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SEC Chairman Gensler Agrees With Predecessor: 'Every ICO Is a Security'

Gensler said he believes crypto trading platforms might already have securities listed.

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SEC Boss Gensler Eyeing Robust Regulation of Crypto Market: Report

Gensler did not comment on the potential approval of a crypto exchange-traded fund.

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ProFunds Mutual Fund Gives Retails Investors Access to Bitcoin Futures

The fund cannot be traded throughout the day as an ETF or stock can, but it signals a positive move towards the SEC’s view of bitcoin.

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Global X Joins Firms Filing Bitcoin ETF Application With SEC

The fund manager filed a proposal with the SEC to list the Global X Bitcoin Trust on the Cboe BZX Exchange.

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Hester Peirce on SEC’s Role in Crypto Regulations, Stablecoins, CBDCs

Responding to Sen. Elizabeth Warren urging the SEC to figure out its role in crypto regulation, SEC Commissioner and “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce clarifies what the SEC can and cannot do. “There is an awakening in D.C. now realizing that crypto is here to stay,” Peirce said.

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SEC Charge Mother-Son Duo for Alleged Crypto ‘Supercomputer’ Ponzi Scheme

The agency said the pair raised over $12 million from investors by promising above-average returns.

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Ripple Cites SEC Commissioners’ Remarks to Support Dismissal of Case

Lawyers for Brad Garlinghouse and Christian Larsen highlighted the commissioners’ criticism of an unrelated settlement that cited uncertainty about which tokens are considered securities.

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SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Florida Man in Crypto App Scam

Aron Govil of Jacksonville is also being charged with scalping and insider trading in a related case.

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Ripple Can Depose Former SEC Official in Lawsuit: Report

A U.S. judge ordered William H. Hinman, the former chief of the commission's corporate finance division, to sit for questioning.

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SEC Settles Charges Against Coinschedule Operator for Touting ICOs

But commissioners Elad Roisman and Hester Peirce said the regulator missed the chance to define which touted assets were securities.

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