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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInGrayscale Chief Legal Officer: A Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Protect U.S. Investors, Consumers
Should the court rule in Grayscale’s favor there are several possible things that could happen next, according to Salm. “The commission could approve GBTC as a spot bitcoin ETF” as well as approve those spot ETFs from other companies that have been similarly rejected by the SEC. “We think that’s really the right position,” he […]
Live Question & Answer Event – The Bull and Bear Cases for Crypto – WSJ.com
The 2022 cryptocurrency crash roiled the industry and wiped out roughly $1 trillion in market value. Yet, even as regulators battle to reign in crypto and more firms go bankrupt, some investors continue to see the long-term value of digital currencies. The Journal’s lead writer for live markets, Gunjan Banerji, sits down with former White […]
Bribes – Bloomberg
Oldest story in the world: Rio Tinto Plc, a global mining company, wanted to win some mining rights in Guinea. It needed a local representative to help it navigate Guinean politics, so it found “a French investment banker and former classmate of the Senior Government Official” in charge of the mining-rights decision, and hired him […]
Brazilian police bust ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ crime ring in Lisbon | Reuters
Brazilian police and the Portuguese branch of Interpol have dismantled a criminal network operating a sham company in Lisbon that defrauded thousands of Brazilians in a scheme inspired by the film “The Wolf of Wall Street”. In a statement, Brazilian police said a Czech national based in Lisbon had opened a call centre and hired […]
US court questions SEC’s rejection of Grayscale’s bitcoin fund proposal | Reuters
U.S. federal appellate court judges questioned on Tuesday whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was correct to reject Grayscale Investment’s application for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, since the agency had previously approved bitcoin futures products. The SEC rejected Grayscale Investment LLC’s application to convert its flagship spot Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an […]
The SEC’s Approach to Digital Asset Regulation Harms Investors
Actions such as Wahi threaten profound economic harm to virtually everyone involved. Creators of digital assets targeted by the SEC face damage to goodwill and reputation, and the exchanges that sell the assets could be regarded as unlicensed securities brokers and face severe regulatory consequences of their own—as well as class action lawsuits brought by […]
Women Gain 34 S&P 500 Board Seats in Strong Start to New Year – Bloomberg
Women gained 34 seats on the boards of S&P 500 companies in the first two months of the year, the strongest start since at least 2019, bolstered by the naming of three female chief executive officers. The increase compares with 2022, when the pace of advancement was about half the rate of the previous two […]