In 2018, Bill Hinman, a former SEC Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, declared bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) not securities. EO claimed that Hinman received millions of dollars from his former employer, legal firm Simpson Thacher while working with the SEC on crypto regulations. Simpson Thacher is part of a group that promotes

SEC Task Force Signals New Era for Crypto ETFs The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new crypto task force dedicated to developing clear regulatory frameworks, marking a shift away from its previous enforcement-focused approach to digital assets. The initiative, announced by acting SEC Chairman Mark T. Uyeda and led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, arrives

Bitwise, the crypto asset management firm, has submitted an application for a Dogecoin ETF through a Delaware trust.  This step is limited to registering the trust and still requires a formal filing with the SEC for approval. Meme Coin ETFs Are Gaining Attention A surge in ETF filings has emerged since Gary Gensler stepped down

Netflix, Oracle and other technology stocks lifted U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking prospects of artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Wednesday and closed just shy of the record it set in early December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3%.

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NAWA, Syria (AP) — As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country’s northwest late last year, officials from several countries backing either the rebels or Syria’s government met in Qatar on what to do. According to people briefed on the Dec. 7 meeting, officials from Turkey, Russia, Iran and a

TOKYO (AP) — A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations. As a last-ditch measure to save the popular fish, its keepers hung their uniforms and set up human cutouts

Top EU foreign affairs official Kaja Kallas on Wednesday issued a call for EU member states to “wake up” when it comes to defense spending.  “Russia is not the problem for some, but for all of us. Europeans need to wake up,” Kallas told the annual conference of the European Defense Agency in Brussels.  Kallas: President

At least 12 people were killed when they were run over by a train in western India after they jumped from their coaches in panic after a fire incident, the Press Trust of India reported By The Associated Press January 22, 2025, 11:17 AM NEW DELHI — At least 12 train passengers were killed on