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SEC boss scrutinized over crypto rulemaking and FTX ties

During a Sep. 27 hearing, policymakers hammered Gary Gensler over the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) non-compliance with requests for documents including records related to bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Rep. Patrick McHenry voiced skepticism regarding Gensler’s commitment to remedying bipartisan legislative concerns and protecting investors, noting

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SEC pushes deadlines for ARK 21Shares, VanEck spot Ether ETF applications

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed reaching a decision on whether to approve or disapprove of spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund applications from ARK 21Shares and VanEck.In separate notices filed Sept. 27, the SEC said it would designate a longer period on whether to approve or

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SEC Begins Consideration of Franklin, Hashdex Crypto ETFs, Delays Decision on VanEck, ARK Ether ETFs

The SEC has a maximum of 240 days to approve or deny an ETF from the date the filing appears in the Federal Register, which would place a decision date for these proposed funds in late May 2024, with several interim deadlines where it can ask for additional public feedback

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US House committee leadership threatens to subpoena SEC over FTX docs

Rep. Patrick McHenry, who chairs the United States House Financial Services Committee, has suggested that he may try to subpoena the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over documents related to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF.In a Sept. 27 hearing on oversight of the commission, McHenry claimed chair SEC

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US SEC Postpones Decision on ARK 21Shares Spot Bitcoin ETF to January 2024

The SEC has now postponed decisions on several spot BTC ETF applications, including ARK 21Shares, Valkyrie, WisdomTree, VanEck, and Bitwise. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially delayed making a decision on a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal from ARK 21Shares. The Commission seems to be exploiting

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US lawmakers call on SEC chair to approve spot Bitcoin ETFs ‘immediately’

Four members of the United States Congress are requesting Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler “immediately” approve the listing of spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds, or ETFs.In a Sept. 26 letter to Gensler, U.S. Representatives Mike Flood, Wiley Nickel, Tom Emmer and Ritchie Torres claimed the SEC was

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Is Wrong About Proof-of-Stake Tokens Like ETH

“The investing public is investing anticipating a return, anticipating something on these tokens, whether they're proof-of-stake (PoS) tokens, where they're also looking to get returns on those proof-of-stake tokens and getting 2%, 4%, 18% returns. Whatever they're promoting and putting into a protocol, and locking up their tokens in a

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