Group 1 - U.S. regulators are investigating significant stock price movements of companies that announced plans to raise funds for cryptocurrency purchases, looking for signs of potential insider trading and disclosure violations [1] - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have reached out to over 200 companies that have announced crypto-treasury strategies this year [1] - SEC officials have warned firms about possible breaches of rules against selective sharing of material nonpublic information [2] Group 2 - The SEC has filed lawsuits against major cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, escalating tensions between the government and the cryptocurrency industry [2] - Many publicly listed companies are buying cryptocurrency to replicate the success of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), which began accumulating Bitcoin in 2020 [3]
US regulators probe stock moves before companies made crypto-treasury announcements, WSJ reports
Yahoo Finance·2025-09-26 00:38