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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the Federal Government’s regulatory agency, responsible for overseeing the crypto industry’s compliance with its regulations. The agency was created by Congress in 1934 to regulate the securities market.

The SEC is destined to secure investors’ protection from frauds and scams, through convenient rules. The regulators also handle the registration of crypto companies, ensuring regulatory adherence. The SEC has been involved in lawsuits against industry leads such as Ripple, Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken. The crypto industry faced the severe crypto winter in 2022 following the SEC’s lawsuit against the once-prominent FTX, which later collapsed.

The Crypto regulatory landscape is constantly evolving with new rules and many major players are facing allegations for not compiling with those. It is the SEC acting as a guard to protect investors by applying the right laws. To know the latest movements of SEC that holds a significant impact, read from CryptoTale.