October 28th, 2025
SEC Crypto News - Page 93
Elon Musk Seeks to Terminate 2018 Agreement with SEC on Pre-Approved Tweets, Claims to Be Coerced
By Ibukun Ogundare
March 9th, 2022
According to the lawyer, the 2018 deal should not be a means to conduct “roving and unbounded investigations” on Musk.
SEC Targets NFT Market and NFT Creators Over Alleged Securities Violations
By Kofi Ansah
March 3rd, 2022
The SEC has had its sights on NFTs for a while with Hester Peirce stating back in March 2021 that selling fractionalized NFTs could be breaking the law.
SEC Probes Elon and Kimbal Musk Over Recent Tesla Stock Sales
By Darya Rudz
February 25th, 2022
The investigation is escalating the existing tension between Musk and the SEC that has recently accused Tesla CEO of discrimination of employees.
New York Stock Exchange Owner ICE Acquires Stake in tZero Security Token to Explore Tokenized Stocks
By Kofi Ansah
February 23rd, 2022
tZERO is fully regulated with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and acts as a broker-dealer in the digital asset space.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Claims SEC Leaked ‘Certain Information’ about Federal Investigation
By Ibukun Ogundare
February 22nd, 2022
Musk’s attorney did not expressly state who leaked that information. Neither did he state the details of the information, or to whom it was leaked.
BuyTheBroncos DAO Optimistic to Buy Denver Broncos in $4B Deal
By Godfrey Benjamin
February 21st, 2022
There is a win-win strategy already earmarked by the team behind the BuyTheBrocos DAO such that the successful acquisition of the Denver Broncos or failure as the case may be will help further its agenda.
Elon Musk Is Largest Single TSLA Shareholder despite Unleashing $22B of Tesla Stock
By Ibukun Ogundare
February 16th, 2022
Musk received an award of options on 22.8 million shares worth around $28 billion last fall when the CEO began to sell stocks.
BlockFi Agrees to Pay $100M to SEC and 32 States Over Registration Charges
By Ibukun Ogundare
February 15th, 2022
On the 14th of February, the SEC revealed that it charged BlockFi over failure to register BlolckFi Interest Accounts, its retail crypto lending product.
Ripple’s XRP Shoots 20% after SEC’s ‘Fair Notice Defense’ Permission
By Bhushan Akolkar
February 8th, 2022
Ripple’s XRP registers a solid move as the Judge grants the company to present its defense in response to SEC’s Memorandum of Law.
Grayscale Partners with Bloomberg to Launch Its First ETF Tracking Future of Finance Index
By Bhushan Akolkar
February 3rd, 2022
The Bloomberg Future of Finance Index involves companies from diverse sectors like financial foundations, technology solutions, and digital asset infrastructure.
SEC Postpones Bitwise ETF Application Decision, Asks for Clarity on Grey Areas
By Oluwapelumi Adejumo
February 2nd, 2022
Speaking on this new delay, Blockchain Association official Jake Chervinsky said that the SEC has a new deadline on August 14.
VanEck Launches Its Flagship Multi-Token Digital Currency Fund
By Godfrey Benjamin
February 1st, 2022
While the firm is all about pushing for the launch of a Bitcoin ETF, it is also investing in the public in advance to gain a good grasp of the technology backing digital currencies.
Fidelity Files Metaverse ETF Application with SEC
By Ibukun Ogundare
January 28th, 2022
In addition to the Metaverse ETF, the financial services giant also filed for Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF.
SEC Disapproves Fidelity’s Wise Origin Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal
By Gladis Monteiro
January 28th, 2022
Citing reasons of safety and market volatility, the spot ETFs have not been welcomed by the SEC but are likely to become a reality soon.
Valkyrie Files Application for Bitcoin Mining ETF with US SEC
By Godfrey Benjamin
January 27th, 2022
The US SEC is a very cautious regulatory body, one which seems to be lagging behind other developed country’s regulators with respect to the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF product.