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SEC Looking to Nearly Double Its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit

Wednesday, May 04 2022

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to hire more than a dozen cybercrime experts to combat a growing threat in the space. So reports CNN.

SEC Seal of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission As such, 20 new employees will be hired to the newly named Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit. The new unit will be tasked with policing crypto exchanges, coin offerings, NFTs, stablecoins and decentralized finance platforms.

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