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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said he wants more transparency from the country's largest private companies and the private firms that fund them.

It’s going to be a busy year for financial reformers. Plus a selection of the columnist’s best work in 2021.

Wall Street delivered another strong year in 2021, as a spike in consumer demand fueled by the reopening of the global economy pumped up corporate profits.

In a recent interview with NPR, S.E.C. Chairman Gary Gensler says one of his top priorities is protecting amateur investors as his agency unveils a number of tough new rules and investigations.

The SEC announced Friday that JPMorgan Securities admitted to bookkeeping failures and agreed to pay $125 million to settle the charges.

The SEC is considering stronger insider trading rules to ensure CEOs aren't buying and selling shares when informed by non-public info.

Among the ideas Gensler pitched were new rules around marketing practices, tougher disclosure requirements and liability obligations.

Spring-loaded grants allow executives to enrich themselves at the investing public’s expense. Regulators are right to get tougher on the practice.

In an interview with NPR, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission said he was aiming to unveil tougher rules for a hot investment crazed called SPACs by early next year.

Regulators including the SEC are investigating a planned merger between a shell company and former President Trump's social media startup.

Today the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to finalize rules to implement the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act.

Warren cited reports that Digital World Acquisition Corp., which plans to merge with Trump's social media company, may have committed securities violations.

In the cryptocurrency world, which gets likened to the Wild West of financial markets, one of the industry’s major players is asking for a sheriff.

As the biggest cryptocurrencies flirt with record highs in value, they are increasingly becoming bigger sources of revenue for charities.

A key date is around the corner for a spot bitcoin ETF, but the crypto community isn’t optimistic about the likelihood of a debut any time soon.

Washington policymakers will soon start deciding on new rules for cryptocurrencies, setting up a fight between supporters and critics of the $2.5 trillion market.

The SPAC market could be staging a comeback with issuance hitting an eight-month high as the industry continues to ride out regulatory challenges.

The Biden administration is calling on Congress to pass legislation that would strengthen government regulation of stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency that has soared in popularity in the past year.

In a long-awaited report, the President's Working Group on Financial Markets found, when regulated, stablecoins could transform payments.

Cryptocurrency has officially gone to the dogs.

Toomey's bill would prevent the SEC from banning on payment for order flow, a controversial practice and key revenue source for online brokerage Robinhood.

The first U.S. bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds started trading this week. Here's what it means for the cryptocurrency industry, according to experts.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler said that Wall Street's regulator is working to determine if payment for order flow needs to be reformed or barred.

Whether you love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day.

Report is critical of trading apps' gaming-like features, stoking of meme stocks and practice of selling customers' orders to traders.

The stock market certainly shook when hundreds of thousands of regular people suddenly piled into GameStop early this year, driving its price to heights that shocked professional investors.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is set to allow the first U.S. bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds to start trading.

The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF is slated to begin trading on Tuesday. Though it’s a bitcoin futures ETF, the fund is a key milestone for the crypto market.

The SEC on Thursday said it is reigniting efforts to crack down on Wall Street bonuses when companies report incorrect financial information.

A group intent on expanding Republican power across state-level offices is rolling out a national effort to diversify and broaden the GOP, with an advisory council headed up by a number of possible future presidential hopefuls.

Bitcoin just made a major comeback, but it's not the only game in town anymore. Bill Baruch of Blue Line Capital shares which cryptocurrencies he's watching.

The S.E.C. has yet to set clear rules on cryptocurrencies, leaving the industry guessing. Maybe that’s just how the agency wants it.

Bitcoin extended its rally Wednesday, climbing above $55,000 for the first time in five months.

Other countries could model China’s recent move to make crypto transactions illegal, writes CNBC contributor Ron Insana.

Beijing officials worry that digital currencies disrupt the financial system and can be used in financial crimes.

Price of bitcoin and other digital currencies slumps after China's central bank moves to tighten controls.

CNBC’s Bob Pisani speaks with Larry Tabb of Bloomberg Intelligence on payment for order flow, a controversial practice SEC Chair Gensler may soon address.

As U.S. regulators narrow their focus on crypto markets, billionaire Mark Cuban predicts that stablecoins "will be the first to get regulated."

There’s some fine money advice on the web but, investor beware, they are working off the same algorithms that addict you to cat photos.

"Personally, I think regulation built around existing fraud laws is not a bad thing" for the crypto space, billionaire investor Mark Cuban tweeted.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said more than 200 whistleblowers got awards for information that led to more than $4.8 billion in remedies.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler says that Wall Street's top regulator is trying to juggle an long list of challenges with a smaller staff.

Ray Dalio, founder of the world's largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, believes regulators would ultimately take control of bitcoin if the cryptocurrency gains mainstream success. "I think at the end of the day if it's really successful, they will kill it and they will try to kill it. "You have El Salvador taking on it and you have India and China getting rid of it. In June, El Salvador has become the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. I have a certain amount of money in bitcoin," Dalio said.

Lawmakers pressured Gensler to pick up the pace on cryptocurrency guidance, arguing a lack of rules could lead to speculation and stifled innovation.

Senate lawmakers will grill Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler over the regulator's plans to regulate cryptocurrency markets on Tuesday.

