SEC Sets 24-Hour Trading Roundtable As Markets Move Toward Always-On Finance
The SEC is preparing to hold a public roundtable on 24-hour trading, and while the announcement is focused on US equity markets rather than crypto, the direction of travel is hard to miss. Traditional markets are being pushed toward a world that crypto already knows well: trading that does not neatly stop at 4 p.m.,…
SEC Enforcement Deputy Sam Waldon To Step Down As Agency Reshuffles Leadership
Sam Waldon, the Principal Deputy Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, will leave the agency on July 31, 2026, marking a leadership change inside one of the most closely watched divisions in US financial regulation. The SEC said Waldon is departing after more than 14 years of service. Osman Nawaz will succeed him in…
Strategy Pauses Bitcoin Buying As Cash Reserve Hits $3.225B
Strategy Pauses Bitcoin Buying As Cash Reserve Hits $3.225B Strategy has paused its weekly Bitcoin buying while building a $3.225 billion cash reserve, giving the market a clearer look at how the company is balancing its aggressive BTC treasury strategy with debt and preferred dividend obligations. The company’s latest Form 8-K shows that Strategy held…
SEC And CFTC Open Joint Consultation On Crypto Derivatives Rules
SEC And CFTC Open Joint Consultation On Crypto Derivatives Rules The derivatives, giving the market a fresh sign that US regulators are trying to reduce confusion around crypto products that sit between securities and commodities oversight. The consultation focuses on security-based swaps and digital asset derivatives definitions. It includes a 60-day public comment period after…
SEC Approves Higher IBIT Options Limits As Bitcoin ETF Market Matures
The SEC has approved a NYSE Arca rule change that raises position and exercise limits for options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, giving institutional traders more room to hedge and express larger views around the spot Bitcoin ETF market. The change increases limits for IBIT options from 250,000 contracts to 1,000,000 contracts, according to the…
SEC’s “Regulation Crypto” Push Signals A More Formal Rulebook May Be Coming
The SEC’s crypto approach may be entering a new phase. A rulemaking package framed around “Regulation Crypto” suggests the agency is moving toward a more formal digital asset framework under Chair Paul Atkins, rather than relying mainly on enforcement cases to shape the market. That distinction matters. Enforcement tells firms what regulators disliked after the…
Ripple Remedies Fight Gets Another SEC Filing As Final Penalty Debate Drags On
Ripple Remedies Fight Gets Another SEC Filing as Final Penalty Debate Drags On is the kind of crypto story that looks simple at headline level but becomes more useful once you place it inside the wider market backdrop. The Ripple case has moved from existential industry drama into a more detailed fight over consequences, but…
Bitwise Solana ETF Filing Keeps SOL In The Institutional Product Queue
Solana’s ETF story keeps gaining weight. The latest Bitwise-linked filing puts SOL more firmly into the institutional product conversation, even if approval is still a separate and much harder question. The useful way to read this is not as a guaranteed price signal, but as a fresh piece of information in a market that is…
Paxos BUSD Case Closure Gives Stablecoin Issuers A Rare Regulatory Relief Signal
Paxos says the SEC has ended its investigation into BUSD without recommending an enforcement action, giving the stablecoin sector a rare piece of regulatory relief in the United States. For more details, visit the official Paxos platform. TL;DR Paxos says the SEC will not recommend enforcement in its BUSD investigation.The decision removes a major legal…
21Shares Solana ETF Filing Turns SOL Into A Crowded Institutional Race
The Solana ETF race is no longer a one-issuer experiment. 21Shares has filed an S-1 registration statement for a Solana trust, adding another major name to the push for regulated SOL exposure in the United States. For more details, visit the official SEC platform. TL;DR 21Shares has filed a Solana S-1 registration statement with the…