SEC

SEC Green Light on Liquid Staking Sends ETH Past $4K, Spurs Broad Staking and Layer-2 Rally
Regulatory clarity fuels surging prices across Ethereum’s staking ecosystem, with layer-2 tokens and optimistic rollup projects posting double-digit weekly gains.

SEC's Long-Running Case Against Ripple Officially Over
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission first sued Ripple in 2020, during Donald Trump's first term.

How Policy, Innovation, and Market Dynamics Are Driving Institutional Crypto M&A
AlphaPoint’s Reba Beeson dives into the trends and regulatory policy shifts driving crypto M&A, cementing its role as core infrastructure for the future of finance.

DeFi Cheers as SEC Affirms Liquid Staking Protocols Aren’t Securities
The SEC’s new guidance on liquid staking boosts governance tokens like LDO and RPL, while TVL across protocols holds steady at $67 billion.

SEC Says Liquid Staking Doesn't Run Afoul of Securities Laws
The SEC's latest staff statement — which isn't binding guidance — addresses certain aspects of liquid staking.

SEC’s Crypto Task Force Will Tour U.S. to Hear From Small Startups on Policy Reform
The task force will visit 10 cities from August to December, targeting smaller crypto projects, to hear their perspectives and concerns.

SEC’s Atkins: 'Most Crypto Assets Are Not Securities' Under Bold New Vision
Paul Atkins, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said "most crypto assets are not securities."

SEC Approves In-Kind Redemptions for All Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs
The decision allows authorized participants to create and redeem ETF shares directly in BTC or ETH, rather than having to use cash.

SEC Delays Decision on Trump-Linked Truth Social Bitcoin ETF Until September
Other crypto ETF applications, including the Grayscale Solana Trust and Canary Capital Litecoin ETF, were also postponed.


