SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the new securities guidance, which impacts "most crypto assets," provides "clear lines in clear terms." ...

The SEC said liquid staking and related tokens don't run afoul of securities laws, addressing the more than $67 billion in total value locked across blockchains. The crypto-friendly guidance was a win ...

An entity that accepts tokens from a user and stakes them in a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain such as Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain. In return, the user receives a receipt from the liquid staking ...

Crypto staking, under certain circumstances, does not appear to implicate U.S. securities law, a branch of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said late Thursday. The SEC's Division of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charles Lloyd Bovaird II is a financial writer focused on investments. Staking is the process by which a token holder delegates ...

Blockchains have relied on proof-of-work (PoW) validation since their inception. Yet the PoW consensus proved to be unsustainable with its high energy usage and its need for fast, powerful hardware ...

Ethereum had a strong 2024, with its price rising from ~$2,300 to ~$3,300, bolstered by the SEC's approval of Ethereum spot ETFs. Spot Ethereum ETFs have amassed $6.72 billion in net assets, but lag ...

NEW YORK – A judge’s questions offered hints of how she is looking at Coinbase’s legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) during the first hearing in the case. In a ...