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A vulnerability was found in Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 9.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web Runtime SEC. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-12086. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is…
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A vulnerability was found in Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 9.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Monitoring/Diagnostics SEC. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-12086. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade…
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Coinbase to determine whether it misrepresented the number of users on its platform. Coinbase confirmed the news on May 15 after a New York Times article revealed the probe and reported that it had been ongoing since the Biden administration. The report, combined with the exchange…
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The new head of the U.S. securities regulator plans to modernize SEC rules and forms to better accommodate the registration of new crypto assets.Why it matters: The digital asset industry has long sought a way to issue assets within U.S. regulations.Driving the news: “I believe the commission has broad discretion under the Securities Acts to…
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US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw has strongly opposed the agency’s recent settlement with Ripple Labs, arguing that it weakens regulatory oversight and fails to protect investors. In a May 8 statement, Crenshaw said the agreement undermines the court’s and the SEC’s authority to enforce securities laws. She warned that the deal…
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing a potential exemption order allowing firms to issue and trade securities using distributed ledger technology (DLT). SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce revealed this plan during a May 8 address at the agency’s International Institute for Securities Market Growth and Development. SEC’s proposed crypto framework According to Peirce,…
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It’s been a big quarter for BlackRock’s Shares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) with new custodians, Bitcoin volatility, a new regulatory landscape, and a pro-Bitcoin president. In its latest quarterly filing, BlackRock reported $47.78 billion in net assets at the end of Q1 2025, a decrease from $51.52 billion in the previous quarter. This decline tracks…
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A coalition of US blockchain firms has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide clear regulatory guidance on crypto staking. The coalition, led by the Crypto Council for Innovation, requested in an April 30 open letter that the agency treat staking with the same clarity it recently applied to proof-of-work mining. Staked tokens…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the launch of three XRP futures-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by ProShares Trust on April 30, an SEC filing shows. On Jan. 17, days before the now crypto-friendly President Donald Trump was inaugurated, ProShares had proposed the following ETFs: Ultra XRP ETF, which will provide 2x leverage…
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A vulnerability was found in Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Deployment SEC. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-36373. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fresh charges against a crypto scam operator, even as it closed one of its most controversial cases. This marks the SEC’s first major enforcement update under the newly appointed SEC Chair Paul Atkins. The juxtaposition of cases, aggressive prosecution in one and total dismissal in another,…
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Prior to 9.2.8.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Enterprise Infrastructure SEC. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-2650. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no…
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The DeFi Education Fund (DEF) submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 18 proposing five core principles for creating a “token safe harbor” framework to support decentralized finance initiatives while broader regulatory legislation is pending. The recommendations aim to help the SEC structure a time-limited exemption for token projects developing…
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A guest essay by former SEC enforcement official John Reed Stark and Duke University lecturer Lee Reiners suggests that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s changing stance on digital assets could recreate conditions that preceded the 2008 financial crisis. According to the New York Times article, the pair warns that relaxed oversight of token markets and the simultaneous…
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) acting chairman Mark Uyeda has suggested the potential creation of a conditional regulatory sandbox for blockchain-based securities trading. Uyeda made the remarks during the SEC Crypto Task Force’s second roundtable on April 11, which focused on crypto trading platforms. He proposed a time-limited, conditional exemptive relief framework to support continued…
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released new staff views on April 10 outlining how federal securities laws apply to the registration and offering of crypto-related securities. The statement covers a range of topics, including how companies should present information about their business operations, token design, governance, technical specifications, and financial…
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The United States Senate confirmed Paul Atkins as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a 52-44 vote on April 9. The decision, supported entirely by Senate Republicans, initiates a departure from the enforcement-led regulatory approach under former Chair Gary Gensler. Atkins, a former SEC Commissioner and longtime Wall Street consultant, is positioned…
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Stablecoins backed by cash or cash-equivalent reserves and redeemable for US dollars on a one-to-one basis are not securities under federal law, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on April 4, offering one of its clearest positions yet on the regulatory treatment of crypto. In a public statement, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance…
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force held separate meetings on April 1 with representatives from BlackRock and the Crypto Council for Innovation’s (CCI) Proof of Stake Alliance to discuss regulatory issues related to crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs). According to memos about the meetings, BlackRock discussed the in-kind redemptions for crypto ETPs…