Senator Cynthia Lummis has filed an amicus brief backing Coinbase’s legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Wyoming Republican accuses the agency of overstepping its authority and undermining Congress’s regulatory role. Lummis criticized the SEC’s enforcement-driven approach under former Chair Gary Gensler. She described it as
Tuttle Capital has made a bold move by filing for 10 leveraged cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Notably, the list features Solana (SOL), XRP, Litecoin (LTC), and Cardano (ADA), alongside lesser-known tokens like TRUMP, MELANIA, BONK, Chainlink (LINK), and Polkadot (DOT). These ETFs
Nasdaq filed a proposed rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to let in-kind creation and redemption take place for the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). This could hugely boost the operating efficiency of the largest spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund on the market. In-kind creation and redemption
Ripple Labs has requested an April 16 deadline to file its cross-appeal brief in its ongoing legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company intends to challenge the court’s classification of its institutional sales of XRP as investment contracts, which resulted in a $125 million fine.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has withdrawn Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121). It is a 2022 directive requiring financial institutions to categorize customer-held digital asset exposures as liabilities on their annual report. This change has been codified and is expected to improve the regulatory environment of
While the broader crypto market hangs on in bear territory, expectations for an upcoming rally are growing. Ripple’s XRP has followed suit, as speculation swirls about the impending end of the Ripple vs. SEC legal battle. The former Ripple director, Sean McBride, speculates that the ongoing Ripple-SEC case will either
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the formation of a dedicated crypto task force. The initiative aims to create a clear regulatory framework for digital assets, signaling a major shift in the agency’s approach under the new Trump administration. Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda revealed the plan on
Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump has appointed Mark Uyeda as the acting Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a White House announcement on Monday. Uyeda, a Republican SEC Commissioner since June 2022, takes over from Gary Gensler, whose tenure was marked by strict regulations and
Gary Gensler will leave office as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman on January 20, 2025. When his term since April 2021 would have ended. Since Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is expected to change expectations in regulation,. This makes his resignation inevitable. Trump has already indicated
Bitcoin recently reached a high of $102,037.76, continuing its upward trend. It is currently trading at $101,502.66, marking a 2.10% increase in the past 24 hours. The market cap now stands at $2.01 trillion, a 2.09% surge, while the 24-hour trading volume has risen to $58.1 billion, up 1.63%. The
