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Vitalik Defends Base Against SEC Exchange Regulation Threat
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has praised Ethereum layer-2 Base’s approach to decentralization in response to recent concerns over Base’s sequencer and whether it should be treated as an exchange. “Base is doing things the right way: an L2 on top of Ethereum, that uses its centralized features to provide stronger UX features, while still being […]
SEC Approves Generic Listing Standards For Commodity-Based ETFs
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a set of listing standards for commodity-based trust shares, opening the door for digital asset listings without requiring individual approvals. The decision, detailed in SEC filings on stock exchanges like the Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, and Cboe BZX, on Wednesday, would streamlines the process under Rule 6c-11, significantly […]
Bitwise files Stablecoin & Tokenization ETF with SEC
Bitwise filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch the “Stablecoin & Tokenization ETF,” an exchange-traded fund designed to track an index split between companies tied to stablecoins and tokenization. According to a Tuesday filing, the proposed ETF will track an index featuring companies from stablecoin issuers, infrastructure providers, payment processors, exchanges […]
SEC Chair Promises Preliminary Notice Before Enforcement Actions
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair continues driving the regulatory agency in a different direction from its previous enforcement-first attitude toward the crypto industry. In an interview with the Financial Times published Monday, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the agency is departing from the aggressive enforcement actions common during the administration of former […]
SEC Crypto Task Force To Tackle Financial Surveillance And Privacy
The cryptocurrency task force with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to hold another roundtable that could lead to policy changes at the financial regulator. In a Monday notice, the SEC said the crypto task force, headed by Commissioner Hester Peirce, would host a public roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy on […]
Ripple vs. SEC Is Over: Time to Challenge SWIFT?
Ripple has finally finished its legal battle against the US Securities and Exchange Commission, bringing legal clarity to its underlying coin, XRP (XRP). Now observers are asking whether XRP can finally focus on providing a viable alternative to SWIFT. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has been the backbone of international money transfers […]
SEC delays rulings on Truth Social, Solana and XRP ETFs to October
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed rulings on three high-profile crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), extending review deadlines into October. In notices filed Aug. 18, the agency set new decision dates of Oct. 8 for NYSE Arca’s Truth Social Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF, Oct. 16 for 21Shares’ and Bitwise’s Solana ETFs, and Oct. […]
A16z Crypto And Advocacy Group Call For NFT, DeFi App Safe Harbor At SEC
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and the advocacy organization DeFi Education Fund have asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to set up a safe harbor program for non-fungible token (NFT) and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications from the agency’s broker-dealer registration requirements. In a Wednesday letter to SEC Commissioner and Crypto Task Force head Hester Peirce, […]