OKX and NYSE owner ICE open 24/7 tokenized stock trading on November 23, with 70+ assets
OKX says its joint venture with Intercontinental Exchange, OKXICE, starts trading tokenized US securities around the clock on November 23 under a temporary SEC exemption. OKB rose about 5% from Tuesday noon to Wednesday morning ET.
SEC cases fall to 348 from 456 as crypto examples include a $95.6 million mining fraud
The SEC's fiscal 2026 enforcement results, released November 10, show 348 actions and $1.095 billion in ordered money. The crypto cases it highlights are retail frauds, from a $14 million fake platform scheme to an FTX audit case.
21 REX-Osprey altcoin ETFs get a new start date, November 20, after 13 months of waiting
An October 22 SEC filing pushes back the effective date for 21 planned REX-Osprey funds, from AAVE to XLM. Most of their tokens fell 15% to 38% in the past 30 days.
Grayscale's Hyperliquid ETF staked 90% of its $197 million, earning 10,341 HYPE in a quarter
The quarterly report of Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG), filed with the SEC on November 10, shows 2.22 million HYPE in the fund on September 30 and a $48.3 million quarterly gain. HYPE has since dropped about 19%.
The SEC's crypto capital and records rule for brokers reached the White House on November 3
A proposed SEC rule on how broker-dealers hold capital and keep records for crypto assets reached the White House regulatory office on November 3, 2026. The text is still private. Staff guidance shows where the agency has been heading.
The CFTC cleared perpetual futures on US stocks. Cboe and Citadel filed legal action that day
On November 3, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said perpetual futures on single US stocks can trade on CFTC-registered exchanges for the first time. The same day, Cboe, Citadel Securities and Healthy Markets Association took legal action to stop it.
What is a rug pull? How crypto exit scams work and 6 warning signs to check
A rug pull is when a project's own insiders take buyers' money and walk away, by draining the pool, printing tokens through a backdoor or dumping their supply. Most of the warning signs are public on-chain before you buy.
SEC vs. CFTC: who regulates crypto in the US, and where the line now falls
The SEC oversees crypto that counts as a security, and the CFTC oversees commodities like bitcoin and ether plus derivatives on them. Since March 2026, the two agencies share an interpretation that says most crypto assets are not securities.
CLARITY Act explained: what the crypto market bill would do and why it stalled
The CLARITY Act, H.R. 3633, would write into law which crypto assets and platforms the SEC oversees and which fall to the CFTC. As of November 2, 2026, it is stuck in the Senate after a 49 to 50 vote to start debate failed on September 15.
The SEC would let advisers hold client crypto keys, as 'Crypto Mom' Peirce bows out
A new SEC proposal would let investment advisers hold client crypto themselves when no custodian will, and let state trust companies act as custodians. The same day, the agency announced Commissioner Hester Peirce's departure.
Can a token buyback make a coin a security? SEC staff say it hinges on one word
New SEC staff FAQs say a buyback on a working, "functional" network is not a promise of managerial effort. Projects that are not yet functional are warned off marketing buybacks as yield.
The SEC will let tokenized stocks trade in DeFi-style pools for five years. The catch?
A new SEC exemption lets approved onchain venues trade tokenized US stocks through permissioned liquidity pools without registering as exchanges. Companies can veto their own listings, volumes are capped, and only vetted users get in.