Spanish Securities Watchdog Calls for Search Engines, Social Network Operators to Stop Promoting Unregistered Investment Platforms

The CNMV, the Spanish securities regulator, has called for large search engines and social networks to stop offering advertising services for platforms that are not registered to offer investment or financial services. The regulator has also stated that it will take matters into its own hands by promoting regulation on the issue if these companies … Read more

SEC Chair Gensler Asks Staff to Collaborate With CFTC on Regulating Crypto Exchanges

The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has asked SEC staff to collaborate with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to develop a new plan to regulate cryptocurrency trading platforms. SEC Wants to Work With CFTC on Regulating Crypto Exchanges The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), … Read more

New York Judge Orders Terraform Labs to Comply With SEC’s Investigative Subpoenas

A recent court filing stemming from the Southern District of New York shows that a U.S. district judge has ordered the crypto startup Terraform Labs to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) subpoenas. During the second week of November 2021, the U.S. regulator filed a subpoena enforcement action against Terraform Labs and the … Read more

Spanish Securities Regulator Warns of Impersonators Selling Bitcoin on Its Behalf

The CNMV, the Spanish securities regulator, has issued a warning about the existence of an unknown party asking for information and offering to sell bitcoin on its behalf. The fraudsters are said to perform the scam attempt via phone calls, where they ask for personal information and offer the benefit of purchasing bitcoins said to … Read more

Europe’s Securities Watchdog Seeks Feedback on Regulations Ahead of DLT Pilot

ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, has set out to establish if EU authorities need to amend existing regulations in order to facilitate the trading and settlement of tokenized securities. The regulator is now seeking opinions on the matter ahead of launching a pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). … Read more