SEC ‘Demolition’ of Crypto Enforcement Gets Cheers, Jeers (2)

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has kicked off the new year with a makeover, wiping clean its slate of crypto enforcement actions and turning what was once a hostile landscape for digital assets into a potential haven.

In the last month alone, the securities watchdog has dismissed or paused at least eight cases against crypto companies, including those that targeted some of the sector’s most prominent faces. The running tally includes high-profile lawsuits against crypto exchanges Coinbase Global Inc and Binance Holdings Ltd. — who were sued within one day of each other in mid-2023 — as well as ...