Financial trade group calls on SEC chief Gensler to 'immediately' step down

The American Securities Association (ASA), a financial industry group, has called on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler to resign immediately following former President Donald Trump's re-election. “Last night, the people voted to move this country in a new direction, and Chairman Gensler should respect that vote and resign immediately,” ASA President and […]

SEC commissioner Uyeda backs Trump’s plan to end crypto crackdown

SEC Commissioner Mark Ueda talks about the agency's handling of cryptocurrencies on “Morning with Maria.” Republican SEC Chairman Mark Ueda wants to help the Biden administration fulfill President-elect Donald Trump's promise to end the so-called crypto wars, FOX Business has learned. Mr. Ueda has served as a member of the commission since 2022, and told […]

Arrest made in SEC hack resulting in bitcoin price spike

The FBI arrested an Alabama man on Thursday in connection with a January hack of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accounts on social platform X that caused a temporary spike in the price of Bitcoin. Eric Council Jr. used a SIM swap attack to take over SEC accounts, and others later used this attack to […]