SEC Crypto Task Force Announces New Key Crypto Roundtable
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force will host a key hearing on financial privacy and surveillance on October 17, the agency announced in a September 8 press release. Crypto Task Force Takes On Financial Surveillance According to the Monday announcement, the upcoming panel will be open to the public and “bring […]
US SEC crypto task force to address privacy and financial surveillance
In this post: Under the leadership of Hester Peirce, a Commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission( SEC), the cryptocurrency task force has revealed plans to set up another roundtable that will impact new policies at the financial regulator. This action addresses the recent rising concerns about regulations in the digital assets ecosystem and suggests […]
Chainalysis Rapid is Here: AI-Powered Crypto Triage for Any Investigator
“Can you have a look at this address for me?”That’s how it often begins. A cryptocurrency wallet — suspicious, possibly criminal, definitely urgent. It turns up in a fraud intake, a seized device, or buried in a threat intelligence report. You might not know exactly what it is, but you know enough to know that […]
CEO Update: Reform progress, intelligence milestones and what’s ahead
As we pass the midpoint of 2025, I’ve taken time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished together in our ongoing mission to protect the Australian community from financially enabled crime. From major reforms and regulatory transformation to intelligence-led disruption and stronger partnerships, it’s been a year of momentum and meaningful progress. This year also marked […]
Bitcoin price today: steady near $118.5k before US House vote on crypto bills
Bitcoin was largely steady on Thursday as the U.S. House of Representatives cleared a key procedural hurdle to open debate on a suite of crypto bills, after a nine-hour deadlock. The world’s largest cryptocurrency last traded 0.2% higher at $118,747.5 as of 02:25 ET (06:25 GMT). The token had surged to record highs above $123,000 at […]
US SEC holds crypto task force roundtable as Trump plans regulatory revamp
March 21 (Reuters) – (This March 21 story has been corrected to fix the crypto firm’s name to, “a16z crypto,” from “Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, a16z,” in paragraph 2) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s crypto task force held its first public meeting with experts on Friday, focusing on how securities laws might apply to […]
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins Says Crypto Task Force To Address Trading, Custody and Tokenization
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing. Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images. Key Takeaways In his first significant speech to Congress as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins shared updates on the agency’s new crypto task force and vowed […]