says Chandler Guo. This story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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