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SEC crypto rules put exchanges and broker-dealers on agenda

SEC crypto rules moved onto the agency's 2026 agenda, outlining proposals on exchanges, broker-dealers, custody and startup fundraising.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

Merrill Lynch SEC fine: BofA (BAC) unit fined $7.5M

Merrill Lynch SEC fine totals $7.5 million after the regulator said the Bank of America unit failed to file required suspicious-activity reports.

By Tomás Iglesias
Banking

Robinhood (HOOD) convertible notes: $2bn zero-coupon raise

Robinhood convertible notes priced at $2 billion give the platform new growth capital while reserving $290 million to limit dilution.

By Naomi Voss
Markets

S&P 500 binary options: Schwab and Cboe test retail demand

S&P 500 binary options could reach Schwab accounts through Cboe, widening prediction-style trading inside mainstream retail brokerage.

By Avery Lin
Regulation

Stock token trading: SEC move could reshape US markets

Stock token trading could move closer in the U.S. as the SEC weighs an exemption that may let crypto venues list tokenized shares.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

CLARITY Act deadline: Senate crypto bill faces July 4 squeeze

CLARITY Act deadline pressure is building as Senate calendar math, ethics language and House differences cloud a July 4 crypto vote.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

SEC Rule 611 rollback may unlock tokenized US stocks

SEC Rule 611 rollback could ease tokenized US stock trading on DeFi rails, but the proposal still faces a 60-day comment window.

By Tomás Iglesias
Deals

SpaceX (SPCX) IPO draws 4x demand before Nasdaq debut

SpaceX IPO demand topped four times the shares available as the $75bn listing tests retail appetite, governance risk and AI IPO pricing.

By Naomi Voss
Crypto

Michael Saylor Bitcoin buy tests Strategy's $11.7bn loss

Michael Saylor Bitcoin buy signals are now a credibility test after Strategy sold 32 BTC and disclosed an $11.7bn unrealized loss.

By Caleb Mwangi
Regulation

SEC disgorgement power upheld by Supreme Court in 9-0 ruling

SEC disgorgement power remains intact after a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling preserved a central fraud-enforcement remedy for the agency.

By Tomás Iglesias
Analysis

Anthropic IPO lead over OpenAI turns into timing trade

Anthropic IPO timing may decide how public investors price OpenAI, SpaceX and the $4tn AI listing wave before filings expose cash burn.

By Sloane Carrington
Deals

Anthropic IPO filing tests $965bn AI valuation

Anthropic IPO filing moves a $965bn AI valuation toward Wall Street as investors weigh the SEC review and OpenAI race.

By Naomi Voss
Regulation

Singapore insider trading suspect denied bail in US case

Singapore insider trading suspect Zhi Ge was denied bail as he fights US extradition over alleged trades from 2017 to 2024.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

SEC delays prediction-market ETFs as Atkins seeks input

The SEC delayed a wave of prediction-market ETFs after chair Paul Atkins said the agency would seek public input on whether event-contract funds belong in the ETF wrapper.

By Tomás Iglesias
Deals

Oura IPO tests hardware against the 2026 AI listing wave

Oura IPO gives investors a rare hardware listing built on ring sales and paid health members as OpenAI and SpaceX dominate the 2026 calendar.

By Naomi Voss
Regulation

WLFI token slides 6% after Warren urges SEC probe

WLFI token fell 6.16 per cent after Senator Elizabeth Warren asked the SEC to investigate the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial project.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

SEC tokenized-stock exemption excludes synthetic shares

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said the agency's tokenized-stock exemption would apply to equity-backed digital tokens, not synthetic products that only track share prices.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

SEC delays tokenized stocks plan over third-party tokens

SEC delayed a proposed exemption for tokenized US stocks after market participants raised concerns about third-party tokens.

By Tomás Iglesias
Crypto

Nasdaq wins SEC approval for bitcoin index options

Nasdaq won SEC approval to list bitcoin index options, giving institutions another regulated hedging route while CFTC clearance is still pending.

By Caleb Mwangi
Regulation

SEC filer-status overhaul aims to widen IPO funnel

SEC filer-status overhaul would let more issuers keep lighter disclosure treatment, a shift the agency says could lower public-market costs.

By Tomás Iglesias
Banking

Forbright (FRBT) files for Nasdaq IPO after revenue rises

Forbright reported $333.8 million of 2025 revenue and $87.9 million of net income in a Nasdaq IPO filing, while leaving pricing and size open.

By Naomi Voss
Regulation

Truth Social pulls bitcoin ETF filing, plans SEC refile

Truth Social's bitcoin ETF filing was withdrawn from the SEC as Yorkville said it planned to refile under a 1940 Act structure.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

SEC enforcement falls to 16-year low as Atkins narrows targets

SEC case volume is dropping, but the shift toward fewer, higher-value fraud and disclosure actions may leave issuers and advisers with less guidance, not less risk.

By Tomás Iglesias
Crypto

BlackRock (BLK) files tokenized stablecoin reserve fund with SEC

BlackRock filed twin SEC prospectuses for a stablecoin reserve vehicle and an on-chain Treasury fund share class, extending its push into tokenized cash management.

By Caleb Mwangi
Regulation

Senate panel advances CLARITY Act in bipartisan crypto vote

The Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 to advance the CLARITY Act, sending a long-debated crypto market-structure bill to the floor and sharpening the fight over how the SEC and CFTC would divide oversight.

By Tomás Iglesias