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A False Flag for Crypto ETFs

Bitcoin close-up on wood grain in black and white

The first bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund in the United States got off to a muddled start last week. The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF made its debut on Oct. 19 to an eager market, with the offering generating $550 million from invest...

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Ethereum Coin: SEC's Gary Gensler’s Crypto Campaign Starts to Take Shape

Gensler’s Crypto Campaign Starts to Take Shape

Ethereum Coin: SEC's Gary Gensler’s Crypto Campaign Starts to Take Shape

Cryptocurrency evangelists are quick to tell you that digital money will be the foundation of our monetary system in the future. On that theory, at least, it counts as “infrastructure.” Capitol Hill lawmakers apparently agreed when they stu...

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Cryptocurrency ETF with three coins representing ethereum, bitcoin and more

Crypto Confusion Wears on U.S. Authorities

Cryptocurrency ETF with three coins representing ethereum, bitcoin and more

It’s the middle of the day and you have a big project due tomorrow. You know you should be working on it, but first you need a snack. And you’ve been meaning to respond to that one email. Looks like the car needs a wash, too. We all know wh...

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Five Things to Know About the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda

Five Things to Know About the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda

Five Things to Know About the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda

The annual release of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulatory agenda is typically a dry affair in which the agency rehashes priorities with which close observers are already familiar. Not so this year, as a change in the White H...

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Director hiring CEO: Info security expertise not a priority

No Easy Answers to Ransomware Riddle

Director hiring CEO: Info security expertise not a priority

Imagine you’re a director of a real estate company tasked with hiring a new chief executive. “Understands best practices in information security” might not be on your list of must-have qualifications. But maybe it should be. The Securities...

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