GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independent Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: IBCP), the holding company of Independent Bank, a Michigan-based community bank, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Michael G. Wooldridge to the boards of the Corporation and the Bank. Mr. Wooldridge was formerly a partner with the Varnum law firm where he concentrated on corporate governance, securities, and mergers & acquisitions, representing publicly traded clients on governance and securities c ...

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SEC Chairman Paul Atkins: Most ICOs Are Not SecuritiesOn December 9, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins stated in an interview with the Blockchain Association that many types of ICOs should not be considered securities transactions and therefore do not fall under SEC supervision. Under his proposed token classification framework, network tokens, digital collectibles, and digital utility tokens — along with their corresponding ICOs — should be overseen by the CFTC. Only offerings related to tokenized securities would ...

DTCC subsidiary authorized to offer tokenization service for US securities beginning 2026 https://t.co/3quLn1yJD0 ...

@ConfidentialLyr No one seems to care but....SEC chair Atkins says, "many ICOs should be considered non-securities and fall outside SEC jurisdiction''Imagine a 2017-style ICO run but with less vaporware?!https://t.co/k2BoWUe8Fv https://t.co/wByQanvXh2 ...

SEND ALL MY WORTHLESS JPEGS!HIGHERCointelegraph (@Cointelegraph):🇺🇸 LATEST: SEC Chair Paul Atkins said ICOs tied to network tokens, digital collectibles, or digital tools should not be treated as securities and do not fall under SEC’s purview. https://t.co/BSp98M9sMH ...

🇺🇸 LATEST: SEC Chair Paul Atkins said ICOs tied to network tokens, digital collectibles, or digital tools should not be treated as securities and do not fall under SEC’s purview. https://t.co/BSp98M9sMH ...

Regulatory Landscape - SEC Chair Paul Atkins suggests many ICOs, including network tokens, digital collectibles, and digital tools, should fall under the CFTC's jurisdiction, not the SEC's [1] - This stance indicates potential for ICO fundraising to resume in the U S without new legislation [1] Market Implications - The shift in regulatory oversight could lead to a resurgence of ICOs in the U S market [1] - Tokenized securities offerings would remain under SEC oversight [1]

The $7 trillion market for securities linked to US inflation will employ fallback mechanisms for the first time after the longest government shutdown in history derailed economic data collection https://t.co/oX06aDKsj6 ...

SEC Chair Paul Atkins Reveals Which Crypto Tokens He Thinks Are Securities► https://t.co/gwuPFYKH5l https://t.co/gwuPFYKH5l ...