SEC dunks on Paul Pierce for crypto shilling The charges are related to Pierce's promotion of the EthereumMax token in 2021. Fortune · Feb 17, 2023
Renegade SEC Commissioner Wants To Save Crypto: Live With Hester Peirce, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET for a discussion of what the SEC's settlement with crypto giant Kraken means for the future of decentralized finance Reason · Feb 15, 2023
Gary Gensler says his door is open. Crypto companies say that’s not true Is registering with the SEC as simple as filling out a form on a website? Fortune · Feb 15, 2023
'Financial criminals love crypto' and other takeaways from a Senate hearing on cryptocurrency WASHINGTON — A Senate panel met Tuesday morning to hear from a trio of expert witnesses about what the federal government can do to create safeguards for digital assets such as cryptocurrency. Los Angeles Times · Feb 15, 2023
A look ahead at ESG in 2023 Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Ballotpedia · Feb 14, 2023
‘The nightmare isn’t over yet’: Senate Banking reckons with FTX fallout In the latest congressional hearing on crypto, senators looked to the future of regulation. Fortune · Feb 14, 2023
US crackdown seeks to push crypto back to the fringes of finance Crypto’s free pass is getting yanked as the most powerful US financial regulators rapidly close key doors to the country’s banking system. The Times of India · Feb 14, 2023
What the crypto crackdown means for VCs Regulatory roadblocks may be hard to pinpoint and hard to avoid. Fortune · Feb 14, 2023
The SEC gives crypto a fresh scare Recent enforcement actions constitute the clearest warning yet. Axios · Feb 14, 2023
A top Fed official just compared ‘speculative’ crypto to baseball cards and had a stark warning for owners: ‘Don’t expect taxpayers to socialize your losses’ “If you buy crypto assets and the price goes to zero at some point, please don’t be surprised,” Fed Governor Christopher Waller said Friday. Fortune · Feb 10, 2023
‘Paternalistic and lazy’—SEC commissioner blasts agency’s move to shut Kraken staking program Gary Gensler’s move against staking is likely to push more crypto activity offshore or to decentralized platforms. Fortune · Feb 10, 2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to shut down staking service for US users, pay $43 million in fines The settlement marks the regulator's first crackdown on staking, a common service offered at both centralised and decentralised crypto exchanges, including most of the major exchanges such as Coinbase and Binance. ABC News · Feb 10, 2023
Gary Gensler hits Kraken with $30 million settlement, prompting outcry of 'regulation by enforcement' The decision is a win for Gary Gensler’s SEC and sheds doubt on the future of staking. Fortune · Feb 9, 2023
Decentralized staking token LDO surges as Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong warns of a possible SEC crackdown on staking Large U.S.-based exchanges Coinbase and Kraken offer staking for customers. Fortune · Feb 9, 2023
Ballotpedia · Feb 7, 2023 House Republicans ramp up ESG opposition Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.
Fortune · Jan 30, 2023 The Biden White House just rolled out some of its most anti-crypto language yet. They may regret it. The White House rolled out an aggressive anti-crypto stance that could come to bite Democrats in the long term.
Fortune · Jan 25, 2023 Congressional Republicans have Gary Gensler in their crosshairs Rep. Hill on his new digital assets subcommittee.
Al Jazeera · Jan 17, 2023 Is crypto about to go extinct? It will likely survive, but only after more firms and currencies crash and burn. Here’s why.
Fortune · Jan 13, 2023 Gary Gensler throws crypto investors under the bus—again The SEC Chair continues to favor after-the-fact publicity stunts over constructive crypto regulation.
Fortune · Jan 12, 2023 SEC accuses Gemini and Genesis of selling unregistered securities The complaint heightens weeks of turmoil between two of crypto's top companies.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 26, 2022 Emails reveal Sam Bankman-Fried’s courtship of federal regulators ALAMEDA, Calif. — Before his mid-December arrest, cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried repeatedly claimed that he was a responsible business leader who sought more regulation of cryptocurrency and wanted his industry to be part of the mainstream financial system.
Fortune · Dec 14, 2022 Everyone has had enough of Gary Gensler The SEC chair’s publicity antics have worn thin. The industry deserves a real regulator.
Fortune · Dec 13, 2022 ‘Uniquely destined to fail’: New FTX CEO describes to Congress mess left behind by SBF FTX CEO John Ray III was the sole witness during the House Financial Services Committee hearing.
Fortune · Dec 13, 2022 Prosecutors give a stark warning to other crypto platforms in the wake of the SBF indictment and call it 'one of the biggest financial frauds in American history' Federal prosecutors warn crypto companies to get in line, lest Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX’s fate befall them.
Roll Call · Dec 13, 2022 House Financial Services presses FTX CEO on crypto's regulatory needs - Roll Call John Ray III, who took over FTX after its collapse, tells lawmakers the cryptocurrency exchange was "uniquely positioned to fail."