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SEC Crypto Fines hit $4.7B in 2024; Terraform Labs account for $4.4B

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ramped up its enforcement actions against crypto firms in 2024, with fines totaling nearly $4.7 billion—a staggering 3,000% increase from the previous year. The SEC’s enforcement was significantly boosted by its $4.47 billion settlement with Terraform Labs and its former CEO Do Kwon in June, marking the …

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Binance SEC

US Judge lets most of SEC case against Binance proceed

A federal judge dismissed part of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao, but allowed other charges, including those against the holding company for Binance.US, to proceed. Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the SEC’s charges related …

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SEC stops ETH investigation.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded its investigation into Ethereum 2.0 and will not pursue legal action regarding ETH sales as securities transactions, according to a recent announcement from Consensys. Despite this positive development, Consensys emphasized the ongoing need for clear regulatory guidelines, especially for services like MetaMask Swaps and Staking. The …

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Ethereum ETFs

Ethereum ETFs to launch this summer: Gary Gensler

During a Thursday hearing by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services, US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler informed Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) that he anticipates the agency will approve S-1 forms for spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) “sometime over the course of this summer.” The SEC approved issuers’ 19b-4 filings on May …

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