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Eleanor Terrett Clarifies The Approval Process For Spot ETFs
The spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) must wait for the final approval from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Market reporter Eleanor Terrett clarified that the final node...
XRP Price Movement at Risk as U.S. Shutdown Stalls SEC Greenlight
XRP is trading near $3, gaining around 7% over the past week. Investors are focused on two big developments this month that could shape the token’s future. Spot ETF Decision...
SEC Goes Skeleton Crew in U.S. Shutdown, Canary Litecoin ETF Left Waiting
The U.S. government shutdown has left the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) operating with a skeleton crew, forcing it to miss its October 2 deadline for the Canary Litecoin ETF. ...
SEC Grants Rare No-Action Letter for DoubleZero, Declares 2Z Not a Security
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance has made a clear determination on DoubleZero. In a no-action letter issued on September 30, the SEC stated that the...
SEC to Harmonize Crypto Rules with CFTC, Atkins Names Oversight His Top Priority
SEC Chair Paul Atkins has formally declared that cryptocurrency regulation now tops the agency’s agenda. In remarks following a joint SEC–CFTC roundtable, Atkins said the U.S. must adopt policy-driven regulation...
Did Ripple Pay Influencers to Hype XRP? Lawyer Says SEC Had Zero Proof
A lawyer and pro-XRP advocate who closely followed the SEC v. Ripple case, Bill Morgan, has dismissed claims that Ripple orchestrated a network of influencers to promote XRP. He said...
SEC Moves Closer to Approving ETF Share Classes for Mutual Funds
A key SEC notice would soon allow asset managers to add ETF share classes to existing mutual funds, using a multi-share class structure. As a result, mutual fund managers could...
SEC to Decide on 16 Altcoin Spot ETFs in October: XRP, Solana, Litecoin on the Line
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will issue final decisions on 16 spot altcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications in October. According to the list shared by Bloomberg ETF analyst...
XRP Traders Track October Deadlines as SEC’s Crypto ETF Approvals To Reset XRP Price Momentum
XRP traders are preparing for a decisive month as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approaches multiple deadlines for spot XRP ETF filings in October 2025. Analysts said these...
SEC’s Paul Atkins Pushes ‘Innovation Exemption’ for Crypto Products and IPO Revival in 2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to roll out an “innovation exemption” by year-end, aiming to let crypto firms launch products more quickly without being bogged down...
SEC Chair Atkins Adopts Softer Enforcement, Signals Pro-Crypto Regulatory Shift
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins has announced a fundamental shift away from the aggressive enforcement practices that characterized the Biden administration. Speaking to the Financial Times, Atkins shared...
Bill Morgan Says Coinbase Is Making It Hard to Stay Angry Over XRP Delisting
Pro-XRP lawyer Bill Morgan said Coinbase is making it challenging to stay permanently angry at the exchange for delisting XRP. His remarks came as Coinbase escalated its fight with the...
Senate Draft Bill Gains Experts’ Praise for Strongest Developer Protections in Crypto Law
The Senate Banking Committee’s latest market structure discussion draft has received positive initial reactions from cryptocurrency industry leaders. The 182-page “Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025” text, released Friday afternoon,...
SEC and CFTC Issue Vague Crypto Statement, But Lawyers Say Nothing Has Changed
The SEC and CFTC issued a new joint statement on crypto, but prominent crypto lawyers are already calling it a “nothingburger.” While regulators are celebrating the move as a major...
XRP ETF vs. Bitcoin: Will ‘Capital Rotation’ Sink the King?
A crypto analyst has highlighted the massive potential of a spot XRP ETF, suggesting that if approved, it could significantly disrupt the market’s capital flow. Will a Spot XRP ETF...
Unicoin Hits Back at SEC, Claims Regulator is Pushing “Fabricated Narrative”
Digital asset company Unicoin is firing back at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, asking a New York federal court to dismiss the agency’s lawsuit and accusing the regulator of...
XRP Advocate Slams Ex-SEC Counsel Tenreiro for Omitting Ripple Case Loss in Bio
XRP advocate Bill Morgan has criticized former SEC lead counsel Jorge Tenreiro’s selective presentation of his litigation record after joining Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP as a partner. Morgan...
“Very Few Tokens Are Securities”: SEC Chair Paul Atkins Makes His Stance Clear
The new head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, has reinforced his stance that only a small number of digital tokens should be classified as securities. ...
SEC Delays XRP ETF Decisions to October 2025, Extends Reviews for Major Issuers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed decisions on multiple XRP exchange-traded fund applications until October 2025, but extended review periods for major issuers like Canary Capital, Bitwise, CoinShares,...
SEC vs Ripple: Agency Files Status Report to Confirm XRP Case Closure
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a status report with the Court of Appeals to confirm a joint venture with Ripple Labs to end the long-standing...
US SEC Launches ‘Project Crypto’ to Overhaul Rules and Become Global Digital Asset Hub
SEC Chair Paul Atkins outlined a sweeping regulatory modernization effort on Fox Business, introducing “Project Crypto” as a central initiative to update decades-old securities rules for the digital asset era....
Fed Ends Specialized Crypto Oversight, Returns to Standard Bank Supervision
The Federal Reserve has announced it will phase out its specialized oversight framework for banks engaged in cryptocurrency and fintech ventures. Introduced in 2023, the program specifically targeted novel banking...
SEC’s Hester Peirce Gives a “Green Light, With Rules” for Tokenization
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce stated that the market, not regulators, should determine which tokenization models succeed. In an interview on August 12, she said the SEC is open to working...
SEC Commissioner Proposes US-UK Crypto Sandbox for Tokenized Assets Innovation
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has proposed a cross-border regulatory sandbox allowing firms to test blockchain-based technologies under unified conditions across the US and UK jurisdictions. The initiative targets digital securities,...
XRP News: Ripple No Longer a “Bad Actor”; SEC Grants Key Waiver After Lawsuit Ends
Ripple has scored another major legal victory against the SEC. Just days after their main lawsuit officially ended, the regulator has now waived the “Bad Actor” disqualification that had been...
