SEC | ForkLog - Part 62

ForkLog 27 11.05.2021

CBOE files application to list Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF

CBOE filed for listing Fidelity Investments' Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust, an exchange-traded fund.

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ForkLog 13 08.05.2021

VanEck applies to SEC for Ethereum-based ETF

Investment company VanEck has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an Ethereum-based exchange-traded fund (ETF).

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ForkLog 16 07.05.2021

Gary Gensler urges U.S. Congress to clarify regulation of Bitcoin exchanges

The U.S. Congress could play a significant role in shaping clear rules for regulating the cryptocurrency industry, including Bitcoin exchanges, according to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who testified at a House Financial Services Committee hearing.

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ForkLog 13 04.05.2021

SEC: XRP holders launch a ‘crusade’ against the agency

The SEC moved to oppose XRP holders' participation in the Ripple case.

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ForkLog 9 03.05.2021

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says Gary Gensler’s leadership could be a very productive period for the crypto industry

Gensler's leadership at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could mark a 'very productive period' for the crypto industry, according to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce.

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ForkLog 12 28.04.2021

SEC delays VanEck’s bid to launch a Bitcoin ETF until June 2021

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the review period for VanEck's proposal to launch a Bitcoin ETF until June 17, 2021.

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ForkLog 17 26.04.2021

Lawyer explains when the SEC will classify NFTs as securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not yet issued a clear document regulating NFT-related matters. However, it is likely to classify such tokens as securities if investors stand to profit, said Tatiana-Eliza Vasilyeva, managing partner at Baseley & Partners, during an online ForkLog conference 'NFT craze: tokenisation of art.'

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ForkLog 9 26.04.2021

Foreign regulators refuse to help the SEC in Ripple case

Foreign regulators rejected the SEC's requests for information about Ripple's operations. The agency sent the inquiries after the company failed to provide documents on transfers of XRP tokens abroad, according to the letter.

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ForkLog 6 23.04.2021

Bitwise files with the SEC to register the 10 Crypto Index Fund

Bitwise Asset Management has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an application to register the index fund based on the ten largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.

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ForkLog 10 23.04.2021

SEC begins review of Kryptoin’s bid to launch a Bitcoin ETF

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun reviewing Kryptoin Investment Advisors' application to launch a Bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF).

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ForkLog 19 14.04.2021

Gary Gensler named chair of the SEC

The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination put forward by President Joe Biden for Gary Gensler to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In March, Gensler spoke positively about blockchain, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. He also called digital gold 'a catalyst for change'. 'Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have brought new thinking to payments and the accessibility of financial services, but they have also raised new investor-protection questions that we still need to address,' said Gensler.

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ForkLog 18 13.04.2021

XRP price tops $1.80 as Ripple leadership files motion to dismiss SEC suit

On Tuesday, April 13, XRP price hit a new high, rising above $1.60. This followed the filing of a motion by Ripple founders Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit.

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