SEC

Speakers at yesterday’s Ondo Summit in Manhattan urged the industry to engage with regulators as crypto policy efforts unfold

It’ll take time to “disentangle all these strands,” Peirce noted — ongoing litigation included

Bitwise’s Katherine Dowling notes the SEC appears to be waiting for “directive from up high” on how to handle litigations, for example

Adrienne Gurley outlines what she believes will be key near-term priorities for the securities regulator

One ex-SEC senior counsel doesn’t “expect an overnight response to this, [but] rather a slow rollout of approvals”

Leader of incoming crypto task force SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce revealed SAB 121 will be no more

A Nova Labs exec referred to the last-day lawsuit “as irresponsible as it is wrong-headed”

Some have called it “a relief” that the task force will be led by the crypto-friendly Hester Peirce

With his inauguration days away, let’s review some of his vows regarding tariffs and SEC guidance

Canary CEO Steven McClurg has “a high level of confidence” there’ll be more spot crypto ETFs in the US market this year

Ripple’s CLO noted the SEC’s brief is nothing but “a rehash of already failed arguments”

Haynes Boone’s Arie Heijkoop suggests the decision may help force regulatory clarity around crypto

Despite the court not forcing SEC rulemaking at this time, Coinbase execs count the latest opinion as another victory

The Second Circuit will now consider how and if crypto assets should be subject to securities laws

Haynes Boone partner Matthew Frankle thinks that we could see some crypto lawsuits dropped as Gary Gensler’s era ends

2024 brought the Bitboy vs. Ansem fight, the SEC getting hacked and memecoin rallies that shouldn’t have happened

In the meantime, Trump will name either Commissioner Hester Peirce or Mark Uyeda as acting chair

If the Senate does not confirm SEC Comm’r Caroline Crenshaw by the end of the session, Trump will be able to nominate a Republican in her place
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