Category: SEC
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US President-Elect Biden to Nominate MIT Blockchain Professor Gary Gensler as SEC Chairman
The U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Gary Gensler as the new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to replace Elad Roisman. During Obama’s administration, Gensler led the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014. The Former Banker Became Part of Biden’s Transition Team in November According…
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GateHub to continue supporting XRP despite Ripple’s legal issues
GateHub is the latest crypto firm to announce the continuation of XRP support despite Ripple’s legal issues with the SEC.
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Reuters: Gary Gensler, MIT blockchain professor and Obama’s CFTC chair, to head Biden SEC
Gensler taught a course on “blockchain technology’s potential use — by entrepreneurs and incumbents — to change the world of money and finance.”
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Seven times that US regulators stepped into crypto in 2020
From capping off the era of ICOs to tightening regulations on private wallets, U.S. financial watchdogs waded deeper into the crypto land than ever in 2020.
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IMVU’s new blockchain-backed stablecoin goes live
The token, which has gotten a lot of attention for its interesting way of placating U.S. regulators, is now live for IMVU users in over 140 countries.
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JP Morgan Warns of Falling BTC Price With Bitcoin ETF Approval in US
JP Morgan’s analysts say that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is likely negative for bitcoin in the near term. There is optimism around the prospect of the SEC approving a bitcoin ETF under new leadership, the analysts say. SEC Approving Bitcoin ETF Could Be Negative JP Morgan…