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New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Issues Infringement Notice To Pharmazen Limited

Date 30/05/2025

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – has issued an infringement notice to Pharmazen Limited for failing to file financial statements on time. 

Response To Staff Statement On Protocol Staking Activities: Stake It ‘Till You Make It?, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw, May 29, 2025

Date 29/05/2025

Channeling the old adage of “fake it ‘till you make it,” today’s statement from the Division of Corporation Finance declares that “protocol staking” – locking up crypto tokens in a blockchain protocol to earn rewards – does not involve an investment contract. Therefore, staff concludes, protocol staking activities, whether performed by an individual or a third-party service on behalf of customers, are not securities subject to SEC jurisdiction.

Acting Comptroller Of The US Currency Discusses Financial Literacy Education

Date 29/05/2025

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney E. Hood today discussed the importance of financial literacy education in remarks at the Financial Literacy and Education Commission.

Providing Security Is Not A “Security” – Division Of Corporation Finance’s Statement On Protocol Staking, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, May 29, 2025

Date 29/05/2025

Today, the Division of Corporation Finance clarified its view that certain proof-of-stake blockchain protocol “staking” activities are not securities transactions within the scope of the federal securities laws.

Statement On Certain Protocol Staking Activities, SEC Division Of Corporation Finance, May 29, 2025

Date 29/05/2025

As part of an effort to provide greater clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to crypto assets, the Division of Corporation Finance is providing its views on certain activities known as “staking” on networks that use proof-of-stake (“PoS”) as a consensus mechanism (“PoS Networks”). Specifically, this statement addresses the staking of crypto assets that are intrinsically linked to the programmatic functioning of a public, permissionless network, and are used to participate in and/or earned for participating in such network’s consensus mechanism or otherwise used to maintain and/or earned for maintaining the technological operation and security of such network. We refer in this statement to these crypto assets as “Covered Crypto Assets” and their staking on PoS Networks as “Protocol Staking.”

Keynote Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson At The Federal Reserve Bank Of Dallas, Exploring AI Risks And Opportunities Across The Digital And Cyber Landscape

Date 29/05/2025

Good afternoon. Thank you to President Lorie Logan, Senior Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President Sam Schulhofer-Wohl, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas for hosting us. Consistent with the title selected for the Symposium, today’s discussion will explore AI Risks and Opportunities Across the Digital and Cyber Landscape, including a broad range of topics focused on fostering responsible innovation, as well as topics focused on proactively addressing potential risks. As always allow me to share a standard disclaimer. My views are my own and not necessarily the views of the Commission, Commission staff or my fellow Commissioners. 

Ontario Securities Commission Announces Next Steps On Improving Investor Access To Long-Term Assets

Date 29/05/2025

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today announced the introduction of a new OSC LaunchPad Long-Term Asset Fund Project aimed at bringing to market new investment fund products that provide exposure to long-term assets.

CME Group Awards $125,000 To 25 Star Scholars Graduating From City Colleges Of Chicago To Pursue Four-Year Degrees

Date 29/05/2025

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, is awarding 25 City Colleges of Chicago graduates with $5,000 scholarships as they move on to earn Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees.

Revised Lists Of The Moscow Exchange Indices Announced

Date 29/05/2025

Today Moscow Exchange announced the results of the quarterly review for MOEX indices. All changes were made upon recommendations from the Index Committee and will be implemented from 20 June 2025. The Exchange has also set free floats and additional weighting factor for several companies.

CFTC Commissioner Johnson To Deliver Keynote Remarks At The Symposium On Innovation In Derivatives Markets: Exploring AI Risks And Opportunities Across The Digital And Cyber Landscape

Date 29/05/2025