US SEC Warns Crypto Investors Against Blindly Trusting ‘Proof-of-Reserve’ Audits

US SEC Warns Crypto Investors Against Blindly Trusting ‘Proof-of-Reserve’ Audits

Following the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange due to a liquidity crunch, several global crypto firms have conducted the audits of their respective proofs-of-reserves. The aim is to ensure their users that, under any emergency, the exchanges will be able to handle all withdrawals without going bankrupt. Officials from…

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Failed to See Warnings Signs That Led to Firm’s Collapse

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Failed to See Warnings Signs That Led to Firm’s Collapse

FTX founder and former Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried said he expanded his business too fast and failed to notice signs of trouble at the exchange, whose downfall sent shock waves through the crypto industry, the New York Times reported late on Monday. “Had I been a bit more concentrated on…

Elon Musk Fires Twitter’s Board of Directors to Become Sole Member

Elon Musk Fires Twitter’s Board of Directors to Become Sole Member

Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter‘s new owner fired the company’s board of directors and made himself the board’s sole member, according to a company filing Monday with the…

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Doesn’t View Decentralisation as a Fact of Crypto Markets

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Doesn’t View Decentralisation as a Fact of Crypto Markets

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler has stated that he doesn’t view decentralisation as a fact of crypto markets, despite the origins of digital currencies in circumventing centralised authorities. Speaking at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) annual meeting on October 24, Gensler acknowledged that…

Three Arrows Capital Said to Face Probes by US SEC, CFTC Over Investor Conduct Violations

Three Arrows Capital Said to Face Probes by US SEC, CFTC Over Investor Conduct Violations

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) is facing a probe by two US authorities in the wake of the firm’s bankruptcy. A recent report reveals that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are looking into potential investor conduct violations by Three Arrows. The regulators are explicitly…

Oracle to Pay About $23 Million to Resolve Another SEC Bribery Case Involving India Unit

Oracle to Pay About $23 Million to Resolve Another SEC Bribery Case Involving India Unit

Oracle will pay about $23 million (nearly Rs. 190 crore) to resolve charges that its units in Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and India used slush funds to bribe foreign officials in order to win business, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday. The case covered alleged wrongdoing…

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Lays Out Regulatory Responsibilities Around Crypto

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Lays Out Regulatory Responsibilities Around Crypto

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler said the commission might tailor securities laws for crypto companies to comply. In an interview, Gensler said the commission has “exemptive authorities” to tailor its investor protection and disclosure laws. Gensler continued that several crypto companies have been non-compliant in…

Elon Musk Faces the US SEC Scrutiny Over Tweets on USD 44 Billion Twitter Deal

Elon Musk Faces the US SEC Scrutiny Over Tweets on USD 44 Billion Twitter Deal

The US Securities and Exchange Commission sent a letter to Elon Musk last month asking for clarification over some of the tweets the billionaire sent about his $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,51,400 crore) deal for Twitter, regulatory filing showed on Thursday. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked Musk…