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29.06 / 00:21

CFTC awards That's 'Sir' Crypto Dad: French order knights former CFTC chair Chris Giancarlo

The French government has given former United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Chris Giancarlo, also known as "Crypto Dad," the equivalent of a knighthood.

27.06 / 16:27

business exchanges Bitcoin Voyager Digital issues notice of default to Three Arrows Capital

Crypto exchange Voyager Digital has issued a notice of default to hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) for its failure to pay its 15,250 Bitcoin (BTC) and 350 million USD Coin (USDC) loan disclosed in a previous statement.

24.06 / 23:35

CFTC regulation SEC negotiations Gensler appeals for ‘one rule book’ in negotiations with CFTC over crypto regulation

United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler is in talks with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officials on a “memorandum of understanding” on the regulation of digital assets. Together, the agencies can assure market integrity, Gensler told The Financial Times in an interview published Thursday.“I’m talking about one rule book on the exchange that protects all trading regardless of the pair — [be it] a security token versus security token, security token versus commodity token, commodity token versus commodity token,” Gensler told the newspaper.

23.06 / 03:05

Law regulation SEC Crypto Policy Hester Peirce critiques SEC agenda – more wrong than just crypto policy

United States Securities and Exchange (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce said the newly released SEC Agency Rule List is full of “hot-button” topics implemented in an unreasonable hurry, while crypto was ignored.

22.06 / 23:27

business Blockchain exchanges Bitcoin Voyager enters into $500M loan agreement with Alameda amid 3AC exposure

Trading platform Voyager Digital takes a loan from trading firm Alameda Research because of its exposure to crypto venture capital firm Three Arrows Capital (3AC).

22.06 / 11:31

MARKET regulation SEC lending SEC’s Peirce Says Crypto’s Lack of ‘Bailout Mechanism’ Is a Strength; FTX CEO as a 'White Knight'

One of the most crypto-friendly members of the American regulatory Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has claimed that the bear market could boost sustainability in the industry – stating that she wouldn’t bail out ailing crypto companies even if she could.

22.06 / 06:30

business SEC SEC’s Hester Peirce opposes crypto bailouts — SBF didn’t get the memo

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce has spoken out against crypto company bailouts, arguing it’s actually better to “let these things play out,” to create a more sustainable industry.

17.06 / 22:37

regulation Trading SEC accounting Senators Senators join chorus of disapproval of ‘backdoor regulation’ in SEC staff accounting bulletin

United States Senator Bill Hagerty has sent a letter, cosigned by four other Republican senators, to Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commission chair Gary Gensler urging the withdrawal of a staff accounting bulletin, referred to as SAB 121, issued by the agency March 31. According to the senators, the bulletin amounts to “regulation disguised as staff guidance” and does not adhere to the Administrative Procedure Act.

17.06 / 16:29

Government Stablecoin SEC Bitcoin Elusive Bitcoin ETF: Hester Perice criticizes lack of legal clarity for crypto

The crypto sector may be maturing, but regulatory clarity around the treatment of digital assets continues to remain cumbersome.

17.06 / 00:21

ETF regulation SEC Bitcoin Spot ETFs Support regulatory Hester Peirce expresses strong support for crypto spot ETFs and regulatory structure

United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce, sometimes known as Crypto Mom for her ardent support of the industry, spoke Tuesday at a conference hosted by the conservative-libertarian Federalist Society titled “Regulating the New Crypto Ecosystem: Necessary Regulation or Crippling Future Innovation?” Her lengthy remarks — over 4,000 words in the prepared version, which was augmented extemporaneously as she presented it — contain some of the bluntest criticisms of SEC policy she has made yet.

31.05 / 18:45

Stablecoin regulation UK government Terra Luna Terra Safeguards UK government proposes additional safeguards against stablecoin failure risks

In a new consultation paper published on Tuesday, the Treasury of the United Kingdom proposed a new set of regulatory changes for the stablecoin industry.

17.05 / 12:11

Blockchain Stablecoin SEC Bitcoin Threat financial stability Financial This week’s Law Decoded: Is depegging a real threat to financial stability?

This week will be remembered as the one when the stablecoins showed an unexpected ability to depeg. Terra’s TerraUSD (UST) dropped to a shocking $0.29 following the general meltdown of both crypto and financial markets, but it was also the headliner of stablecoins’ niche, while Tether (USDT) lost the balance and slid to $0.96 for a short time.

14.05 / 09:57

cryptocurrency Digital SEC CryptoExplainer Stricter Stablecoins' Rules Are Coming Soon: Top US Securities' Official

US SEC's Peirce sees 'movement' on stablecoin regulations

13.05 / 08:39

Stablecoin SEC SEC's Hester Peirce says new stablecoin regs need to allow room for failure

Commissioner Hester Peirce — also known as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SECs) “crypto mom” — has backed a regulatory framework for stablecoins that allows "room for there to be failure."

01.04 / 03:04

business regulation SEC Digital Asset accounting guidance New SEC guidance on accounting and disclosures rankles Commissioner Peirce

U.S. companies that safeguard their clients’ crypto-assets received new accounting guidance Thursday in the form of a Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, Staff Accounting Bulletin. The guidance got a strong response from SEC commissioner Hester Peirce, a steadfast crypto advocate.

16.03 / 00:19

Government Blockchain SEC Lee Commissioner Allison Lee announces her departure from the SEC

Securities and Exchange Commissioner Allison Herren Lee announced that she would be stepping down from her post at the end of her term in June.

03.03 / 05:17

regulation SEC Fraud investigation reports SEC investigating NFT market over potential securities violations: Reports

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by crypto-skeptical Chairman Gary Gensler, is reportedly investigating NFT creators and marketplaces for securities violations, according to a report from Bloomberg.

28.02 / 19:19

Law SEC security Crypto firms may still face SEC penalties for self-reporting securities laws violations: Report

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement director has reportedly said cryptocurrency companies will not receive amnesty for reporting themselves for possible violations of securities laws.

05.02 / 17:59

Government Law SEC Threat SEC rule Stealth rulemaking: Is proposed SEC rule with no mention of crypto a threat to DeFi?

On Jan. 26, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Rule 3b-16 under the Exchange Act that lacks any mention of digital assets or decentralized finance, which could adversely affect platforms that facilitate crypto transactions. Some cryptocurrency advocates — including SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce — believe that the commission’s extended definition of an exchange could thrust an entire class of crypto entities under the regulator’s jurisdiction, subjecting them to additional registration and reporting burdens. How real is the threat?

02.02 / 00:39

Government regulation SEC SEC's proposed rule on exchanges could threaten DeFi, says Crypto Mom

Hester Peirce, a commissioner for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission known by many in the space as Crypto Mom, is warning that a proposed rule from the agency could potentially affect the regulation of firms involved with decentralized finance.

12.01 / 14:15

Adoption ETF SEC Bitcoin end A third of Americans to buy Bitcoin by end of 2022, says Ric Edelman

Bitcoin bull and founder of Edelman Financial Engines Ric Edelman has made some promising predictions about the future of the seminal cryptocurrency.

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