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The SEC’s Five Deregulatory Moves in September

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When the morning air gets brisk and the calendar turns to September, we can rely on certain rites of fall: pumpkin spice anything, football season, and a flurry of enforcement activity at the SEC. But this year, something’s different. Inste...

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U.S. Exploring New Crypto Territory in Stablecoins

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In both the United States and abroad, there’s a new frontier in money. As cryptocurrencies gain a stronger foothold in the financial markets, so-called stablecoins, a class of digital assets designed to maintain a stable value, are emerging...

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SPACs: The Next Generation

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Just when most of us had mentally filed SPACs alongside pandemic-era sourdough starters and Zoom happy hours, special purpose acquisition companies—the blank-check vehicles that once raised billions with celebrity endorsements and minimal o...

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Trump’s Win Promises New Playing Field for Crypto

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Dogged by its reputation as a financial refuge for off-the-books transactions and shady business, is cryptocurrency finally going legit? The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission during President-elect Donald J. Trump’s first term...

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FBI Warns of Explosion in Crypto Fraud

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Ever since cryptocurrency was introduced to the masses, its supporters have fought against the perception that it is nothing more than a mode of exchange for shady pursuits. A new report from federal law enforcement authorities won’t help t...

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