SEC

In this edition: Analyzing the SEC’s market impact, the 13F ETF tell-all and FTX generating bipartisan unity in Congress

Martin Grant worked with the Fed for roughly 30 years before leaving his position in 2022

The fighting in pro wrestling is largely fake and the outcomes are mostly pre-determined, similar to Ethereum’s relationship with the crypto ecosystem

Uniswap says it was not surprised to receive a Wells notice given the SEC’s “abusive” use of power as of late

The SEC issued Uniswap a Wells notice, a warning to companies that securities regulators plan to bring an enforcement action against them

While the delay appears due to the fact that both the CFTC and SEC are involved, optics around the process are “rather poor,” one industry watcher says

The Treasury Department wants stronger crypto oversight powers, writes Blockworks’ Casey Wagner

ProShares, Volatility Shares and Defiance have filed for funds that would seek to offer leveraged exposure to ETH via futures contract investments

Coinbase in February 2023 won its motion to dismiss the proposed class action lawsuit

The decision came a few hours after both the defense and the lawyers representing the SEC gave their closing arguments

A third party accounting firm will audit these reserves and Ripple will publish monthly attestations

Long-time crypto industry advocate SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Tuesday gave her normal spiel about her frustrations with how the agency is overseeing crypto companies

The CFTC’s complaint classifies KuCoin’s “leveraged tokens” as digital asset commodity derivatives

It’s completely appropriate for crypto projects to take action and force the SEC to give both legal clarity and fair treatment

Here’s a breakdown of Judge Katherine Polk Failla’s findings in the SEC’s case against Coinbase Wednesday

SEC has “less to look at” in considering spot ether ETFs given their similarities to the approved BTC funds, according to 21Shares’ Ophelia Snyder

As part of its 19b-4, the potential issuer included a correlation analysis of ETH that’s “substantially similar” to the BTC analysis done by the SEC before it approved the spot bitcoin ETFs

👨‍⚖️ SBF’s courtroom sequel: Plus, Coinbase’s legal loss was DeFi’s gain

The Fidelity Ethereum Fund, like other proposed ETH ETFs, seeks to stake a portion of its assets, according to the firm’s Wednesday registration statement

Judge Failla found that Coinbase didn’t operate as an unregistered broker in offering its wallet service

Ripple CEO and chief legal officer said on Monday that the SEC was seeking nearly $2B in its case

Base is posting all-time high transaction counts, stablecoin volumes and unique addresses

The filing is under seal until Tuesday, March 25

Regulatory ambiguity on ETH’s status as a security or commodity may still exist, while staking language in proposals adds another layer