Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency
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A FINRA study found nearly 400 firms, or 65% of the broker-dealers surveyed, have some hand in crypto assets and trading, as the once-novel asset class becomes normalized. But that still doesn't make it normal for regulators.
August 15 -
The soliciations can be made only to clients who have a net worth of at least $1.5 million, high risk tolerance and the intention to invest in speculative assets.
August 5 -
The SEC has approved the first U.S. exchange-traded funds investing directly in ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency.
July 23 -
As a flood of supply drives prices lower, many investors are rushing in to buy the cryptocurrency at a discount.
July 9 -
After half a year on the market, we now know which spot bitcoin ETFs have taken in the most investor cash. Here's how they compare.
July 5 -
Robinhood Markets agreed to buy the artificial intelligence research platform Pluto Capital to bring more tailored investment strategies and analysis to the retail brokerage's users.
July 1 -
The Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations on reporting by brokers on dispositions of digital assets such as cryptocurrency for customers in certain sale or exchange transactions.
June 28 -
Crypto backers have amassed a $160 million to bolstering U.S. candidates who favor light-touch regulation of the embattled industry.
June 14 -
The White House has vetoed a bill that would have repealed a measure requiring custodians of crypto assets to count them as liabilities on their balance sheets.
June 5 -
An international coalition of tax authorities has released a list of possible risk indicators for cryptocurrency-related crimes, many of which have to do with privacy and anonymity.
May 31 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission's overly broad expansion of the Dealer Rule is only the latest example of the agency's yearslong effort to stifle innovation in a vibrant and growing industry.
May 29 -
The elimination of "staking" and associated yields tamp down enthusiasm for the products.
May 23 -
With a deadline looming for the SEC to decide on one of the ether spot ETFs, signs suggest the regulator may be softening.
May 21 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission, having already approved spot bitcoin ETFs, ought to follow through and grant the same approval to spot ethereum funds. Doing so would create a new surge of investment, with positive economic impacts.
May 16 -
The once-discraced firm has benefited from the recent strong rallly in cryptocurrencies.
May 8 -
The Wall Street regulator stands accused of a "gross abuse" of power in its investigation into the digital assets firm DEBT Box.
April 23 -
The lengthy sentence marks a final chapter in a controversy that has captivated and overshadowed the crypto industry.
March 28 -
After the SEC approved 11 bitcoin exchange-traded funds in January, clients may have more interest in the asset, but still have plenty of questions and concerns.
March 22 -
A federal judge has signed off on the bankrupt crypto firm Genesis Global Capital's settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations a digital-asset lending program it helped run violated the agency's rules.
March 20 -
Industry lawyers think the watchdog agency may be handling low-level missteps through informal means and saving the big fines for violations that harm clients or undermine markets.
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