US SEC Publishes Texas Stock Exchange Application for National Securities Exchange Status

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Apr 9, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 4 April 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published a notice notifying the receipt and commencing the review of an application by Texas Stock Exchange LLC (TXSE) for registration as a national securities exchange under Section 6 of...

US SEC notifies the Agenda for Roundtable on Tailoring Crypto Trading Regulation on 11 April 2025

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Apr 9, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 7 April 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) announced the agenda and confirmed panelists for the upcoming roundtable titled “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading.” The event will take place on 11...

US CFTC DMO & DCO Withdraws its 2018 Advisory with Respect to Virtual Currency Derivative Product Listings

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Apr 1, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 28 March 2025, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) announced that US CFTC Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and US CFTC Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) have formally withdrawn CFTC Staff Advisory No. 18-14, titled Advisory with...

US CFTC Secures Federal Court Order for $2.3 Million Recovery in Online Romance Scam Involving Debiex

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Apr 1, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 21 March 2025, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US CFTC) announced that the United States District Court for the District of Arizona has issued a pair of default judgments against Debiex, a digital asset trading platform, and Zhang Cheng...

SEC Commissioner Crenshaw Critiques Flawed Crypto Mining Guidance in ‘The Flame in Plato’s Cave’ Statement

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Mar 26, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 20 March 2025, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw issued a dissenting statement titled “The Flame in Plato’s Cave” sharply criticising the agency’s latest non-binding guidance on cryptocurrency...

US SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Statement Clarifying Securities Law Status of Proof-of-Work Mining

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Mar 26, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 20 March 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) released a detailed statement on Certain Proof-of-Work Mining Activities, offering its views on the application of federal securities laws to crypto...