SEC Extends Review Period for Grayscale’s Cardano ($ADA) ETF Proposal

The cryptocurrency market received a significant development last week when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made a decision about Grayscale’s Cardano ($ADA) Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) proposal. The SEC opted not to make a decision about whether to approve, deny, or seek further proceedings on the ETF, and instead extended its review period by … Read more

SEC vs Ripple: XRP Lawsuit Wrapping up as Negotiations Reach Final Stage—Report

Ripple’s high-stakes legal battle with the SEC may soon end, as negotiations reportedly center on vacating a key ruling that imposed a $125 million fine. SEC vs. Ripple Nears Settlement? Report Suggests a Resolution Is Closer Than Ever The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) case against Ripple regarding the sale of XRP could be … Read more

Franklin Templeton Seeks SEC Approval for Spot XRP ETF in Latest Crypto Push

Franklin Templeton filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 11, 2025, to launch the Franklin XRP ETF, a spot exchange-traded fund designed to track the price of the cryptocurrency XRP. Franklin Templeton Files to Launch XRP ETF, Leveraging Coinbase Custody and Cboe Listing The proposed Franklin XRP ETF, … Read more

Fidelity’s ETH ETF Seeks to Reinstate Staking via SEC Filing Amid New Regulatory Climate 

Cboe BZX Exchange has filed a proposal with the SEC to allow staking in Fidelity’s Ethereum ETF, reversing a 2024 decision to exclude the feature, as regulatory attitudes toward crypto evolve under the Trump administration. SEC Filing Reveals Fidelity’s Plan to Enable Staking in Ethereum ETF Cboe BZX Exchange filed a Form 19b-4 with the … Read more

Report: SEC Retreats From Plan to Classify Crypto Firms as Trading Systems

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to abandon a proposed rule that would have required certain cryptocurrency firms to register as alternative trading systems (ATS), according to acting Chair Mark Uyeda. SEC Shifts Stance on Crypto Regulation The decision, Reuters reported on Monday, marks a shift from the agency’s 2022 effort under … Read more

Bitwise Files for Aptos ETF With SEC

Crypto investment firm Bitwise Asset Management filed for a spot aptos (APT) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday. The company manages more than $10 billion in assets across sixteen funds, including spot bitcoin and spot ether ETFs. Bitwise also filed paperwork to establish a Delaware statutory trust for … Read more

SEC Launches Crypto Roundtables Amid Policy Overhaul—Big Changes Ahead?

The SEC’s new Crypto Task Force is launching roundtables to reshape crypto regulation, starting March 21, as enforcement cases drop and pro-innovation policies take hold. SEC’s Crypto Roundtables Signal Major Policy Shift The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a series of roundtables to explore key aspects of crypto asset regulation, with the … Read more

Regulatory Retreat? SEC Drops Yuga Labs Investigation Amid Crypto Policy Shift

Yuga Labs, the blockchain innovator behind the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) series, declared today that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its inquiry without pursuing enforcement action. Yuga Labs: ‘NFTs Are Not Securities’ Regulators terminated their scrutiny of the company this week, ending a probe launched in October … Read more