SEC

SEC

Finance

Binance.US Faces SEC Probe Over Trading Affiliates: Report

The two affiliates have ties to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, The Wall Street Journal reported.

CEO de Binance, Changpeng Zhao (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Enforcement Against Wonderland Could Mean Trouble for DeFi

“Protocol Controlled Value” is rarely controlled by a protocol, and enforcement agencies may be taking a closer look.

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Policy

BlockFi Will Pay $100M in Settlement With SEC, State Regulators Over High-Yield Accounts: Report

The company has been under investigation since at least November over the lending product, which offers yields as high as 9.5%.

BlockFi advertisement in Washington D.C.'s Union Station (CoinDesk archives)

Videos

CFTC Chair Urges Leading Role in Overseeing Crypto Spot Markets

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam appealed to Congress Wednesday requesting his agency be granted authority to oversee crypto spot markets in the U.S. Digital Asset Research CEO Doug Schwenk discusses the potential benefits of increased regulation, also sharing insights into price discovery in the bitcoin spot markets. Plus, thoughts on the SEC requesting comments from asset managers pending spot bitcoin ETF approvals about possible market manipulation.

Recent Videos

Videos

Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF Approved for Nasdaq Listing

Valkyrie Funds has launched Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI) on the Nasdaq today, offering exposure to the stocks of bitcoin miners. Valkyrie Investments CIO and co-founder Steven McClurg shares his insights amid SEC further delaying its decision on approving Grayscale's spot bitcoin ETF. Plus, outlook for the global macro crypto market.

Recent Videos

Markets

XRP Climbs 22% Amid Developments in Ripple v. SEC Case

The payments token regained a market cap of $40 billion, moving above Cardano's ADA and Solana's SOL.

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Finance

Leading Digital Exchanges Launch Crypto Market Integrity Coalition

Founding members of the 17-strong group include Solidus Labs, Coinbase, Huobi Tech, Circle, GSR and Anchorage Digital.

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Markets

SEC Requests Comments on Concerns About Grayscale's Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal

The agency’s issues include possible share manipulation and the liquidity of bitcoin markets.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Consensus: Invest 2018. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Are Crypto Assets Securities?

The answer to this central question will have many consequences for the crypto industry, from regulation and compliance to insider-trading enforcement.

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Finance

SEC Asks Bitwise to Address Concerns About Proposed Spot Bitcoin ETF

The regulator’s concerns include possible share manipulation and liquidity.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan (CoinDesk Archives)