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SEC Confirms Constructive Crypto Stance as Privacy and Innovation Anchor Current Policy Direction

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U.S. regulators signaled a friendlier future for crypto, emphasizing innovation, privacy, and individual empowerment as the SEC outlined potential regulatory paths that could reshape digital assets and limit surveillance-heavy oversight. SEC Positions Crypto as a Core Driver of 21st Century Financial Infrastructure Regulators outlined a more constructive approach to digital assets during a policy discussion … Read more

SEC Publishes Crypto FAQs Clarifying Trading, Custody, and Market Infrastructure Rules

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SEC staff guidance clarifies how existing securities laws apply to crypto assets, detailing custody, capital, trading, and recordkeeping expectations while signaling flexibility for broker-dealers and market infrastructure handling bitcoin, ether, and other digital assets. SEC Staff Lays out How Securities Rules Apply to Crypto Markets The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published on Dec. … Read more

SEC Pushes Regulatory Progress With Broker-Dealer Crypto Custody Clarity

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The SEC outlined how broker-dealers can legally custody crypto asset securities under existing customer protection rules, offering long-awaited clarity on possession, control, and risk management while signaling tighter safeguards for digital assets. SEC Clarifies Broker-Dealer Custody Standards for Crypto Asset Securities The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published on Dec. 17 a statement issued … Read more

Major Web3 Investor Shima Capital Shuts Down Following SEC Fraud Claims

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Shima Capital is shutting down after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused founder Yida Gao of inflating his track record to defraud investors. Founder Departure and Fund Resignation Shima Capital, once one of the most prolific early-stage investors in the Web3 space, has begun a formal wind-down of its operations weeks after the Securities and … Read more

SEC Sets Bullish Tone on On-Chain Markets as Blockchain Settlement Becomes Strategic Priority

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The SEC is signaling a decisive push to move U.S. financial markets onto blockchain infrastructure, framing on-chain settlement as a priority upgrade that could reshape post-trade systems and regulatory strategy under Chair Paul Atkins. Paul Atkins Says US Markets Are ‘Poised to Move On-Chain’ as SEC Reorients Post-Trade Strategy U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) … Read more

SEC Educates Retail Investors on Holding Crypto as Custody Decisions Become Market-Critical

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The SEC is educating retail crypto investors on how the storage of digital assets can determine whether holdings survive hacks, bankruptcies, or shutdowns, while urging closer scrutiny of custodians and stronger personal security as crypto risks persist. SEC Lays out How Investors Can Hold Crypto While Managing Custody and Security Exposure The U.S. Securities and … Read more

Historic Milestone: Tokenized Securities Move Closer to Wall Street Core as DTCC Gains SEC Clearance

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Wall Street’s market infrastructure edged closer to tokenization after DTCC secured SEC no-action clearance, enabling tokenized securities with full legal protections and custody standards, signaling regulatory comfort and accelerating institutional adoption across U.S. capital markets. SEC Clears DTCC Tokenization Path as Institutional Momentum Builds Momentum is building for the institutional adoption of tokenized securities in … Read more

‘Bitcoin After Dark’ ETF Lands at SEC as Nicholas Wealth Unveils Night-Only Strategy

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Two unconventional bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) landed at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Dec. 9, 2025, and they arrived with enough personality to make even the most jaded ETF watcher raise an eyebrow. Bitcoin ETFs Get Weird: Night-Trading and Tail-Risk Designs Filed With SEC On Tuesday, Nicholas Wealth, LLC, in partnership with … Read more

Blackrock’s New Staked Ethereum Trust Targets ETH Yield Exposure

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Blackrock has filed for the Ishares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, pulling institutional finance deeper into Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) economy just as tens of millions of ETH sit locked in validators generating yield for participants. World’s Largest Asset Manager Steps Into Ethereum Yield Products With Staked ETH ETF Filing Blackrock is taking another swing at ethereum … Read more

SEC Ends Biden Era Probe: Ondo Cleared for Rapid Tokenization Growth

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Ondo Finance says a closed SEC probe clears a more confident path for tokenized assets, signaling a pivotal moment for onchain market growth and expanding collaboration between regulators and the digital-asset industry. Tokenized Assets Hit Inflection Point With SEC Stand-Down on Ondo Case Ondo Finance shared on social media platform X on Dec. 8 that … Read more