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Cryptocurrency Bill Passes US House Despite SEC Opposition
Cryptocurrency // May 22, 2024

A bill said to provide consumer protections and regulatory certainty around digital assets was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 22). The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century (FIT21) Act (H.R. 4763) was approved with broad, bipartisan support, the House Financial Services...

SEC Chair: House Crypto Bill Creates ‘Immeasurable Risk’
Cryptocurrency // May 22, 2024

The head of the SEC says new cryptocurrency legislation will undermine his agency’s work. Hours before a scheduled vote Wednesday (May 22), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler issued a statement decrying The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT 21). The legislation, Gensler said,...

SEC: Data Breaches at Financial Institutions Must Be Reported in 30 Days
Cybersecurity // May 19, 2024

New federal regulations give some financial institutions (FIs) a tighter deadline for reporting security breaches. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted changes last week that require institutions to notify people whose data was compromised “as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days”...

Report: Sen. Marco Rubio Asks SEC to Block Shein IPO
IPO // February 15, 2024

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is reportedly asking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prevent fast fashion platform Shein from its bid to list publicly in the U.S. market. The senator said the company should be prevented from going public unless it makes additional disclosures about...

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An American Revolution — How US Crypto Policy Diverges From Rest of World

July 04, 2023
There will be no fireworks for the digital asset sector this July Fourth.  It’s looking like the course du jour being cooked on the grill this Independence Day could be the cryptocurrency industry itself, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) being sure to turn the heat up as high as possible.  That’s because the Gary […]

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Cryptocurrency Bill Passes US House Despite SEC Opposition

May 22, 2024
A bill said to provide consumer protections and regulatory certainty around digital assets was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 22). The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century (FIT21) Act (H.R. 4763) was approved with broad, bipartisan support, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) said in a Wednesday press release. The bill passed by a vote […]

SEC Chair: House Crypto Bill Creates ‘Immeasurable Risk’

May 22, 2024
The head of the SEC says new cryptocurrency legislation will undermine his agency’s work. Hours before a scheduled vote Wednesday (May 22), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler issued a statement decrying...

SEC: Data Breaches at Financial Institutions Must Be Reported in 30 Days

May 19, 2024
New federal regulations give some financial institutions (FIs) a tighter deadline for reporting security breaches. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted changes last week that require institutions to notify...

Report: Sen. Marco Rubio Asks SEC to Block Shein IPO

February 15, 2024
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is reportedly asking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prevent fast fashion platform Shein from its bid to list publicly in the U.S. market. The senator...