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Thai SEC bans the use of customer crypto assets for lending and investment

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Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new rules for digital asset service providers focused on investor protection. The new guidelines require digital asset service providers to offer adequate warnings highlighting risks associated with cryptocurrency trading. All platforms must display a message that reads: “Cryptocurrencies are high risk. Please study and understand the risks of cryptocurrencies thoroughly, because you may lose the entire investment amount.” The warning message must be clearly visible, and before customers can use the service, the business operator must arrange for the users to give consent…

SEC has pushed investors into ‘toxic’ crypto products and FTX: Winklevoss

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For the last decade, the United States securities regulator has forced investors into “toxic” and “unregulated” crypto products, says Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss. On July 2, the Winklevoss twin slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s constant refusal of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, noting it’s now been 10 years since the twins first filed to get their own ETF approved by the regulator. “The [SEC’s] refusal to approve these products for a decade has been a complete and utter disaster for US investors and demonstrates how the SEC is…

SEC calls ETF filings inadequate, Binance loses euro partner…

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Top Stories This Week US SEC deems spot Bitcoin ETFs filings as inadequate There may be a longer wait for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, as the Securities and Exchange Commission labeled investment managers’ recent applications inadequate. The SEC told the Nasdaq and the Chicago Board Options Exchange that their filings are not “sufficiently clear and comprehensive.” The regulator returned the filings, citing the lack of information regarding the proposed surveillance-sharing agreement. Asset managers can still resubmit their applications. Cathie Wood’s ARK reportedly ‘first in…

The battle of SEC and crypto companies: 2023 outline

The SEC has initiated legal actions against multiple crypto entities to address potential violations of securities laws and protect investors. As the deadlines for some of them draw near, let’s recall which are expected to end. Gary Gensler’s SEC has taken legal actions against countless crypto-focused business entities to ensure compliance with its securities laws, aiming to bring the tokens of these projects under its securities umbrella. The SEC claims its actions protect investors from falling victim to potential fraud. US regulator aims to foster stability in the cryptocurrency industry…

SEC finds spot bitcoin ETF applications lacking in details

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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly found recent applications for spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) wanting in specificity, despite filings from major players like BlackRock and Fidelity. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly deemed the recent flood of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) applications as deficient, based on a Wall Street Journal article. Insiders have shared that the topmost regulatory body has pronounced the applications insufficiently detailed. This information…

US SEC deems spot Bitcoin ETFs filings as inadequate: Report

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There may be a longer wait for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) labeled investment managers’ recent applications inadequate. According to the Wall Street Journal, the securities regulator told the Nasdaq and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) that their filings are not “sufficiently clear and comprehensive.” These exchanges represent asset managers in the filing of the financial product. In the eyes of the SEC, the exchanges should have named the spot Bitcoin exchange with which they would have…

Bitcoin ‘overreacting’ as SEC returns ETF filings, BTC price dives 6%

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Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $30,000 after the June 30 Wall Street open as markets panicked over the fate of its first spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bureaucratic error may explain Bitcoin ETF filing hiccup Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price action hurtling downward, briefly reaching $29,500. The volatility accompanied a report that United States regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission had refused applications for the first Bitcoin spot-price ETF. Those applications had kickstarted the latest BTC price rebound, one which had taken the…

SEC vs Coinbase Case Slated for July 13

In the Coinbase defense that triggered a new hearing date in July, the exchange noted that many of the tokens SEC highlighted in its allegations are outside the Commission’s purview. The long-awaited legal battle between crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been scheduled to hold on the 13th of July. Coinbase is just one of the crypto companies under the radar of the US financial watchdog. The Commission alleges that the exchange has been operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregistered national securities…