SEC and Ripple Seek Court Approval for Settlement Imposing $50 Million Penalty

Plus former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky is sentenced to 12 years in prison for crypto fraud.

New Arizona Law Makes it First State to Retain Abandoned Digital Assets in Original Form

Plus a poll: Will President Trump pardon CZ?

Small Group of Traders Cash In Big on $TRUMP and $MELANIA Memecoins

Plus Democrats abandon a joint hearing on crypto policy to protest President Trump’s personal crypto dealings.

Bipartisan Stablecoin Bill Running into Pushback Over Trump Crypto Deals

Plus ICAN argues that the “new” SEC is taking an old approach on extracting disgorgement.

The SEC's AP Docket: "A Well-Deserved Implosion Brought About By Hubris"

Plus Arizona's Governor vetoes a Bitcoin Reserve bill.

This newsletter is off today, back on Monday.

In SEC Civil Contempt Case, Court Rules Imprisonment Not Appropriate Sanction for Defendant's Failure to Pay

Plus the House Financial Services Committee votes to eliminate the PCAOB.

SEC Charges Three Texas Men With $91 Million Ponzi Scheme

Plus a wave of public companies say they cannot provide profit forecasts due to tariffs.

PCAOB Says Its "Unique Experience and Expertise" Cannot "Simply Be Cut and Pasted" to the SEC

Plus a request: Please forward this newsletter to one other person today!

Republicans Release Plan to Eliminate PCAOB

Plus the SEC's workforce is now down 16% from this time last year.

Weekly Update from Securities Docket for April 27, 2025

Plus some stray Tweets from last week.

Are Corporate Monitorships on the DOJ's Chopping Block?

Plus some follow-ups from yesterday's newsletter on Cutter Financial and $TRUMP.