The SEC charged an online crypto asset trading platform for failing to register with the SEC as an exchange, as a clearing agency and as a broker-dealer of crypto asset securities.

The SEC set a comment deadline of January 5, 2024 for a proposed rule that would prohibit national securities exchanges from offering volume-based transaction pricing. The comment deadline was published in the Federal Register.

The SEC adopted final rules implementing a framework for registering and regulating security-based swap execution facilities.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler identified areas of noncompliance in the securities markets, advocating for holding bad actors accountable by "prosecut[ing] dishonesty."

SEC Division of Enforcement Director Gurbir S. Grewal emphasized the importance of "proactive compliance" amid the "significant decline" in public trust in the financial markets and institutions.