Tagged: sec

November 4, 2026 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance has indicated that it regards Canton Coin, the native token of the Canton Network, as a digital commodity. In a no-action response dated November 3, 2026, staff stated they would not recommend enforcement action… Read More

November 4, 2026 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuesday’s midterm elections have now produced a decisive shift in Washington. Democrats secured majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, ending two years of unified Republican government under President Donald Trump. Reuters and The Wall Street Journal reported sweeping victories that reached… Read More

November 2, 2026 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Innovation Exemption has established a temporary regulatory pathway intended to enable the tokenization of U.S. equities within domestic markets rather than relying on offshore structures. Building on that development, Canton Strategic Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNTN) disclosed on October 29,… Read More

October 30, 2026 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated a fresh civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, accusing the operators of a cryptocurrency enterprise known as DEBT Box of running a multi-year offering fraud that raised at least $200… Read More

October 30, 2026 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a California lawsuit alleging that BG Wealth Sharing Ltd and DSJ Exchange PTY Ltd promised potential investors a “risk-free” crypto trading opportunity. According to the filing, BG Wealth claimed to be “the world’s largest hedge fund” and… Read More

October 29, 2026 @ 1:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) convened to discuss several topics, including potential improvements to Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF). Wefunder founder and CEO Nick Tommarello joined the panel and shared what he wants the Commission… Read More

October 27, 2026 @ 5:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

A petition was submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last July requesting that the funding cap under Reg CF be increased from the current $5 million to $20 million. Reg CF, or Regulation Crowdfunding, is the smallest securities exemption for online capital formation…. Read More

October 27, 2026 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

10:00 Call to Order; Introductory Remarks by Commissioners 10:20 Clarification of Recent Committee Recommendation 10:30 IPO Modernization In furtherance of the Commission’s IPO Modernization initiative, the Committee will continue its exploration of how to encourage more small companies to go public. Committee member discussion will include… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has formally opposed a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal that would create new federal exemptions for certain cryptocurrency-related securities offerings. In a comment letter filed on the October 20, 2026 deadline, state officials argued that the plan, known… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The deadline for comments on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets (Reg CA) passed this week, but feedback continues to trickle in. Notably, most comments support the proposal, which exempts issuers from raising up to $75 million for a project. Reg CA… Read More

October 21, 2026 @ 12:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the deadline for comments on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets rules ended. While the SEC is typically rather lenient on deadlines, most perspectives have likely been submitted before it promulgates a final rule. On the final day, interested parties submitted… Read More

October 21, 2026 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) public comment window closed on October 20, 2026, for its proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, two industry voices submitted detailed feedback seeking refinements that would reduce uncertainty for token classification, distributions, and trading. Bitwise Asset Management and the… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 5:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission will be hosting a roundtable on November 9th to discuss “super intelligence,” as President Trump has renamed artificial intelligence (AI). The gathering will discuss “machine‑understandable data and super intelligence (SI). The program will feature panel discussions exploring how market participants… Read More

October 16, 2026 @ 2:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) will review Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) and modernize initial public offerings (IPOs).  Under the leadership of Chairman Paul Atkins, the Commission has long expressed its intent to adhere to its mission of… Read More

October 13, 2026 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill has argued that recent efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to craft digital-asset rules fall short of the lasting framework only Congress can deliver. After the Senate blocked the CLARITY… Read More

October 6, 2026 @ 5:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Federal securities regulators have filed a civil action against a New York fintech startup and its founder, accusing them of raising millions of dollars with financial records that did not reflect the company’s real results. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Gökçe Güven and… Read More

October 5, 2026 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) price is pressing back toward the $87,000 area as October opens, giving seasonal bulls a fresh case for a move toward roughly $94,000 if the month’s historical pattern holds. Spot-market data over the weekend showed the asset lifting from an intraday low near… Read More

October 5, 2026 @ 2:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 1, 2026, advanced a package of proposed amendments and new provisions under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 aimed at creating a workable path for registered investment advisers and… Read More

October 2, 2026 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Evernorth Holdings has cleared a decisive shareholder hurdle on the way to a planned Nasdaq listing, after investors in its blank-check merger partner backed the deal that would turn the firm into a publicly traded vehicle centered on XRP. Evernorth and Armada Acquisition Corp. II… Read More

October 2, 2026 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood’s (NASDAQ: HOOD) crypto leadership says the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new on-chain equity pathway may limit, rather than immediately clear, a US launch of the firm’s stock tokens. Johann Kerbrat, senior vice president and general manager of crypto and international, made the… Read More