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Policy

SEC 'Earnest' About Finding Workable Crypto Policy, Commissioners Say at Roundtable

The Securities and Exchange Commission's first gathering on crypto issues kicked off with assurances from commissioners that they're aiming to set effective policy.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Chair Nominee Paul Atkins to Face Senate Panel Next Week

Two top financial regulators in the crypto space have a date with the Senate as SEC nominee Paul Atkins and OCC pick Jonathan Gould get a March 27 hearing.

Paul Atkins and Christopher Cox

Policy

Proof-of-Work Crypto Mining Doesn’t Trigger Securities Laws, SEC Says

In a staff statement published Thursday, the SEC said that both solo mining and mining pool operations would fail the first prong of the Howey Test.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $86K as Trump Calls for Rate Cuts, XRP Gets U.S. Futures After SEC Resolution

XRP jumped as high as 12% before paring gains, as closely-related Ripple Labs ended its long-standing battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stating Wednesday that the case had “come to an end.”

Bitcoin bulls are out ((Unsplash/Peter Lloyd)

Policy

Solana's Biggest Protocol Jito Leans In on a Changed DC

JitoSOL is not a security, the protocol claimed in a new research paper.

jito

Policy

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the New Crypto Task Force

The longtime SEC commissioner explains how she wants to reshape the agency's approach to digital assets regulation.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto ETFs Likely Won't Be Approved Until New SEC Chair Is Sworn In

President Donald Trump named Paul Atkins as his pick to lead the agency but no hearing has been scheduled yet to confirm him.

Paul Atkins, Donald Trump's nominee for SEC chair, on the left (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Sees Relief Run to $82K; SEC Delays XRP, DOGE, LTC ETF Filings

Gains in BTC came as Senator Cynthia Lummis reintroduced the BITCOIN Act, pushing for the U.S. to scoop up 1 million BTC as a strategic reserve.

July has brought rising relief to the crypto market. (Digital Vision/Getty Images)

Finance

Tokenized Asset Manager Superstate Registers Transfer Agent with SEC

Superstate Services will first support the firm's two funds with plans to expand services to other issuers as the market for tokenized securities grows.

Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate (Superstate)