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March 5, 2025
|4 min read
SEC Dismisses Enforcement Action Against Coinbase; Staff Issues Guidance on Meme Coins
On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) announced that it has filed a joint stipulation with Coinbase, Inc. and Coinbase Global, Inc. to dismiss the Commission’s civil suit against the two entities. The same day, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) issued a staff statement clarifying that meme coins are not securities.
January 27, 2025
|2 min read
Mark T. Uyeda Named Acting Chairman of the SEC, Launches New Crypto Task Force
December 19, 2022
|2 min read
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Comments Regarding Recent Crypto Asset Market Disruptions
On December 8, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) released sample comments covering disclosure topics relating to crypto asset market exposure. The Division’s comments were issued in light of "[r]ecent bankruptcies and financial distress among crypto asset market participants" including several high-profile firms.
October 27, 2022
|2 min read
SEC Chair Recommends Greater CFTC Authority Over Stablecoins
On October 14, 2022, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler recommended that Congress broaden the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) with regard to stablecoins. Gensler’s statements are consistent with recent pushes for increased regulation of cryptocurrency generally.
July 5, 2022
|4 min read
SEC Staffing Up for a New Era of Crypto Control
On May 3, 2022, to address issues relating to unregulated digital assets, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the hiring of new investigative agents, including investigative staff attorneys, trial lawyers, and fraud analysts, to crack down on bad actors in the crypto space.