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SEC’s Peirce Says Overzealous Regulation of Cryptocurrency in the US Could Hinder Innovation

SEC commissioner Hester Peirce warns regulators not to go overboard with crypto regulation, saying it could stifle innovation. “The Hash” team reacts.

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Finance

SEC’s Peirce Warns Against Stifling Crypto Innovation

“You can have pretty effective self-regulation,” Peirce said in an interview with the Financial Times.

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The First SEC-Registered Crypto Robo-Advisor Makara Launches Mobile App

Makara CEO and co-founder Jesse Proudman joins "First Mover" to discuss the new mobile app with a waitlist of over 20,000 people. The new app offers six thematic baskets of assets specifically weighted to bitcoin, ethereum and decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens.

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Markets

Ripple Files Motion Requesting SEC Hand Over Documents Related to Ongoing Complaint

The company wants to force the agency to disclose why it views XRP differently than bitcoin and ether.

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Markets

SEC Delays Decision on WisdomTree Bitcoin ETF Application

The review period for the application is now extended by 45 days from May 26.

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Policy

The Lesson of Bitconnect: Promoters Can Be Liable

The SEC has filed charges against five promoters of the alleged crypto fraud. It's a chance to learn from the mistakes of Trevon James and Co.

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Videos

Is the SEC's Bitconnect Ponzi Scheme Lawsuit the Last From the ICO Boom Era?

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against five individuals for their alleged involvement in the Bitconnect crypto platform that collapsed in 2018. According to the SEC’s complaint, Bitconnect unlawfully used a network of promoters to offer and sell over $2 billion in unregistered securities. Is this the last of Bitconnect and the shadiness that stemmed from 2017’s ICO boom? “The Hash” panel weighs in.

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SEC-Registered Crypto Robo-Advisor Makara Launches

Makara bills itself the first SEC-registered crypto robo-advisor.

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SEC Sues 5 Over Bitconnect Ponzi Case

The SEC has filed a complaint against five Bitconnect promoters over $2 billion in unregistered assets. Lisa Braganca, attorney and former SEC branch chief, joins "First Mover" and explains the 2018 downfall of Bitconnect and whether the defendants' actions constitute a Ponzi scheme.

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Thai SEC Warns DeFi Transactions Could Be Subject to Applicable Licensing Law

The agency is signaling it may move to regulate the country's DeFi sector.

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