Jay Clayton

SEC

SEC Chairman Clayton Says Wednesday Is His Last Day in Office

Kevin ReynoldsDec 23, 2020

Clayton announced in November he would be leaving by the end of the year but hadn't specified a date.

SEC

US Intelligence Chief Raises Concerns With SEC Over China’s Crypto Dominance: Report

Daniel PalmerNov 25, 2020

U.S. intelligence chief John Ratcliffe was reportedly seeking clearer regulation around digital currency.

SEC

Roisman Named Acting SEC Chairman, Peirce Tweets

Kevin ReynoldsDec 24, 2020

The news comes a day after former Chairman Jay Clayton announced that yesterday was his last day.

Podcasts

Bitcoin ETF Time? What SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down Means for Markets

Nathaniel WhittemoreNov 22, 2020

Jay Clayon is stepping down as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Here’s what that means for crypto and traditional markets.

Jay Clayton

SEC’s Clayton Says Payment Inefficiencies Are Boosting Bitcoin’s Rise

Kevin Reynolds Danny NelsonNov 19, 2020

Clayton sounded more bullish on bitcoin than he's been in years in his Thursday interview with CNBC.

Jay Clayton

SEC

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down at End of Year

Omkar Godbole

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton will leave his role at the end of this year.

SEC

SEC Is Willing to ‘Try’ a Tokenized ETF, Chairman Says: Report

Kevin Reynolds

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton expressed an openness to a tokenized exchange-traded fund.

Regulation

Mapping the Future of the SEC (There’s a Nonzero Chance Hester Peirce Takes Over)

Nikhilesh De

The future of the U.S.’s federal securities regulator, and perhaps the direction of cryptocurrency policy, is up in the air. We game out the scenarios.

SDNY

New York US Attorney Geoffrey Berman Steps Down, President Trump Nominates SEC Chair Jay Clayton to Post [Updated]

Nikhilesh De

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has been nominated to become the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, replacing U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who said he had not resigned.

Regulation

SEC Taking ‘Measured’ Approach to Digital Asset Regulation, Jay Clayton Tells Senate Committee

Daniel Palmer

The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, says his agency is taking a "measured" regulatory stance on "promising" blockchain tech.

CFTC

SEC, CFTC, FinCEN Warn Crypto Industry to Follow US Banking Laws

Nikhilesh De

The heads of three U.S. financial regulators warned the crypto industry to abide by banking laws in a joint statement published Friday.

Exchanges

SEC Chair Clayton: Bitcoin Needs ‘Better Regulation’ Before Major Exchange Listing

William Foxley

Better regulation is needed around bitcoin markets before they can be traded on major exchanges, the head of the SEC said on Thursday.