An auditing firm, its CEO and senior auditor settled SEC charges for failing to address red flags in an audit of a music streaming company’s revenue claims related to a business combination with a SPAC.

In a white paper, the non-profit organization Digital Dollar Project concluded that a central bank digital currency, "rather than displacing the service offerings of established financial institutions providing cross-border remittance services . . . present[s] an opportunity to modernize operational processes and expand financial access."

FINRA amended the process for the expungement of customer dispute information. The amendments will go into effect on October 16, 2023.

In an amicus brief filed in SEC v. Coinbase, Inc., legal scholars argued that the sale of digital assets would generally not be considered an "investment contract" as that term was understood by the drafters of the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act, and should not be considered an investment contract under the "Howey" opinion.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned three accounting firms for reporting failures.