SEC

• Elon Musk sued by SEC over Twitter stock purchases

  Elon Musk started amassing Twitter shares in early 2022, and by March of that year, he owned more than 5 per cent.

  U.S. News

  Jan 15
  
• U.S. says accused SEC hacker caused bitcoin prices to spike over US$1K

  An Alabama man is accused of helping to break into the SEC's account on X, allowing hackers to prematurely announce the approval of long-awaited bitcoin exchange-traded funds.

  Crime

  Oct 17, 2024
  
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• First Bitcoin ETFs approved in U.S. a day after alleged hack teased decision

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's reluctant approval of the first exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin added it is still deeply skeptical about cryptocurrencies.

  Money

  Jan 10, 2024
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• U.S. has not approved a bitcoin exchange trade fund, SEC says after alleged hack

  The U.S. SEC said a social media post announcing the approval of a long-awaited bitcoin exchange-traded fund was “unauthorized,” and that the agency's account was hacked.

  U.S. News

  Jan 9, 2024
• Kim Kardashian will pay US$1.26M to settle SEC charges for promoting crypto

  The SEC said Kardashian failed to disclose that she was paid to publish a post on her Instagram account about EMAX tokens, a crypto asset security being offered by EthereumMax.

  Economy

  Oct 3, 2022
• B.C.’s David Sidoo accused in massive ‘multi-year pump-and-dump’ stock fraud

  U.S. securities regulators claim David Sidoo was part of a group that gained control of companies, and artificially inflated their stock value, before dumping their holdings.

  Crime

  Apr 17, 2022
• Elon Musk crowns himself ‘Technoking of Tesla’ in official filing

  The SEC forced Elon Musk to surrender his role as chairman of Tesla in 2018.

  Trending

  Mar 15, 2021
• Reddit trading mania cools as Yellen calls meeting of financial regulators

  Mass buying by amateur traders over the past two weeks has driven wild price gyrations in companies that U.S. fund managers had bet against.

  Money

  Feb 3, 2021
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• Canadian company Kik vows to fight U.S. regulator over cryptocurrency

  "We have to keep going. Until that's it, we don't have a dollar left, a person left. We will keep going no matter how hard it is," said Kik founder and CEO Ted Livingston.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2019
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• Elon Musk to resign as Tesla chairman, pay $20M in SEC settlement

  Elon Musk has agreed to step down as Tesla's chairman to settle an SEC charge over tweets Musk sent about taking Tesla private.

  Consumer

  Sep 29, 2018