U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) News

New SEC Chair Says Crypto Sector Deserves Clear Regulations

The new head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said that the agency has stifled innovation for the cryptocurrency sector by fostering “regulatory uncertainty” in prior years. “Market participants engaging in this technology deserve clear regulatory rules …

SEC Beginning to Onboard DOGE Staff, Email Says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is beginning to onboard officials with billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to an email sent on Friday to department staff. SEC staff were informed that the DOGE task force had contacted …

SEC to Focus on Traditional Cases Under New Leadership, Acting Director Says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will likely focus on more traditional cases under incoming leadership, including those involving individual wrongdoing and fraud targeting elders, the agency’s acting enforcement director said on Monday. The SEC has pioneered novel enforcement theories …

SEC’s Uyeda Expects Slowdown in Rulemaking After ‘Ambitious’ Biden Era

The interim chief of the US Securities and Exchange Commission says he expects a slowdown in the Wall Street regulator’s rulemaking after three-and-half “overly ambitious” years of pursuing market reforms. “The way I look at financial regulation is, we’re not …

Kraken Is Latest Crypto Firm to Say SEC Agrees to Drop Lawsuit

Kraken said the US Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed in principle to drop its lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange, the latest in a series of dismissals of legal actions against crypto companies by the market regulator. There will be …

SEC’s ‘Demolition’ of Crypto Enforcement Met With Cheers as Well as Jeers

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has kicked off the new year with a makeover, wiping clean its slate of crypto enforcement actions and turning what was once a hostile landscape for digital assets into a potential haven. In the …

US SEC Plans to Cut Regional Directors as Agency Preps for DOGE Scrutiny: Sources

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to remove the top leaders at regional offices across the country as part of its cost-cutting recommendations to the Trump administration, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The SEC on Friday …

SEC Closes Investigation Into Robinhood’s Crypto Arm Without Action

Robinhood said on Monday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had closed its probe into the firm’s crypto trading arm with no action, signaling further regulatory changes in the crypto industry since President Donald Trump took office. The retail trading …

SEC to Drop Lawsuit Against Coinbase, Firm Says

Coinbase said on Friday the U.S. securities regulator planned to withdraw its lawsuit against the crypto exchange, ending a contentious years-long legal battle once considered existential for the trading platform and the broader sector. The Securities and Exchange Commission has …

Vanguard Pauses Corporate Meetings Over New ESG Guidance

Top mutual fund manager Vanguard has paused meetings with portfolio companies while it reviews the impact of new guidance on investor activism from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to people familiar with the matter. In a recent notice, …