Bitcoin and Other Cryptos Are Surging. 1 Big Thing Could Choke the Rally.

Bitcoin is bouncing back, but a flurry of federal investigations, directives, and enforcement actions could put the industry on its heels.

• 2023-02-21
• enforcement actions Federal Reserve

What Could Choke This Crypto Rally

Bitcoin is bouncing back, but a flurry of federal investigations, directives, and enforcement actions could put the industry on its heels.

• 2023-02-17
• enforcement actions Federal Reserve

Crypto Could Run Into a Roadblock as Government Crackdowns Put the Industry on Its Heels

Bitcoin is bouncing back, but a flurry of federal investigations, directives, and enforcement actions could put the industry on its heels.

• 2023-02-17
• enforcement actions Federal Reserve

Former SEC Chief Counsel Says Agency Needs to Make Clear Its Crypto Compliance Rules

TuongVy Le, a partner and head of regulatory & policy at investment firm Bain Capital, says the agency is refraining from passing a rules-based framework and has to make it clear what digital assets it would deem compliant under its jurisdiction.

• 2023-02-15
• enforcement actions SEC

Sorry crypto world, but SEC isn’t backing down on ‘regulation by enforcement’

For as long as I’ve been covering U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission litigation against crypto targets, the industry has harshly criticized the commission for bringing one-at-a-time enforcement actions as a way to set crypto regulatory policy, instead of engaging in formal rulemaking or waiting for Congress to pass legislation that clarifies when U.S. securities laws apply to digital assets. In the latest example, a onetime Coinbase Global Inc manager who was accused last year of insider t

• 2023-02-09
• enforcement actions SEC Ishan Wahi digital assets Hodl Law securities laws