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Crypto Approves Of Paul Atkins, Trump's Pick To Replace SEC Chair Gary Gensler

The crypto community is in high spirits after Donald Trump formally nominated Paul Atkins to lead the SEC after Gary Gensler steps down in January – many believe he will bring a much-needed revamp to the agency that has become a nemesis of digital assets under Gensler.

International Business Times

Trump Reportedly Considering Blockchain Lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén For SEC Chief

A pro-crypto lawyer has reportedly joined the list of Donald Trump's potential picks to lead the SEC as some industry leaders recommend some prominent and beloved crypto figures to replace Gary Gensler.

International Business Times

Gary Gensler’s time as SEC chair may be coming to an end— who will replace him and what does it mean for crypto?

The crypto industry spent millions of dollars this year to ensure that the SEC chair is replaced.

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Corporate America has new climate rules to follow, but will they cut global warming?

The Securities and Exchange Commission is requiring publicly-traded companies to disclose information about the risks they face from climate change. Industry is expected to sue to stop the rules.

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SEC Seeks More Time On Ethereum ETF, Delays Decision on BlackRock's Application To March

BlackRock filed for its spot Ethereum ETF in November, called the iShares Ethereum Trust. The SEC made the delay one day before the Jan. 25 deadline, marking the initial delay within the SEC's 240-day review period.

International Business Times

SEC's Refreshing Approach: Ethereum ETFs Won't Face Bitcoin's Approval Woes

Peirce, also known as "crypto mom" in the cryptocurrency community, enthusiastically acknowledged the newfound investment opportunities unlocked with the approval of Bitcoin ETFs.

International Business Times

So why isn’t a Pokemon card a security?

Figures from SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Rep. Ritchie Torres have weighed in on the pressing crypto question, without clarity from regulators.

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Hester Peirce, Nic Carter: The Government vs. Cryptocurrencies

Meet the SEC commissioner who hates regulation and the bitcoin booster who says the crypto industry needs to police itself better.

Reason

The SEC Is Starting a Massive Database of Every Stock Trade

Brokers will have to report every trade and the trader’s personal information.

Reason

Renegade SEC Commissioner Wants To Save Crypto: Live With Hester Peirce, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller

Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET for a discussion of what the SEC's settlement with crypto giant Kraken means for the future of decentralized finance

Reason

‘Paternalistic and lazy’—SEC commissioner blasts agency’s move to shut Kraken staking program

Gary Gensler’s move against staking is likely to push more crypto activity offshore or to decentralized platforms.

Fortune

US regulator says reform will boost individual investors

New York (AFP) - Emphasizing the need to protect small investors, US securities regulators Wednesday proposed new rules to ensure competition in the execution of stock market trades.

AFP

Complete Exit For Exxon From Russia, Microsoft's Layoffs, Another Setback For Boeing's Potential 737 MAX 7 Approval, Visa & Mastercard Under FTC Probe: Top Stories Tuesday, Oct. 18

Reuters Exxon Exits Russia Completely After Putin Seizes Company's Properties

Benzinga

Economy and Society: July 19, 2022- Missouri Treasurer challenges ESG impact on public pensions

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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SEC seeks to ease barriers for investors’ ESG proposals

WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed expanding investors’ ability to resubmit proposals on environmental, social and governance issues as the 2022 proxy season sees record levels of votes and Republicans ramp up criticisms of the agency.

Roll Call

SEC seeks to ease barriers for investors' ESG proposals - Roll Call

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed expanding investors’ ability to resubmit proposals on environmental, social and governance issues.

Benzinga

Crypto Mom To The Rescue? Hester Peirce Snubs SEC Plan For Increased Crypto Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) member Hester Peirce — nicknamed "Crypto Mom" for her pro-crypto stances — voiced her opposition to recent decisions by the SEC.

Tribune News Service

Critics see risk in ‘algorithmic’ stablecoins

WASHINGTON — A new type of digital asset called an algorithmic stablecoin is gaining steam among crypto-enthusiasts — and drawing steam among critics, who warn its risks are in plain sight.

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Critics see risk in 'algorithmic' stablecoins - Roll Call

Experts see risks in algorithmic stablecoins that market incentives to maintain a stable price against a currency such as the dollar.

Ballotpedia

Economy and Society: SEC set to impose environmental disclosure rules

AFP

New US rule requires publicly-listed firms to disclose emissions

New York (AFP) - Publicly-traded US companies would be required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and their approach to managing climate change risks under a proposed rule approved by Washington Monday.

Tribune News Service

SEC’s Peirce says agency guidance on nonfungible tokens needed

The growth of so-called nonfungible tokens has at least one Securities and Exchange Commission member thinking the agency needs to release guidance on the digital assets this year.

Roll Call

SEC's Peirce says agency guidance on nonfungible tokens needed

An SEC commissioner says the agency should consider giving guidance on nonfungible tokens to clarify its thinking.

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