The SEC’s days of policing the cryptocurrency industry without formal rules are waning after a federal appeals court instructed the agency to provide a better rationale for rejecting Coinbase Global Inc.

A federal appellate court on Monday ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission to revisit its decision not to write new rules for when digital assets fall under its authority. Why it matters: The The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals firmly rebuked the agency,

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been put on blast by a federal appeals court, which has demanded the agency justify its decision to block Coinbase’s 2022 petition for clear crypto regulations.

A federal appeals court says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission needs to better explain why it turned down a request from Coinbase to develop regulations to cover the booming crypto asset sec

Coinbase triumphs in a pivotal legal battle with the SEC. The court grants a writ of mandamus in favor of Coinbase’s 2022 petition. SEC’s denial