Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC Rulemaking Priorities for 2022 Leave Crypto Out
SEC Rulemaking Priorities for 2022 Leave Crypto Out
June 23, 2022  |  Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released yesterday, June 22, its regulatory priorities on its Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. This...

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Today in TechREG: CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector; ECB’s Board Member Urges Firms to Adopt EU Instant Payments
Today in TechREG: CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector; ECB’s Board Member Urges...
June 16, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has encouraged buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers and credit report agencies to standardize BNPL payment...

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US Financial Groups Back SPACs as SEC Seeks to Rein Them In
US Financial Groups Back SPACs as SEC Seeks to Rein Them In
June 14, 2022  |  SPAC

Groups representing the U.S. financial industry are trying to get the federal Securities and Exchange Commission to dilute proposed new regulations that would govern special...

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Ripple Lawyer Critical of SEC Push to Regulate Crypto
Ripple Lawyer Critical of SEC Push to Regulate Crypto
June 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The general counsel for Ripple, which provides cryptocurrency and other blockchain-related services for businesses, said in an article published Monday (June 13) that the Securities...

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SEC Should Regulate Stablecoin Issuers, Says Former FDIC Chair
SEC Should Regulate Stablecoin Issuers, Says Former FDIC Chair
June 10, 2022  |  Regulation

Earlier this week, Senators Lummis and Gillibrand introduced new legislation to regulate the crypto space, and most of the headlines focused on the “win” for...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Global Stablecoin Crackdown?; CFTC, SEC Battle for Control; New Jitters in India
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Global Stablecoin Crackdown?; CFTC, SEC Battle for Control; New Jitters in India
June 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin has already started to reverberate throughout the regulatory world, with any agency or organization that has oversight over digital...

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SEC, CFTC’s Crypto Aspirations To Be Tested by Courts, Lawmakers
SEC, CFTC’s Crypto Aspirations To Be Tested by Courts, Lawmakers
May 30, 2022  |  Regulation

Oversight of crypto assets is a hot regulatory topic in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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TechREG Weekly US: Approach to Crypto by Lawmakers and Regulators Differ; CFPB Increases Pressure on Big Tech and Credit Card Firms 
TechREG Weekly US: Approach to Crypto by Lawmakers and Regulators Differ; CFPB Increases Pressure on...
May 27, 2022  |  Regulation

This week, U.S. policymakers and regulators made their cases on crypto assets and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). While regulators tend to be very skeptical...

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Data Shows 77% of Financial Restatements to SEC Were SPACs
Data Shows 77% of Financial Restatements to SEC Were SPACs
May 25, 2022  |  SPAC

Corporate restatements reached a 15-year high last year as hundreds of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) were instructed to fix multiple rounds of pervasive accounting...

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