U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins has taken a strikingly different stance from his predecessor, declaring that only a small number of cryptocurrencies should be treated as securities. Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2025, Atkins argued that a token’s classification depends largely on how it is ...
ALT5 Sigma, a newly announced investment partner of U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto platform World Liberty Financial (WLF), has pushed back against reports claiming one of its executives is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Speculation surfaced Tuesday after The Information reported that venture capitalist Jon ...
Bitwise Asset Management’s Chief Investment Officer, Matt Hougan, believes crypto investors may be underestimating the dramatic shift in regulatory sentiment following a recent speech by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins. Speaking at the America First Policy Institute on July 31, Atkins laid out a vision for ...
In a landmark move that could reshape how companies account for digital assets, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued interim guidance permitting certain U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins to be treated as cash equivalents on corporate balance sheets. Reported by Bloomberg Tax on August 5, the update marks a ...
A coalition of major players in the Solana ecosystem, including Jito Labs, VanEck, Bitwise, the Solana Foundation-backed Policy Institute, and Multicoin Capital, has formally appealed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to permit liquid staking for Solana-based exchange-traded products (ETPs). Liquid staking allows investors to stake tokens while ...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on the proposed Truth Social Bitcoin ETF, extending its review period until at least September 18. The delay comes as part of the agency’s standard evaluation process, allowing more time to scrutinize the application submitted by NYSE Arca on ...
In a surprising turn of events, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved but immediately paused the conversion of Bitwise’s flagship crypto index fund into an exchange-traded fund (ETF), leaving the process in limbo pending further review. On Tuesday, the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets granted “accelerated ...
Bakkt Holdings Inc. is making a bold treasury pivot, announcing plans to raise up to $1 billion through a mixed securities offering to fund future Bitcoin acquisitions. In a filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, the crypto software firm revealed it intends to issue ...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has kicked off a public comment period for two proposed cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from Franklin Templeton, marking a pivotal step in expanding digital asset investment products beyond Bitcoin and Ether. In separate filings published June 17, the SEC announced the initiation of ...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally withdrawn several proposed rules introduced during the Biden administration, including two major regulations targeting cryptocurrency custody and decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. In a statement released on June 12, the agency announced it is rescinding 14 proposed rules issued between March 2022 ...
