A proposed rule change pushing for some crypto firms to register as exchanges could be abandoned under a new directive from the acting chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. During a March 10 speech at the Washington Conference of the

Opinion by: Kai Wawrzinek, co-founder of Impossible Cloud NetworkIt seemed like the punitive US Securities Exchange Commission crypto enforcement era was over, but former Chair Gary Gensler left us some truffles to unearth. Even after his departure,

In his recent prison interview with Tucker Carlson, Sam Bankman Fried maintained his innocence and expressed confusion as to why he was convicted of fraud. He argued that FTX was a legitimate service, and although there was a crisis, the company was

By Kenneth CorbinWith the election of President Donald Trump, it was widely assumed that his second administration would take a more supportive stance toward cryptocurrency than the Biden White House did. Now just over a month in, the industry is sta

Update (Feb. 27 at 18:57 UTC): This article has been updated to incorporate remarks from Consensys attorney Bill Hughes. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed in principle to drop its lawsuit against crypto firm Consensys. The suit cla

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is dropping yet another case against an American crypto company, as the regulator continues its strategic retreat from the so-called “regulation by enforcement” approach to crypto regulation it took u

The makeover of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears to be well underway following news that the agency plans to dismiss its years-long case against Coinbase. The crypto exchange announced on Friday that the SEC would be dropping that

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its effort to undo a court ruling blocking a controversial broker-dealer rule that would have given the agency jurisdiction over decentralized crypto protocols.In a brief Feb. 19 filing to the Fif

Crypto exchange Coinbase believes the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should be granted full authority over spot cryptocurrency markets — a move that could significantly diminish the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) role in t

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking for public comments to decide how to move forward with a proposal for an XRP exchange-traded fund.In a filing posted on Wednesday, the SEC acknowledged a proposal from Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., to

The Securities and Exchange Commission asked for a 28-day extension in response to Coinbase's appeal, a part of a long legal battle between the agency and crypto exchange centered on how to classify digital assets. The SEC asked to extend the deadlin

US President Donald Trump reportedly plans to select Brian Quintenz — the head of policy for the crypto subsidiary of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) — as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Trump’s intention to pick Qu

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially recognized the 19b-4 filings submitted by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to list and trade the Grayscale Solana and Litecoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).On February 6, the regulatory b

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chair Caroline Pham is kickstarting a sequence of public roundtable discussions about prediction markets and crypto, marking regulators' latest turn following Donald Trump's inauguration. Those roundta

Update (8:44 pm UTC): This article has been updated to reflect the CFTC elected Commissioner Pham as acting chair.US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) member Caroline Pham will become acting chair of the financial regulator after a vote amo

By Elsa OhlenOne of the biggest crypto gainers since Donald Trump won the U.S. election was headed higher on Monday after his inauguration.The price of altcoin XRP is up 2% over the past 24 hours in afternoon trading. Other cryptos including Bitcoin

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, the firm behind the open-source Helium Network, just days before SEC chair and known crypto critic Gary Gensler steps down as chair on Jan. 20.The SEC a

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says an earlier district court decision got it wrong when it decided that some sales of XRP to retail investors did not violate securities laws. In a brief filed late on Wednesday, the SEC said it disagreed

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must explain why it denied Coinbase's petition for specific rules for crypto, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said in an opinion posted on Monday. The court called the SEC's decision to igno

XRP looks poised to rise 60% in the coming days after breaking out of its prevailing symmetrical triangle pattern. The upside outlook aligns with a series of developments in Ripple’s ongoing legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commissio