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SEC’s Atkins: ‘Most Crypto Assets Are Not Securities’ Under Bold New Vision
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins said his agency is launching "Project Crypto" with an aim to make a quick start on the new crypto policies urged by President Donald Trump.Atkins announced the new initiative in a Thursday speech at the America First Policy Institute, saying the effort will be rooted in the recommendations of the President's Working Group report issued Wednesday by the White House. He described it as "a commission-wide initiative to modernize the securities rules and regulations to enable America’s financial markets to move on-chain.""I have directed the commission staff to draft clear and simple rules of the road for crypto assetdistributions, custody, and trading for public notice and comment," Atkins said....
SEC Chair Paul Atkins Unveils Project Crypto, Greenlighting ICOs, Airdrops and More
The SEC also plans to create new registration pathways for DeFi platforms and allow certain crypto investment contracts to trade on unregulated exchanges.Source link
Tether Reports $4.9B Net Profit in Q2, Invested $4B in U.S. Initiatives
Tether International Ltd., the holding company behind the largest stablecoin, USDT, posted second-quarter net profit of $4.9 billion.The company held over $162.5 billion in reserves against $157.1 billion in liabilities, the USDT tokens issued, according to the latest attestation by accounting firm BDO. That puts excess reserves at $5.4 billion.Exposure to U.S. Treasuries, including direct holdings and instruments like money market funds and overnight reverse repurchase agreements, rose past $127 billion as it issued more than $13 billion of USDT in the quarter.The company said it booked year-to-date recurrent profits of $3.1 billion, and another $2.6 billion in mark-to-market contributions of gold and bitcoin (BTC) price appreciation. The firm held roughly $8.9 billion in BTC in the reserves, translating...
HTX Unveils App v11.0 on 12th Anniversary: Redefining the Crypto Trading Experience
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Panama, July 31, 2025 – HTX, a leading global crypto exchange, has recently launched App v11.0 in celebration of its upcoming 12th anniversary. As competition among global crypto exchanges intensifies, the battleground has expanded beyond trading functionality to include visual design, intuitive usability, and emotional engagement.Source link
Crypto for Advisors: Ethereum Just Turned Ten
Yesterday, July 30th, was the 10-year anniversary of Ethereum’s launch. In today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter, Alec Beckman from Psalion writes about Ether’s growing role as a treasury reserve asset and highlights growing trends.Then, Eric Tomaszewski from Verde Capital Management answers questions about Ether as an investment in Ask an Expert.Thank you to our sponsor of this week's newsletter, Grayscale. For financial advisors: register for the upcoming Minneapolis event on September 18th.- Sarah MortonUnknown block type "divider", specify a component for it in the `components.types` optionEthereum: The Rising Treasury Asset Reshaping Corporate FinanceEther, the cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, is rapidly being adopted by public companies as a strategic treasury asset, an evolution that is helping to reshape corporate finance and...