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Former SEC attorney John Reed Stark urges DOJ to ‘wake up’

A former attorney of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) believes prosecution by the Department of Justice (DOJ) is necessary to deal with crypto grifters. John Reed Stark, who spent 15 years as an SEC enforcement attorney leading cyber-related investigations, says crypto criminals treat regulatory enforcement with levity. DOJ prosecution

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Points to JPEX to Support Need for Strong Crypto Licensing

“This incident highlights the importance that when investors want to invest in virtual assets, then they must invest on platforms that are licensed" and regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Lee said according to remarks published on his website. “We will be doing more public education

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Mark Cuban, John Reed Stark clash over the cause of FTX’s collapse

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has again locked horns with former securities chief John Reed Stark, this time over who was ultimately to blame for FTX’s collapse and the impact on creditors. During a heated back-and-forth exchange, Cuban argued had the United States Securities and Exchange Commission set “clear regulations,” no

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Mark Cuban takes on SEC, John Reed Stark and ‘crypto derangement syndrome’

Crypto Twitter was witness to a fierce debate this wee, with billionaire investor Mark Cuban accusing SEC’s Gary Gensler of throwing crypto under the bus while a former SEC official was quick to come to the regulator’s defense.In a spirited, back-and-forth exchange on Twitter with former SEC officer John Reed

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John Edwards, Information Commissioner, delivers a keynote speech at the Data and the Future of Financial Services Summit

Hello, thanks for having me here today. This event is one that the Information Commissioner’s Office has spoken at for a few years now. I spoke here last year, six months into my post, which was a great opportunity for me to get across some of my early thinking on

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Information Commissioner John Edwards’ opening remarks at the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), delivered on 23 May 2023.

Kia ora kotou katoa. That’s a greeting in te reo Maori, the Maori language of my homeland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Thank you for the kind invitation from the Chair to speak before this Committee. I am pleased to be here as the UK’s regulator for data protection. My principal reason for being here is

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