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277 Results from "Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)"

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Crypto exchange Bittrx agrees $24m SEC settlement

Crypto outfit Bittrex has agreed to pay $24 million to settle SEC charges that it operated an unregistered national securities exchange, broker and clearing agency.

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More banks pay multi-million dollar penalties over WhatsApp use

Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas are among the latest banks to be hit with multi-million dollar penalties by US regulators over employee use of unofficial communication tools like WhatsApp and iMessage.

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Ripple scores partial win in SEC lawsuit

Ripple did not violate federal securities law by selling the XRP token on public exchanges and through algorithms, a US judge has ruled in a major win for the cryptocurrency industry.

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Binance.US suspends dollar deposits

Days after the SEC sued it, the US arm of Binance says it is suspending dollar deposits and that its banking partners are preparing to pause dollar withdrawal channels.

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SEC sues Coinbase

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Coinbase for operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency.

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SEC sues Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao, alleging a host of securities law violations and accusing the world's largest crypto exchange of engaging in an "extensive web of deception".

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Coinbase sues SEC to force response to rulemaking petition

Coinbase has filed a suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission, asking a court to make the regulator respond to a petition from last year on the "rules to govern the regulation" of digital assets.

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Lindsay Lohan and Jake Paul charged over crypto promotions

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged eight celebrities - including actress Lindsay Lohan and YouTube star Jake Paul - for illegaly touting crypto asset tokens without disclosing that they were paid for doing so.

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Crypto trade group criticises SEC insider trading case

A US-based trade association representing crypto firms has called for the dismissal of an insider trading case brought by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) arguing that the regulator has unfairly labelled crypto assets as securities.

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SEC finalises rules for move to T+1

The Securities and Exchange Commission has finalised rule changes to cut the settlement cycle to one business day in order to reduce risks in the clearance and settlement of securities.

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Paxos ordered to stop minting Binance stablecoin

Blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos will stop issuing new Binance USD stablecoins on the orders of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The firm has also revealed that the token is facing SEC scrutiny.

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Kraken’s staking-as-a-service sunk by SEC

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a settlement of $30 million with crypto platform Kraken, for the exchange’s failure to register its staking-as-a-service program.