Tag: SEC

SEC was “asleep at the wheel” about FTX

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was “asleep at the wheel” regarding how FTX Group and its subsidiaries met financial and corporate control requirements, Representative Pete Sessions said in the Saturday Report on December 17. “We need to look at what the Securities and Exchange Commission was doing”, stated the Texas Congressman, adding that “the SEC was asleep at the wheel for these billions of dollars that we now find out about a year later.” The SEC filed charges against Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of FTX, on Dec.…

WisdomTree Secures SEC Approval for 9 More Blockchain-Enabled Funds

The SEC recently approved a slew of blockchain-focused funds for WisdomTree but continues to deny spot Bitcoin ETFs.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved nine more blockchain-enabled funds from WisdomTree (NYSE: WT). This approval lends itself to WisdomTree’s overarching goal of further integrating blockchain tech to enhance investor experience. Announcing the SEC’s approval in a blog post, the $82 billion asset management platform also stated that the nine digital funds offer varied exposure. These include asset classes such as commodities, equities, and floating-rate treasuries. WisdomTree Execs Weigh In on Latest SEC…

SEC approves 9 more WisdomTree ‘blockchain-enabled’ funds

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light to nine more blockchain-enabled funds from $82 billion asset manager WisdomTree. None of these funds track crypto assets themselves, but the firm does utilize the Ethereum and Stellar blockchains to keep a secondary record of share ownership, thus making them blockchain-enabled or “digital funds” as WidsomTree describes them. The firm announced the SEC’s approval on Dec. 14, and outlined that the nine digital funds offer exposure to a host of different asset classes such as equities, commodities and…

SEC sues Atlas Trading for $100M stock manipulation scheme

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The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a claim against eight individuals associated with Atlas Trading, a Discord-based forum. The forum’s co-founders, affiliated podcasters and Youtubers are being alleged of stock manipulation.  The claim was filed with the U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas on Dec. 13. The regulator accuses the defendants of violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act. According to the SEC, bloggers made no less than $100 million by acquiring substantial positions in some securities, recommending those stocks…

US Lawmaker Calls on SEC Chair Gensler to Testify About His Crypto Regulatory Failures – Regulation Bitcoin News

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U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has called on the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, to testify before Congress and “answer questions about the cost of his regulatory failures.” The lawmaker stressed: “Gensler has repeatedly dodged Congress at the expense of investors … leaving us to learn about the SEC’s crypto investigations, like the one into FTX, through the media.” Lawmaker Wants SEC Chair Gensler to Testify Regarding Crypto Regulation U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) wants the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary…

CFTC Follows SEC by Filing a Lawsuit Against Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried – Bitcoin News

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On Dec. 13, 2022, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), FTX Trading LTD., and Alameda Research. The CFTC alleges that FTX customer deposits, “throughout the relevant period,” including both fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies, were reportedly “appropriated by Alameda for its own use.” U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission: ‘FTX and Alameda Comingled, Mishandled, and Misappropriated FTX Trading Customer Funds’ From Day One The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit (Case 1:22-cv-10503) against SBF and his companies FTX and Alameda…

SEC charges former FTX CEO SBF for defrauding investors a day after his arrest

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.  The SEC has charged Bankman-Fried with violating the anti-fraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC’s complaint seeks injunctions against future securities law violation that prohibits Bankman-Fried from participating in the issuance, purchase, offer, or sale of any securities except for his own personal account. Related: SBF planned to blame everyone but himself, shows leaked Congress testimony SEC charged Bankman-Fried…

SEC looks to intercept Grayscale Bitcoin ETF review bid

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking further steps to stop Grayscale Investments’ efforts to launch a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). Grayscale began its legal challenge of the SEC’s denial order of the proposed investment product in June 2022. A 73-page brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Dec. 9 saw the SEC lay out the reasoning for its initial decision to bar Grayscale’s request to convert its existing Bitcoin Trust into a spot Bitcoin ETF. The SEC…

Thai SEC to tighten up rules for crypto, focus on investor protection

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Thailand joins the growing list of countries that are seeking to revise their crypto regulation in the aftermath of the FTX collapse. And, as most of these countries do, it intends to tighten the guidelines for the industry and focus on investor protection.  According to the report from the Bangkok Post, published on Dec. 13, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing more stringent regulations on digital assets “to mirror the global market.” To justify such a decision, the SEC representatives reportedly nodded on the failures of FTX,…