A U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange settled SEC charges for failing to register the offer and sale of its crypto asset "staking-as-a-service" program.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States determined that the United Kingdom and New Zealand meet the criteria under CFIUS regulations to remain as "excepted foreign states" and "excepted real estate foreign states."

A broker-dealer settled FINRA charges for failing to (i) reasonably monitor, investigate and act upon red flags concerning variable annuity exchange recommendations and (ii) monitor use of external email and preserve business-related emails.

The North American Securities Administrators Association urged Congress to oppose the proposed JOBS Act 4.0 legislation asserting that many of its provisions would adversely impact the capital markets for public securities offerings.

CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero identified cybercrime and climate risk as severe threats to financial markets and called for collaborative action to strengthen resiliency in both areas.