SEC
Simplify Files Application With SEC for Web 3 ETF
The Web 3 ETF would be actively managed by Simplify co-founders Paul Kim and David Berns.
Former SEC Branch Chief on What Investors and Developers Can Expect for Crypto Regulation in 2022
Lisa Bragança, former branch chief at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), discusses her views on the SEC’s past, present, and future role in the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape. Plus, reactions to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Senate confirmation hearing where he said a Fed report on digital currency would be released soon.
Capital Pooling Firm Valdy Rebrands to INX Digital After Reverse Merger
Valdy has acquired all outstanding shares in INX, concluding the C$39.6 million ($32.2 million) private placement that INX previously raised.
TZERO Settles SEC Charges It Violated Disclosure Rules
The alternative trading system will pay an $800,000 fine.
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.
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.
SEC Delays Decision on NYDIG’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal
The commission now has until March 16 to approve or disapprove NYDIG’s proposal.
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).
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.
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.