Senators will grill Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler on Tuesday over the agency’s plans for cryptocurrency.

The approval of the first bitcoin ETF in the U.S. is viewed as a crypto milestone because it would aid in the adoption of the nascent asset class.

On today's show, CNBC Digital reports on comments made by SEC chair Gary Gensler that threaten Robinhood's biggest source of revenue.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Zoom Video, Robinhood, Designer Brands, and more.

Shares of Robinhood were already lower on Monday after CNBC reported that PayPal is exploring ways to let users trade stocks.

The SEC said Friday it's stepping up its probe into so-called gamification and behavioral prompts used by online brokerages that encourage trading.

The country's top market watchdog has promised tougher scrutiny of virtual currencies, but we still don't know what will be unveiled.

This year, as bitcoin hit an all-time high, there has been an uptick of interest surrounding the possibility of a physical or futures-based bitcoin ETF.

As corporations set net-zero carbon goals, getting there means tackling Scope 3 emissions, and progress on that challenge has climate experts worried.

The person believed to be behind one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history revealed it was done “for fun” and has returned more than half of the tokens.

Digital currency theft is thought to be one of the biggest ever, though the thieves have returned much of the loot.

Space company Momentus will later this week go public on the Nasdaq, a month after settling SEC charges that it misled investors.

Retail trading of meme stocks is just a massive transfer of wealth from the unsophisticated to the sophisticated.

What does Bitcoin have to do with roads and bridges.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Nasdaq’s groundbreaking proposal to boost the number of women, racial minorities and LGBTQ people on U.S. corporate boards.

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission said that investors need more protection in the cryptocurrency market, which he said is “rife with fraud, scams and abuse.”.

Chinese companies hoping to sell their shares in the United States must start making more disclosures about their potential risks before U.S. regulators will allow them to list their stock.

Top regulators are pledging to push reforms in a key corner of U.S. financial markets that the Federal Reserve and Treasury had to rush to support after it was roiled during the coronavirus outbreak in the spring of 2020.

GameStop and other meme stocks are jumping again.

The price of the famously volatile digital currency Bitcoin fell nearly 30% at one point Wednesday after the China Banking Association warned member banks of the risks associated with digital currencies.

The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s choice to lead a key agency overseeing Wall Street.

He was asked about the roiling stock-trading drama involving GameStop shares that has spurred clamor for tighter regulation of Wall Street. The GameStop episode prompted lawmakers to raise concern about the business model of Robinhood, the online trading platform that hosted a wave of trading in GameStop. If confirmed to the SEC post, Gensler said, he would work to strengthen transparency and accountability in the markets. Biden’s selection of Gensler to lead the SEC signals a goal of turning the Wall Street watchdog agency toward an activist role after a deregulatory stretch during the Trump administration. The GameStop episode has bolstered political momentum toward tighter regulation of the securities markets, though Republican lawmakers and regulators generally will oppose new rules.

The SEC took a deregulatory tilt under chair Jay Clayton, a former Wall Street lawyer appointed by President Donald Trump. The populist strain recalls the anger fueling the Occupy Wall Street movement over the big bank bailouts that Congress brought in response to the financial crisis. At least two of them have closed out January's trading with losses of more than 40%, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News. Politicians and critics said Robinhood changed the rules of the road midway through, in favor of Wall Street firms who were still able to trade these shares. Wall Street brokerages, big banks and other financial companies were already expecting the Biden administration to be tougher on them than the Trump regime.

“To heal we must remember," the incoming president told the nation at a sunset ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial. “Between sundown and dusk, let us shine the lights into the darkness ... and remember all who we lost,” Biden said. “Tonight, we grieve and begin healing together.”Beyond the pandemic, Biden faces no shortage of problems when he takes the reins at the White House. Biden at his Delaware farewell, held at the National Guard/Reserve Center named after his late son Beau Biden, paid tribute to his home state. As Biden made his way to Washington, five of his Cabinet picks were appearing Tuesday before Senate committees to begin confirmation hearings.

Flags are placed on the National Mall, looking towards the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington. As Biden and Harris took breaks from their inaugural preparations to honor the civil rights hero Monday, outgoing President Donald Trump remained out of public view at the White House for the sixth straight day. Biden transition officials, including incoming Homeland Security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall and the deputy attorney general nominee, Lisa Monaco, held a videoconference with acting heads and career staff from national security agencies to discuss the security situation surrounding Inauguration Day. Even before the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, inauguration festivities were expected to be muted due to the virus. Mayor Muriel Bowser urged residents to stay away from the city on Inauguration Day.

President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate Rohit Chopra as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, tapping a progressive ally of Sen. Elizabeth Warren to helm the agency whose creation she championed. Gensler, a former Goldman Sachs banker, tightened oversight of the complex financial transactions that helped cause the Great Recession. Consumer and investor advocate groups praised the selections of Gensler and Chopra. Mulvaney had been a vocal critic of the consumer agency and made deep changes to it, softening regulations on payday loans, for example, and pulling back on enforcement efforts. As one of two Democratic commissioners on the five-member Federal Trade Commission, Chopra has been an outspoken critic of practices by big companies, especially tech giant Facebook.