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Citadel Cops Furor for Urging SEC Police Stocks on DeFi

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Market maker Citadel Securities has recommended that the Securities and Exchange Commission tighten regulations on decentralized finance when it comes to tokenized stocks, causing backlash from crypto users. Citadel Securities told the SEC in a letter on Tuesday that DeFi developers, smart-contract coders, and self-custody wallet providers should not be given “broad exemptive relief” for offering trading of tokenized US equities. It argued that DeFi trading platforms likely fall under the definitions of an “exchange” or “broker-dealer” and should be regulated under securities laws if offering tokenized stocks. “Granting broad…

SEC Punches Brakes on 3-5x Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent warning letters to several exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers, halting applications for leveraged ETFs that offer more than 200% exposure to the underlying asset. ETF issuers Direxion, ProShares, and Tidal received letters from the SEC citing legal provisions under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The law caps exposure of investment funds at 200% of their value-at-risk, defined by a “reference portfolio” of unleveraged, underlying assets or benchmark indexes. The SEC said: “The fund’s designated reference portfolio provides the unleveraged baseline against which…

SEC chair talks up crypto’ innovation exemption’ in 2026

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Paul Atkins, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, said that the agency can continue advancing digital asset regulation without legislation from Congress, signaling his expectations for the industry in 2026. In a CNBC interview released on Tuesday, Atkins said the SEC was providing “technical assistance” as Congress considered legislation for digital asset regulation, likely referring to the market structure bill working its way through the US Senate. Atkins said that although the agency’s operations were impacted by the longest US government shutdown in the country’s history, he continued…

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce ‘Baffled’ That Self-Custody is Even Debated

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Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and head of the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, reaffirmed the right to crypto self-custody and privacy in financial transactions. “I’m a freedom maximalist,” Peirce told The Rollup podcast on Friday, while saying that self-custody of assets is a fundamental human right. She added: “Why should I have to be forced to go through someone else to hold my assets? It baffles me that in this country, which is so premised on freedom, that would even be an…

Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF Nears Breakthrough as SEC Weighs Expansive 1M Options Limit

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Blackrock’s bitcoin ETF enters a pivotal moment as Nasdaq seeks SEC approval for a 1M-contract IBIT options cap, signaling stronger liquidity, deeper institutional activity, and enhanced transparency across the regulated crypto-linked derivatives market. Wall Street Braces as SEC Weighs IBIT’s 1M Options Limit The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a notice on Nov. […] Original

Grayscale Files with SEC to List Zcash ETF

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Grayscale is aiming to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund in a move that could mark one of the first investment vehicles linked to a privacy coin. In a Wednesday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Grayscale submitted a Form S-3 registration statement, signaling its intention to convert its fund tied to Zcash (ZEC) into a spot ETF. The move followed Grayscale’s launch of other spot ETFs linked to cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Dogecoin (DOGE), and XRP (XRP). Source: Grayscale The simplified…

SHOCKING BITCOIN DEATH CROSS DESTROYS CRYPTO SUPERCYCLE?

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Solana DePIN Project Fuse Secures No-Action Letter From SEC

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The SEC has just issued its second “no-action letter” toward a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) crypto project in recent months, giving its native token “regulatory cover” from enforcement. The no-action letter was sent to Solana DePIN project Fuse, which issues a network token FUSE as a reward to those actively maintaining the network and isn’t sold to the public. Fuse initially submitted a letter to the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance on Nov. 19, asking for official confirmation that it would not recommend the “SEC take enforcement action” if…

🚨BIG CRYPTO NEWS! US TREASURY IRS APPROVE STAKING IN ETFS & MARKET STRUCTURE BILL MAKES PROGRESS!

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SEC Drops Crypto From 2026 Examination Priorities

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest document on its examination priorities for 2026 has noticeably omitted its regular section on crypto, seemingly in line with US President Donald Trump’s embrace of the industry. On Monday, the SEC’s Division of Examinations released its examination priorities for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2026, which made no specific mention of crypto or digital assets. However, the SEC said that its stated priorities are not “an exhaustive list of all the areas the Division will focus on in the upcoming year.” The…