Donald Trump said that as president he would fire the SEC chair and pick crypto-friendly regulators.
Crypto is on the rebound after almost two years of tumult.
The largest cryptocurrency's price rebounded to $35,000, the highest level in about 18 months.
About $8 million was illegally raised from investors to finance the web-based animation series, the SEC said.
Waivers are less likely to hold up in court if there's “gross negligence.”
U.S. high-yield bonds are also back in demand, with mutual funds and exchange-traded funds seeing inflows.
Investment-grade spreads have widened over the last three months.