SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is an independent agency of the United States federal government.

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SEC’s Ripple Suit Shows Bumpy Road In Defining Crypto
SEC’s Ripple Suit Shows Bumpy Road In Defining Crypto
December 23, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The road to mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies will still have its bumps, its potential roadblocks set in place from regulators. At the heart of it all...

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Today In Payments: Ripple Faces SEC Lawsuit It Says Would Cripple Cryptocurrency Industry; Peloton Buys Fitness Equipment Maker Precor
Today In Payments: Ripple Faces SEC Lawsuit It Says Would Cripple Cryptocurrency Industry; Peloton Buys...
December 22, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Ripple said it faces a lawsuit from the SEC over the sale of unlicensed securities and Peloton has acquired fitness equipment...

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Robinhood Focusing On Compliance In Wake Of SEC Settlement
Robinhood Focusing On Compliance In Wake Of SEC Settlement
December 22, 2020  |  Regulation

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev told CNBC on Monday (Dec. 21) that his company is focusing on compliance in the wake of a settlement with the...

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Ripple CEO: SEC Lawsuit Would Cripple Cryptocurrency Industry
Ripple CEO: SEC Lawsuit Would Cripple Cryptocurrency Industry
December 22, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Ripple Labs Inc. said the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is poised to file a lawsuit against the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency company over the alleged...

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Robinhood To Pay $65 Million To Settle SEC Probe
Robinhood To Pay $65 Million To Settle SEC Probe
December 17, 2020  |  Legal

The investigation into Robinhood by the  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has come to a head — and the stock-trading platform has agreed to pay...

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Airbnb Sees $3.4 Trillion Addressable Travel Market Amid Increased IPO Expectations
Airbnb Sees $3.4 Trillion Addressable Travel Market Amid Increased IPO Expectations
November 30, 2020  |  IPO

Airbnb, which is reportedly seeking a significantly higher valuation than originally expected for its initial public offering (IPO), wrote in a recent filing that the company has...

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SEC Plan Would Let Gig Workers Get Up To 15 Pct In Compensation Via Stock
SEC Plan Would Let Gig Workers Get Up To 15 Pct In Compensation Via Stock
November 24, 2020  |  Regulation

Food delivery workers, among others who work in the gig economy, would be able to get as much as 15 percent of their compensation in...

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SEC Chair: Flaws In Modern Payments Systems Are Boosting Bitcoin
SEC Chair: Flaws In Modern Payments Systems Are Boosting Bitcoin
November 19, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton thinks inefficiencies in traditional payments are boosting favorability for bitcoin, a report from Coindesk says. Get the Full...

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SEC Charges Former Wells Fargo CEO And Bank Head In Fraud Scandal
SEC Charges Former Wells Fargo CEO And Bank Head In Fraud Scandal
November 13, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday (Nov. 13) civilly charged former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf and Carrie Tolstedt, ex-head of Wells...

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