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Apifiny's employees in a photo from 2020.
Crypto Trading Business Apifiny Snags FINRA Broker-Dealer License
Apifiny connects professional traders with 40-odd global exchanges to search the best execution prices.
Apifiny's employees in a photo from 2020.

Green light
Crypto Firm Uphold Gets US OK to Buy Broker-Dealer JNK Securities
Uphold is set to become one of the first cryptocurrency businesses in the U.S. to offer securities on an omnibus basis to retail investors, the company said.
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Robinhood
3 US Regulators Probing Robinhood's Actions Amid GameStop Trading Craze
FINRA, the SEC and the New York Attorney General’s Office are all making enquiries into the trading app provider.
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Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan
Bitwise Files for Verification to Publicly Trade Its Bitcoin Fund
The fund aims to compete with Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust and others by offering a 50 basis point lower expense ratio.
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Rep. Tom Emmer
US Lawmakers Ask SEC to Clarify Broker-Dealer Rules
U.S. lawmakers asked the SEC and FINRA to clarify how crypto firms can become registered broker-dealers and provide custody services for crypto assets.
Rep. Tom Emmer

FINRA
Texture Capital Awarded FINRA License to Trade Security Tokens
Texture is the latest tokenization firm to eye the $1.5 trillion private securities market.
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SEC building
SEC Won't Take Action Against Compliance-Focused Digital Security Exchanges
Digital security exchanges that ensure listed assets are legitimate will not face sanctions, the SEC said in an open letter.
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tzero
Overstock's tZERO Wins FINRA Approval to Launch Retail Broker-Dealer Subsidiary
The firm announced Thursday that FINRA approved its application to launch tZERO Markets, a retail broker-dealer subsidiary.
tzero

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tZERO-Backed Startup Seeks SEC Approval to Launch Security Token Market
BSTX is seeking regulatory approval to launch one of the first markets for publicly traded, registered security tokens.
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Josh Stein
Harbor's Regulatory Wait Ends as FINRA Awards Broker-Dealer License
Harbor's broker-dealer licensing breaks a lengthy standoff between aspiring crypto broker-dealers and the U.S. regulators who approve them.
Josh Stein