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SEC Crypto News - Page 134
The U.S. SEC Announces a FinHub Division to Tackle ICO Issues
By Bhushan Akolkar
October 19th, 2018
FinHub will act as a central medium for the securities agency to interact with developers and entrepreneurs from the fintech space.
SEC Seeks Public Comments on Bitcoin ETFs from ProShares, GraniteShares, and Direxion
By Bhushan Akolkar
October 8th, 2018
The SEC has set a new deadline till the October end for public comments after which the securities agency will start reviewing the proposed rule changes.
Bitcoin-funded Securities Dealer 1Broker Gets Sued by the SEC and CFTC
By Bhushan Akolkar
September 28th, 2018
The 1Broker.com domain has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the investigative agency levying further charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
VanEck and SolidX Were Prepared For the Latest CBOE Bitcoin ETF Delay by the SEC
By Bhushan Akolkar
September 27th, 2018
VanEck director Gabor Gurbacs said that the company is firm in its decision to get “a liquid, insured and appropriately regulated physical bitcoin ETF” in the market.
SEC Wants More Public Input on the CBOE Bitcoin ETF Proposal
By Bhushan Akolkar
September 21st, 2018
The SEC has sought for comments to “address the sufficiency of the Exchange’s statements in support of the proposal, which are set forth in the Notice.”
U.S. Judge Rules ICO Scam Case Falls under Securities Law
By Eugenia Kovaliova
September 12th, 2018
According to the recent ruling made by a US federal judge, criminal cases related to shady ICOs officially fall under securities laws.
SEC Suspends Exchange-Traded Vehicles by CoinShare Holdings for Bitcoin and Ethereum
By Bhushan Akolkar
September 10th, 2018
The SEC cited the reason of its interim suspension stating that the funds create a “confusion amongst market participants.”
SEC to Reconsider the Latest Rejection of Three Bitcoin ETFs
By Bhushan Akolkar
August 24th, 2018
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce explained that the agency might reconsider its decision as the ruling was originally drafted by SEC staff members on behalf of the leadership.
SEC on Fire, Rejects 9 Bitcoin ETFs Outrightly
By Bhushan Akolkar
August 23rd, 2018
SEC says that the insufficient volumes of Bitcoin Futures don’t satisfy the agency’s rules to prevent fraud and manipulation.
No Way Out: US SEC to Decide on ProShares Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday
By Darya Rudz
August 21st, 2018
The U.S. SEC is set to approve or deny the two ProShares Bitcoin ETFs filed in 2017 on 23 August. If approved, the ETF’s performance would be tracked on popular exchanges like the Cboe and CME.
9 Bitcoin ETFs Will See SEC’s Final Decision Within the Next 2 Months
By Darya Rudz
August 9th, 2018
The U.S. SEC will be analyzing ETFs from SolidX, VanEck, ProShares, and others within the next two months. If get approved, institutional investors can enter the market and facilitate the growth of the most important cryptos prices.
Cryptocurrency Market Valuations Hit The Rock Bottom For 2018
By Bhushan Akolkar
August 9th, 2018
The crypto market sentiment has been severely driven down after the rejection of CBOE Bitcoin ETF, the ripple effect of which is spread all over.
Bitcoin Price Drops After SEC Postpones ETF Decision Until Sept 30th
By Bhushan Akolkar
August 8th, 2018
Bitcoin declines by over 6% in the last 24-hours while the overall cryptocurrency markets lost over $20 billion.
Canaccord Genuity Releases Quarterly Report, Expects CBOE Bitcoin ETF by 2019
By Bhushan Akolkar
August 7th, 2018
The wealth managing firm believes that SEC will take all its time it can, instead of falling for the market euphoria, and extend the decision till March 2019.
Philippines Joins the List of Countries Poised to ICO Legal Government
By Sofiko Abeslamidze
August 2nd, 2018
The Philippine SEC has introduced the draft rules on how companies can fundraise via ICO whereas all token are defined as securities by default.