SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the regulation of America's capital markets.
The SEC is prosecuting "AI washing" — false or exaggerated claims about AI use by companies and investment advisers. This guide explains the three forms of AI washing, SEC investigation methods, and how investors can verify AI claims.
The SEC requires public companies to disclose material cyber breaches on Form 8-K within four business days. This guide explains the materiality standard, national security exception, weaponization by ransomware groups, and annual governance requirements.
Proposals for 24/7 stock exchanges face liquidity, settlement, and market-maker challenges that crypto markets don't share. This guide explains the DTCC clearinghouse problem, spread widening, and why weekend trading costs more than investors expect.
Greenhushing — corporations quietly reducing climate disclosures to avoid legal and political attack — is reshaping the information environment for investors. This guide explains the ESG backlash, litigation risk, and the SEC's diluted climate rule.
The SEC classifies crypto staking-as-a-service as an unregistered security under the 1946 Howey test. This guide explains the four-prong analysis, enforcement against Kraken and Coinbase, the Ethereum paradox, and the self-staking safe harbor.
The SEC protects investors through mandatory corporate disclosure, enforcement against insider trading and fraud, and oversight of exchanges and broker-dealers. This guide explains the full regulatory architecture.
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