The crypto industry and traditional finance are currently partying together in anticipation of the SEC’s approval of the first spot Bitcoin ETFs.

The SEC has dismissed charges against Ripple, but the days of legal certainty for the crypto community in the U.S. are still far ahead.

After Cointelegraph posted on X to say that the BlackRock spot bitcoin ETF had been approved by the SEC, BTC price jumped by 7% before falling back to its original level. BlackRock’s CEO said this demonstrated the “pent-up interest in crypto.”

As the Binance vs SEC hearing lumbers on, the parties struggle to agree on discovery requests and dispositions, and Circle was admitted as a 'friend of the court'.

The deadline for the SEC to appeal against the court’s ruling on the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF application passed without event yesterday. Last week its appeal against the preliminary Ripple judgement was denied. Could the regulator finally be accepting defeat in its war on crypto?

In another victory for Ripple, a federal judge has dismissed the SEC's appeal request, paving the way for a final trial in April. Ripple has also recently secured a Singapore license, solidifying its commitment to the Asia Pacific expansion.

Prager Metis, the firm that audited FTX accounts in 2021, was charged by the SEC with multiple auditor independence violations.

Gary Gensler is under fire from Members of Congress, who have had enough of the SEC’s digital assets enforcement strategy.