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Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan's Prometheum has hired a senior Morgan Stanley executive, Albert Meo, as the company's chief financial officer. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)
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Prometheum Taps Morgan Stanley Exec as CFO Just Before Opening Doors
The much-debated crypto firm hired an experienced Wall Street hand who handled regulatory policy in his last job and also worked for Goldman Sachs and Fidelity.
Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan's Prometheum has hired a senior Morgan Stanley executive, Albert Meo, as the company's chief financial officer. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)
By Jesse Hamilton
Mar 4, 2024 at 3:56 p.m. UTC
Mar 4, 2024
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Ripple is planning to acquire Standard Custody & Trust Co., along with its New York charter. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Ripple to Buy New York Crypto Trust Company to Expand U.S. Options
Standard Custody & Trust Co., which has a New York charter, will be the latest acquisition to grow Ripple's regulatory qualifications.
Ripple is planning to acquire Standard Custody & Trust Co., along with its New York charter. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Feb 13, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2024
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U.S. senators question whether Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission has botched other enforcement cases after its DEBT Box missteps were revealed. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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U.S. Senators Berate SEC's Gensler for Agency's 'Unethical' Handling of Crypto Case
Republican lawmakers wrote to the SEC chairman, arguing that its misrepresenting of evidence against DEBT Box casts doubt on the agency's other enforcement matters.
U.S. senators question whether Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission has botched other enforcement cases after its DEBT Box missteps were revealed. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Feb 8, 2024 at 7:12 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2024
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Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan's Prometheum is planning to start its crypto custody business with Ethereum's ETH. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)
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Prometheum, the Only U.S.-Registered Crypto Platform, Picks Ether as Its First Product
The much-debated crypto broker says it's poised to start its SEC-compliant custody with ETH, then will soon add other names and begin a trading operation within months.
Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan's Prometheum is planning to start its crypto custody business with Ethereum's ETH. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)
By Jesse Hamilton
Feb 7, 2024 at 1:35 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2024
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While U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler celebrated the agency's new dealer rule, DeFi insiders tolled a warning. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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U.S. SEC Clears 'Dealer' Rule Expansion That Could Rope in DeFi
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a final rule Tuesday that DeFi interests call "hostile" to that sector, potentially requiring projects to register as dealers.
While U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler celebrated the agency's new dealer rule, DeFi insiders tolled a warning. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Feb 6, 2024 at 8:53 p.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2024
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Lawmakers want to get rid of a controversial accounting policy pushed by Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Overturn SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy
Sen. Lummis and members of the House are pushing to repeal the SEC's Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, an effort that makes it harder for companies to custody crypto.
Lawmakers want to get rid of a controversial accounting policy pushed by Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Feb 1, 2024 at 10:17 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2024
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U.S. authorities have accused HyperVerse backers of running a Ponzi scheme, using "deceptive" slides such as this. (Provided in federal court documents)
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HyperVerse's Alleged Ponzi Scheme Raked in Nearly $2B, Hired Actor as Fake CEO
The SEC and a grand jury have accused two people behind the alleged fraud.
U.S. authorities have accused HyperVerse backers of running a Ponzi scheme, using "deceptive" slides such as this. (Provided in federal court documents)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jan 29, 2024 at 10:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 29, 2024
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Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed its bitcoin ETF hack was a "SIM swap." (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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SEC Shut Off Extra Security on X For About 6 Months, Letting Hacker Breeze In
The U.S. regulator confirmed it didn't take its own security advice through much of 2023, leaving it open for a costly social-media hack that's still under investigation.
Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed its bitcoin ETF hack was a "SIM swap." (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jan 22, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2024
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CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase had a day in court today against Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission as the company asked a judge to dismiss the SEC's action. (CoinDesk)
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Coinbase and SEC Dig in With U.S. Judge on Whether Securities Law Applies to Listings
The federal judge must now weigh what a Coinbase lawyer characterized as "a pure question of law," and her answer could have big consequences on the crypto sector.
CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase had a day in court today against Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission as the company asked a judge to dismiss the SEC's action. (CoinDesk)
By Jesse HamiltonElizabeth Napolitano
Jan 17, 2024 at 9:38 p.m. UTC
Jan 17, 2024
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Coinbase is getting set to tell a judge why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, under Chair Gary Gensler, has improperly picked a legal fight with the exchange. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Coinbase's SEC Clash Faces First Major Test as Judge Weighs Longshot Dismissal
A federal U.S. judge will hear arguments about whether or not to toss the case based on legal arguments that the regulator was in the wrong when it sued the exchange.
Coinbase is getting set to tell a judge why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, under Chair Gary Gensler, has improperly picked a legal fight with the exchange. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jan 16, 2024 at 8:25 p.m. UTC
Jan 16, 2024
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