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The SEC Is About To Take A Big Step On Crypto: New Rules Could Make It Easier To Launch Digital Assets

The SEC is preparing to vote on its first major crypto rulemaking initiative, potentially creating clearer rules for companies raising money through certain digital asset offerings.

International Business Times

Trump's Memecoin May Be An 'Illegal Scam,' Sen. Warren Warns. She Wants The SEC To Investigate

Two Democratic senators want the SEC to investigate whether Donald Trump's memecoin was used for fraud or unjust enrichment, even as the agency maintains that ordinary memecoins generally fall outside federal securities laws.

International Business Times

Trump Sells $100K-a-Month Access to Posts That Can Move a $75T Stock Market: 'An Outrageous Abuse'

Truth API explained: learn what the president's company charges for early sight of White House statements and why regulators face calls to investigate.

International Business Times UK

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Plummet Even as SEC Chair Paul Atkins Sees Crypto Bill Advancing: Analyst Says BTC's Big Move 'Just Around the Corner'

Leading cryptocurrencies fell sharply on Monday as investors weighed developments around the Clarity Act and a pause in U.S.–Iran hostilities.

Benzinga

SEC chairman suggests no-action pause could continue

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins said the agency may continue suspending most no-action letters for shareholder proposal disputes beyond the current proxy season. Speaking on July 9 at the Society for Corporate Governance National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Atkins said the policy change caused fewer disruptions than…

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SEC chairman suggests no-action pause could continue

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An SEC email address mix-up is causing confusion and threatening to disrupt its proposal to scrap quarterly reporting requirements

The SEC has received more than 66,000 comment submissions on the controversial rule, and now, claims that there may have been a typo in the email address published in the Federal Register, could cause big headaches.

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SEC formally proposes rescinding Biden-era climate disclosure rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally proposed rescinding its 2024 climate-risk disclosure rule on May 29, 2026. SEC Chair Paul Atkins directed the proposal, which states that the 2024 rules are "a dramatic overreach of the Commission's statutory authority and, independently, unsound as a matter of policy."

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SEC formally proposes rescinding Biden-era climate disclosure rule

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SEC moves to repeal rule that requires companies to report greenhouse gas emissions and climate risk

In the latest action to undo Biden-era regulations on climate change, the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed repealing a rule that requires some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and the risks they face from global warming

The Independent UK

Nasdaq gets SEC nod to list Bitcoin index options. Here’s why it matters

The SEC has greenlit Nasdaq's Bitcoin index options, a significant move integrating Wall Street with digital assets. These cash-settled, European-style contracts offer US equity traders a new avenue for Bitcoin exposure, distinct from spot ETF options. While approved by the SEC, final clearance from the CFTC is pending before trading…

The Economic Times

SEC moves to rescind 2024 climate disclosure rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) submitted a proposal to rescind its 2024 climate-risk disclosure rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on May 4, 2026. The rule never took effect because litigation paused its implementation shortly after adoption.

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White House reviews ban on trading through best price on stocks

The White House is reviewing a long-standing stock trading rule aimed at ensuring investors get the best prices. A proposal to modify or scrap the "trade-through" rule, which prevents trades from ignoring top bids or offers, has been posted for review. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, who previously opposed the rule,…

The Economic Times

Donald Trump Jr. Reportedly Profits From Gun Retail Business As Trump Weakens Regulations Limiting Firearm Transactions

Donald Trump Jr. holds a stake in GrabAGun, a gun retailer benefiting from federal deregulation under his father's administration.

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New crypto regulations likely to be big favor to the Trump family, industry insiders say

Regulators narrow securities definitions – a shift that could benefit Trump family’s crypto projects

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Lawmakers seek to embed financial services rules into legislation - Roll Call

House Republicans are working on bills to give financial regulations more durability by embedding them into law.

Fortune

SEC chair moves to boost IPO momentum: 'Make it cool to be a public company'

Atkins outlined three obstacles he believes are holding issuers back.

Fortune

Turning public companies into private companies: the SEC’s retreat from transparency and accountability

If we want public markets worthy of the 21st century, we need more sunlight, not less.

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Benzinga

SEC Aims To Position US As Center For 'Digital Asset Innovation' With 'Innovation Exemption'

SEC Chair Paul Atkins on Tuesday said the agency expects to release its long-planned innovation exemption for cryptocurrency firms within the next month after delays from the U.S. government shutdown.

International Business Times

Time To End The SEC's Odd Assault On Unicoin

The SEC's charges against Unicoin and several of its principals are based on Cave's claim that they had "exploited thousands of investors with fictitious promises that its tokens, when issued, would be backed by real-world assets" – assets Cave claimed were worth a mere fraction of what the company had…

The Independent UK

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International Business Times UK

You Can Sense the SEC Warming to Crypto as Tokenization Hits the Agenda for December

The SEC meets 4 December on tokenising stocks. Chairman Atkins argues digital assets can mature out of oversight as industry executives explain how it works.

Benzinga

Justin Wolfers Says Government Shutdowns Barely Dent GDP, But Calls It 'Big Values Fail' — Voters Pay Their Taxes 'Either Way'

Economist Justin Wolfers said that the economic cost of a government shutdown may be limited in terms of GDP, but the broader toll is measured in sidelined workers and eroded values.

Fortune

'Judge, Jury and Executioner': How the SEC is finally leveling the playing field on its dreaded 'Wells Notice' enforcement process

Until now, the Wells Notice has informed putative defendants that they have only two weeks to submit a written defense or “Wells Submission."

Benzinga

SEC Chair Paul Atkins Says Government Shutdown Is 'Beginning To Bite' But IPOs Are 'Still Going To The Market'

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the ongoing government shutdown is starting to impact U.S. markets but highlighted that the agency remains partially operational to keep essential functions running.

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