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Former SEC Branch Chief on What Investors and Developers Can Expect for Crypto Regulation in 2022

Lisa Bragança, former branch chief at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), discusses her views on the SEC’s past, present, and future role in the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape. Plus, reactions to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Senate confirmation hearing where he said a Fed report on digital currency would be released soon.

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on 2022 Crypto Regulation Outlook

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner aka “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce discusses her outlook for the U.S. crypto regulatory and policy landscape in 2022. Plus, the latest on the Safe Harbor proposal, prospects of a bitcoin spot ETF approval in 2022, the memecoin phenomenon, stablecoins, and more.

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AriseCoin Inventor Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Securities Fraud

Jared Rice Sr. pleaded guilty to duping investors out of more than $4 million.

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SEC Official Calls Crypto Scams the ‘Flavor of the Year’

Scams involving celebrity endorsements of digital assets are becoming more common.

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Are NFTs Securities?

Some of them are trying to be.

Lazy Lions are goofy art NFTs. They also include governance rights that might attract attention from securities regulators.

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SEC Secures Judgments Against 3 in Bitconnect Scam

One individual must pay more than $3 million and hand over a wallet containing 190 bitcoins.

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says DeFi Not Immune to Oversight

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler warned decentralized finance (DeFi) projects that reward participants with incentives or digital tokens could be subject to SEC regulation. "The Hash" hosts discuss the outlook for the DeFi regulatory landscape and how this could enable a "robust push" towards more decentralization.

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DeFi Not Immune to SEC Oversight, Gensler Says: Report

DeFi projects that reward participants with incentives or digital tokens could be subject to SEC regulation, the SEC chairman said.

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VanEck Adds to ETF Applications With Ether Futures Filing

The Ethereum Strategy ETF would invest in ETH futures contracts and an array of other indirect ether products.

Gabor Gurbacs, director of digital-asset strategy at VanEck

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Galaxy Digital Files for US Bitcoin Futures ETF

The SEC has yet to approve a crypto-based exchange-traded fund.

Galaxy Digital founder and CEO Mike Novogratz