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SEC Launches Crypto Task Force with Significant Staffing Changes

2025-03-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) restructured its cryptocurrency regulatory approach by dissolving its previous Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit and launching a new Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, signaling a shift from enforcement to regulatory framework development.

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SEC Revokes Staff's Investigative Authority, Requiring Direct Commissioner Approval

2025-03-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The SEC’s Republican-controlled commission voted to revoke the enforcement division’s longstanding authority to independently launch formal investigations, requiring direct commissioner approval. This change potentially slows investigative processes and increases political oversight of …

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