Quantum Updates 48 | June 2025
Episode Description:
- US SEC Opens Proceedings on VanEck Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts Proposal to Permit In-Kind Creations and Redemptions
- US SEC Initiates Proceedings on WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund Proposal to Permit In-Kind Creations and Redemptions
- US SEC Appoints Natalia Díez Riggin as Senior Advisor and Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
- US SEC Commissioner Crenshaw Highlights Regulatory Inconsistency in Crypto Asset Classification Amid ETF Registrations
- 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 on Certain Protocol Staking Activities
- US CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson’s Remarks on “Exploring AI Risks and Opportunities Across the Digital and Cyber Landscape” Signals Compliance Shift in Financial Markets with GenAI, Agentic AI and Cyber Risk Management in Financial Markets
- US SEC Division of Corporation Finance Clarifies Regulatory Status of Crypto Protocol Staking Under US Federal Securities Laws
- US SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw’s Dissenting Statement on Protocol Staking Challenges Division-Level Exemptions: A Legal Reality Check for Crypto Entities
- US SEC Extends Decision on Grayscale Avalanche Trust ETF Listing Under Nasdaq Rule 5711(d); Final Action Now Expected by 15 July 2025
- ASIC Initiates Australian Federal Court Proceedings Against Blockchain Global Former Director for Alleged Directors’ Duties Breaches Linked to ACX Exchange Collapse
- ASIC Seeks Clarification from Australian High Court on Crypto Products in Block Earner Case