SEC

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The SEC cancelled a crypto-exemption vote. That is not “clarity”.

Commissioners were due to consider proposing a tailored offering regime for some crypto fundraising. The session was pulled. Existing securities law did not take the afternoon off.EasyCryptoGuides · 14 Aug 2026, 16:00 UTC · 2 min read

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Faster crypto ETP listings are a process change, not a hall pass

On 17 September 2025 the SEC approved generic listing standards for Commodity-Based Trust Shares, including some digital assets. That shortens a queue. It does not rewrite Bitcoin.EasyCryptoGuides · 17 Sept 2025, 21:00 UTC · 2 min read

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The SEC dropped its Coinbase case. That is a dismissal, not a statute.

On 27 February 2025 the SEC filed a stipulation to dismiss its civil enforcement action against Coinbase. The 2023 complaint is off the docket. The Exchange Act is not.EasyCryptoGuides · 27 Feb 2025, 16:00 UTC · 2 min read

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A hacked SEC account is not an ETF approval

Someone took the phone number behind the SEC’s X login and announced ETF approval a day early. Social media is not the Federal Register.EasyCryptoGuides · 9 Jan 2024, 21:00 UTC · 1 min read

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The SEC sued Binance and Coinbase. Enforcement is not a white paper.

Two complaints in two days alleged unregistered exchange, broker, and clearing functions — and, for Coinbase, an unregistered staking programme. A lawsuit is a theory. It is not “crypto is illegal”.EasyCryptoGuides · 6 Jun 2023, 20:00 UTC · 2 min read

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The SEC’s Telegram case is about a token sale, not a chat app

About 2.9 billion Grams sold to 171 buyers, including more than a billion to US purchasers, the complaint says — unregistered, with delivery tied to a late-October chain launch. An ICO can be a securities case.EasyCryptoGuides · 11 Oct 2019, 21:00 UTC · 1 min read