Security And Exchange Commission news and trends

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”...

PayPal Subpoenaed by SEC Over Stablecoins
Regulation // November 02, 2023

PayPal’s new stablecoin offering has caught the attention of regulators. The payments giant said in a regulatory filing Thursday (Nov. 2) that it had received a subpoena from the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement that was related to its stablecoin. “The subpoena...

Alphabet Reduces Stakes in Robinhood, Duolingo and 23andMe
Connected Economy // August 04, 2023

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has sold off portions of its shares in several publicly traded companies. Among them are the trading platform Robinhood, in which Alphabet sold more than 4.3 million shares, or 90% of its stake in the FinTech, in the period ended June 30,...

It’s US Versus Them as SEC Suits Upend Crypto Optimism
Cryptocurrency // June 07, 2023

Every crypto exchange is violating securities law, says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This, as the U.S. regulatory agency goes for the domestic digital asset sector’s throat with a sweeping one-two punch targeting both Binance, the biggest global crypto exchange and Coinbase, the biggest U.S....

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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 people whose data was compromised “as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days” after learning of a breach. The new amendments to SEC’s […]

PayPal Subpoenaed by SEC Over Stablecoins

November 02, 2023
PayPal’s new stablecoin offering has caught the attention of regulators. The payments giant said in a regulatory filing Thursday (Nov. 2) that it had received a subpoena from the Security...

Alphabet Reduces Stakes in Robinhood, Duolingo and 23andMe

August 04, 2023
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has sold off portions of its shares in several publicly traded companies. Among them are the trading platform Robinhood, in which Alphabet sold more than 4.3 million...

Binance Users Pull $778 Million Amid SEC Crackdown

June 06, 2023
Binance customers withdrew over $778 million amid SEC legal action against the cryptocurrency platform. That’s according to findings by data firm Nansen Tuesday (June 6), one day after the U.S. Securities and Exchange...