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The SEC has charged 38 entities for allegedly using false filings to make themselves appear legitimate as registered investment advisers. The agency’s action, announced in Press Release 2026-148, targets entities accused of feigning regulatory status through misleading filings. The case is not limited to crypto, but it matters for digital asset markets because false legitimacy…

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $201.9 million in net outflows for the August 28 session, ending a nine-day inflow streak and giving traders a cooler signal after a strong run of ETF demand. The outflow marks a shift from the prior sessions, when spot Bitcoin ETF demand had been one of the cleaner supports for…

Former FTX executives Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang have finalized CFTC consent orders that impose permanent trading and registration bans, adding another regulatory closeout to the long-running FTX collapse. The settlements do not add new civil monetary penalties, according to the validated CFTC materials. Instead, the focus is on permanent bans tied to their roles…

The CFTC has fined former White House staffer Gabriel Perez $172,000 over alleged insider trading in event contracts, marking another regulatory action at the intersection of prediction markets and non-public information. According to the agency’s settlement materials, the case involved trading connected to non-public information around event market outcomes. The action is important because it…

The CFTC has filed an amicus brief in a federal criminal case involving alleged insider trading on Polymarket event contracts, putting prediction markets back under the regulatory spotlight. The case centers on a soldier accused of trading around non-public information in event contracts. The CFTC’s involvement matters because it gives the agency another chance to…