ASIC Seeks Clarification from Australian High Court on Crypto Products in Block Earner Case

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Jun 4, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 21 May 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced it is seeking special leave from the High Court of Australia, the apex court, to appeal a ruling by the Australian Full Federal Court in the ongoing regulatory dispute with Web3...

US SEC Appoints Natalia Díez Riggin as Senior Advisor and Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Jun 3, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 2 June 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) appointed Natalia Díez Riggin as the Senior Advisor and Director of its Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Ms. Riggin had been serving as Acting Director since January 2025...

US SEC Initiates Proceedings on WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund Proposal to Permit In-Kind Creations and Redemptions

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Jun 3, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 2 June 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published an Order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change filed by Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The proposed rule change seeks to amend the...

US SEC Opens Proceedings on VanEck Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts Proposal to Permit In-Kind Creations and Redemptions

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Jun 3, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 2 June 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published an Order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change submitted by Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The proposal seeks to amend the listing...

US SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw’s Dissenting Statement on Protocol Staking Challenges Division-Level Exemptions: A Legal Reality Check for Crypto Entities

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Jun 3, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 29 May 2025, Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) issued a dissenting statement titled “Stake it Till You Make It?” criticising the contemporaneous statement issued by the US SEC Division of Corporation...

US SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce releases Statement titled “Providing Security is not a ‘Security’” in Support of US SEC Division of Corporation Finance’s Statement titled “Statement on Certain Protocol Staking Activities”

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Jun 2, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 29 May 2025, Commissioner Hester M. Peirce of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) issued a public statement titled “Providing Security is not a ‘Security’” in support of the earlier statement released by the US SEC Division of Corporation...