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The U.S. House of Representatives failed to override President Biden’s veto of a bill to end SAB 121, a controversial SEC guidance. Although most representatives voted against the veto of a SAB 121 resolution, the votes did not meet the…

Hydrogen Technology Corporation executives have been sentenced for operating a multimillion-dollar crypto securities fraud scheme. A federal Florida judge has sentenced Michael Kane, the chief executive of Hydrogen Technology Corporation, a New York-based crypto firm, to nearly four years in…

Securitization is no revolution, and speculative excitement around the tokenization of real estate markets is far-fetched.

Bitcoin maxi Michael Saylor opined that several crypto altcoins, like Ethereum and Ripple, will not achieve institutional acceptance this decade. 

The SEC's claim that Coinbase Wallet is an unregistered broker has been rejected.

Moody's reveals significant rise in blockchain-based tokenized funds, emphasizing efficiency gains and technological risks.

Experts doubt a quick end to Coinbase’s battle against the SEC, citing the challenge of proving listed tokens are not securities. The American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is unlikely to overcome its legal challenges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

Former executives of Citigroup Inc. will offer Bitcoin (BTC)-backed securities. According to a Bloomberg report published on Jan. 4 former Citigroup executives will offer BTC-backed securities that they say do not need approval from US regulators. The brazen move will…

Legacy bank HSBC announced its latest blockchain endeavor in partnership with a Ripple-owned firm to service institutional clients with demand for real-world assets (RWA) hosted on-chain.

The charged Impact Theory for conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities in the form of non-fungible tokens.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has proposed the first-ever global approach for regulating the crypto asset and digital markets. This game-changing development aims to fortify consumer protection and uphold market integrity across the expansive and evolving crypto landscape.…

The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Key Points The digital age has ushered in an unprecedented era of technological innovation and disruption, but unfortunately,…

SEC Chairman Gensler has emphasized that specific tokens that utilize staking protocols may be classified as securities under US law due to the returns earned by their holders. On March 15, SEC Chair Gary Gensler reiterated that all proof-of-stake tokens…

Ripple has been embroiled in a legal battle with the SEC since December 2020, when the regulator sued the company for allegedly selling unregistered securities in the form of XRP tokens, raising $1.3 billion.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC is facing criticism for close ties with FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried. In addition, the CFTC Chairman, Rostin Behnam, recently stated that only Bitcoin is a commodity. This places all other cryptocurrencies in legal limbo…

Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, stated on September 15, 2022, that digital currencies and intermediaries that allow users to “stake” their coins might all be regulated as securities. With Ethereum now a Proof-of-Stake (PoS)…