SEC’s Crypto Task Force Will Tour U.S. to Hear From Small Startups on Policy Reform

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new Crypto Task Force will begin a cross-country tour this month to meet with small crypto startups and expand the number of people who are heard in crypto policymaking. Led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, the task force plans to visit 10 cities from August to December, it announced in […]

Alabama Man Sentenced for Hacking SEC’s Social Media to Post Fake Bitcoin ETF News

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A 26-year-old man from Alabama has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in a social media hack that briefly sent the price of bitcoin soaring. Eric Council Jr. of Huntsville pleaded guilty to charges tied to the January 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account, […]

U.S. SEC’s Acting Chair Walking Back Agency Proposal on Crypto Trading Platforms

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One of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulation proposals that was meant to grab segments of the crypto space under the agency’s jurisdiction had sought to expand what trading venues it believes need to register in a way that included digital assets businesses, and Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda is looking to reverse that effort. […]