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XRP Price Tanks as SEC Appeals Ruling, But Adoption Grows in Brazil
The ongoing legal battle between Ripple and the SEC has significantly influenced XRP’s price action. The 2020 lawsuit against Ripple centered around the sale of its XRP tokens without registering...
Ripple’s Cross-Appeal May Be Delayed as SEC Fails to File Form C
The SEC has failed to file a crucial form required for its appeal in the Ripple lawsuit, sparking confusion and criticism. Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that Form C,...
SEC’s Ripple Appeal Doesn’t Target XRP Secondary Sales, Clarifies Attorney
Attorney Bill Morgan has clarified that the SEC’s latest appeal in the Ripple Labs case does not apply to secondary market sales of XRP made by retail investors. The appeal...
SEC Enforcement Chief Gurbir Grewal to Depart, Sanjay Wadhwa to Succeed
Gurbir Grewal, the enforcement director for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is leaving the agency on October 11. His replacement will be deputy enforcement director, Sanjay Wadhwa....
Coinbase Escalates SEC Battle, Demands CFTC Disclosures
In a new development in its ongoing legal battle with the SEC, Coinbase has filed a motion requesting the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to hand over communications with issuers...
Ripple Lawsuit: SEC Appeal Could Delay Decision Until 2026
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally filed an appeal to Judge Analisa Torres’ final judgment in the Ripple lawsuit. Key figures in the crypto space have quickly...
Trump, Harris, and the Future of U.S. Crypto Regulation: What to Expect
The upcoming U.S. presidential election, with Donald Trump as the Republican frontrunner and Kamala Harris representing the Democrats after Joe Biden’s exit, serves as a turning point for the crypto...
Hester Peirce: SEC Needs Clarity on Crypto Securities Language
U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce believes there is vagueness in how the commission defines crypto asset or digital asset securities. Peirce made this point during an interview with the Thinking...
XRP Price Soars Despite Looming SEC Appeal
The SEC is expected to appeal the recent court ruling that XRP is not a security, according to legal experts. This comes after District Judge Analisa Torres ruled in favor...
XRP Breaks Six-Month High Ahead of SEC Appeal Deadline, Eyes $0.75
XRP has seen a significant rally over the past few days, cracking a high last seen six months ago in March. Investors hope the bullish momentum will continue, with analysts...
SEC May Appeal Ripple Ruling, While XRP Co-Founder Moves Millions
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may appeal Judge Analisa Torres’ decision in the Ripple lawsuit, which established that the XRP token is not a security when sold...
Senator Lummis: Gensler Could Step Down If Trump Wins 2024
Senator Cynthia Lummis stated that current Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler might step down if Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election. In an interview on CNBC’s...
SEC May Appeal Ripple Case, Deaton: “Waste of Taxpayer Money”
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may appeal Judge Analisa Torres’s July 2023 ruling in the Ripple case, according to reports. Fox Business correspondent Eleanor Terrett detailed on X...
Crypto Market Could Boom with Gensler’s SEC Exit, Says Mark Cuban
Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is facing uncertain prospects, according to a recent post on X (formerly Twitter) by TV personality and entrepreneur Mark Cuban....
TUSD Case Settled: TrustToken, TrueCoin Pay Up to the SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges it had leveled against Trust Token and TrueCoin, the California-based companies accused of defrauding users with the TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoin. Both...
SEC Faces Backlash Over Alleged Misconduct in Ripple Case
Although Ripple’s legal dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded, it continues to attract attention. Prominent attorney John Deaton recently claimed SEC lawyers engaged in intentional...
SEC Approves Bitcoin Options on BlackRock ETF: Market Reacts
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the go-ahead for options on the BlackRock Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Sasha Hodder, a cryptocurrency lawyer, announced the news, highlighting...
Bank of New York Wins SEC Approval to Hold Bitcoin, Crypto Surges
The Bank of New York (BNY) has received a variance by following the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121) guidelines, according to the host of the Thinking Crypto...
DeFi Education Fund CLO: Positive Crypto Sentiment is on the Rise
DeFi Educational Fund’s Chief Legal Officer Amanda Tuminelli believes the sentiment toward cryptocurrencies is getting better, with more people feeling positive about the technology. Tuminelli shared this view during a...
Bitcoin Surges as U.S. Congressman Accuses SEC of Obstructing Adoption
U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson has strongly condemned SEC Chair Gary Gensler, arguing that the SEC intentionally obstructs the ability to hold Bitcoin. Davidson pointed out the huge consumer interest in...
Consensys’ SEC Challenge Fails: Texas Court Dismisses Lawsuit
A Texas court has dismissed the lawsuit brought by the blockchain software company Consensys challenging the SEC’s alleged regulatory overreach. The court’s decision comes after the SEC dropped its investigation...
Coinbase vs. FDIC: Court Orders Agency to Disclose Crypto Crackdown Docs
Coinbase’s legal battle against the FDIC’s alleged crackdown on crypto has had much progress. As noted by Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal, the court has directed the FDIC to...
Robinhood’s CLO Criticizes SEC’s ‘Scorched Earth’ Approach to Crypto
Dan Gallagher, Robinhood’s Chief Legal Officer and a former SEC Commissioner, testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets. Wherein, he criticized the “scorched earth” approach the...
Celsius Founder Fights Fraud Charges, Faces 115-Year Sentence
Celsius founder and former CEO Alex Mashinsky is seeking testimonies from six former employees in his legal fight against fraud charges. These charges carry a potential 115-year prison sentence for...
SEC Strengthens Case Against Binance, Focuses on BNB and Token Listing
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an amended complaint in its ongoing lawsuit against Binance, focusing on the exchange’s listing process and other key areas. This follows...
