
The SEC Just Sent Its Crypto Securities Framework to the White House for Review
The SEC submitted a proposed interpretation framework to the White House that would clarify which digital assets qualify as securities under federal law.
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The SEC submitted a proposed interpretation framework to the White House that would clarify which digital assets qualify as securities under federal law.

EDXM International, backed by Citadel Securities, launches a blockchain-based Korean won derivative targeting Asia's FX market as Korea opens won trading 24/7.

Rival prediction market CEOs Shayne Coplan and Tarek Mansour are both investing in 5c(c) Capital, a new $35M fund targeting prediction market infrastructure.

Strategy registers $21B in new MSTR common stock, $21B in STRC preferred, and $2.1B in STRK preferred, nearly doubling its capital-raising firepower.

Trump orders a five-day pause on Iran strikes, crashing oil 10% and triggering a $260M+ short squeeze across crypto markets.

The Nasdaq hit its lowest level since September as 10-year Treasury yields surged to 4.41%. Bitcoin crashed to $60K weeks earlier, and equities are now following.

Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman tell CNN the FTX prosecution was political. Creditors counter that recoveries are based on 2022 dollar values, not real crypto terms.

Gold has lost over 22% from its January all-time high, erasing $1.5 trillion in a single session. Bitcoin is down to $67,846 with fear at 24.

NYSE Arca and NYSE American scrap position limits on 11 crypto ETF options and open FLEX trading, effective immediately after the SEC waived the 30-day wait.

Fidelity's general counsel asks the SEC to let broker-dealers trade crypto on alternative trading systems and issue DLT guidance for tokenized securities.