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Ripple CEO Claims SEC Is Not Focused on Mission of Ensuring Consumer Protection

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently shared his views regarding the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approach to regulating crypto and blockchain firms. Garlinghouse reportedly told CNBC during the Fintech firm’s Ripple Swell conference, held in Dubai, that he believes the SEC has actually lost… Read More

Coinbase Alleges that SEC Is Overreaching in Crypto Exchange’s Latest Efforts to Dismiss Lawsuit

Crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is alleging that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has overstepped in the firm’s most recent effort to dismiss the ongoing lawsuit. Coinbase’s response to the SEC‘s lawsuit filed earlier this year is that not everything qualifies as a security…. Read More

US District Judge Rejects SEC’s Motion to Appeal Part of Court Decision in Lawsuit Against Ripple Regarding Sales of XRP

US District Judge Analisa Torres has rejected the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) to appeal part of the judge’s decision in its lawsuit against enterprise blockchain firm Ripple Labs regarding the sales of XRP. Judge Torres determined in July 2023 that a part of… Read More

VanEck’s Addition of Ethereum Futures ETF Is A Positive Sign for Institutional Acceptance of Digital Assets, Industry Professional Claims

At the end of last week we saw a number of updates regarding the push for ETFs, with VanEck readying an Ethereum futures ETF, Ark pushing to win the race for the first spot Bitcoin ETF and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delaying… Read More

Enterprise Blockchain Firm Ripple Determined to Battle SEC Lawsuit to the End

US-headquartered crypto firm Ripple recently stated that it intends to keep fighting the current lawsuit with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The dustup with the regulator is emblematic of the broader challenges digital asset firms face in the US as the SEC has… Read More

Coinbase Requests Judge to End US SEC Lawsuit Against Firm for Violating Federal Securities Laws

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) on Friday (August 4, 2023) reportedly requested a judge to end the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ongoing lawsuit that’s accusing the world’s biggest publicly-listed crypto exchange of violating applicable federal securities laws. As mentioned in a filing in federal court… Read More

Before Coinbase Lawsuit, SEC Reportedly Requested the Crypto Exchange to Only Support Bitcoin (BTC) Trading

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had reportedly requested Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) to halt trading in all virtual currencies with the exception of Bitcoin (BTC) prior to filing a lawsuit against the crypto exchange in June of this year, the Financial Times revealed on Monday… Read More

Bitcoin ETFs: Grayscale Shares Latest GBTC Comment Letter

Craig Salm, Chief Legal Officer at Grayscale, notes that as we all await a decision from the DC Circuit in their lawsuit to convert GBTC to a spot bitcoin ETF, the firm’s legal team at Davis Polk submitted a comment letter “to GBTC’s pending 19b-4… Read More

Ripple Chief Legal Officer Says Court’s Ruling Regarding XRP Will Have “Profound” Consequences on How Digital Tokens Are Classified in the US

Fintech firm Ripple considers the recent court ruling (in the case Ripple v. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ) to be a “landmark victory” for the company and the entire crypto industry. As noted in a blog post, the recent ruling finds that XRP… Read More

Chainalysis Shares Insights After Digital Asset Markets React to SEC v. Ripple Ruling that XRP Exchange Sales Did Not Violate Securities Law

On July 13, 2023, the crypto and blockchain industry got “good news” when Judge Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Ripple did “not violate securities law in selling its token (XRP) via public exchanges,” the… Read More

Coin Metrics Takes Data-Driven Look at Digital Asset Markets, XRP After Milestone Ruling in US SEC vs. Ripple

Coin Metrics has taken a data-driven look at digital asset markets after a milestone ruling in the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Ripple Kyle Waters and Matias Andrade Cabieses from Coin Metrics noted in a detailed report that we’ve witnessed a significant development… Read More

Coinbase to Limit Digital Asset Staking Service for Retail Clients in Certain US States

On June 6, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) primarily about a small number of assets listed on their platform, but also their retail staking services. The same day, state securities agencies in ten states – Alabama,… Read More

LBRY Case Judge Makes a Ruling on Whether Secondary Cryptocurrency Sales Qualify as Securities

The LBRY case judge has recently made a ruling on whether secondary cryptocurrency sales are considered to be securities. Back in January 2023, attorney John Deaton had reportedly convinced the Judge in the US Securities and Exchange (SEC) vs. LBRY court case that secondary LBC… Read More

Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, Comments on Latest SEC Developments

Paul Grewal, the Chief Legal Officer at digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), recently noted that after Coinbase gave notice of it intent to move to throw out their case agiast the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), they had reportedly “consented to a few extra… Read More

Broker Prometheum Says It Has Blueprint for Bringing Crypto Trading into Regulated Market

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced separate lawsuits against crypto giants, Binance and Coinbase. A brokerage company now claims that it has a blueprint in order to bring crypto trading into the larger regulated market. As first reported by the WSJ, Prometheum’s… Read More

Digital Assets: Bakkt Delists Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC), Cardano (ADA) Due to Lack of Regulatory Clarity in the US

Only a couple months after finalizing a $155M acquisition of Apex Crypto, an established trading infrastructure provider, the New York–headquartered crypto-assets platform Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) is delisting three major digital currencies: Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC), and Cardano (ADA). Marc D’Annunzio, Bakkt General Counsel… Read More

US SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Comments on Crypto Crackdown

A senior US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official on Friday (June 16, 2023) rejected the recent criticism of the regulatory authority’s crypto-related crackdown and also slammed the industry for violating applicable securities laws. As first reported by Reuters, the regulator’s increased scrutiny of cryptocurrency… Read More

IOG Responds to Recent SEC Filings: Under “No Circumstances” Is Cardano (ADA) A Security

Last week, IOG (which stands for Input Output Global – one of the organizations supporting Cardano (ADA) development) noted that they are aware of the recent complaints by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance & Coinbase, which “contain references to the organization, the… Read More

Coinbase Might Relocate to UK, Other Jurisdictions: Report

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is reportedly getting ready for an anticipated “years-long” court case with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This, according to a report from CNBC, which is citing comments from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. It appears that this update has come after the… Read More

Overarching National-Level US Legislation Remains Ideal Way to Create Coherent Digital Asset Regulatory Framework, BitOoda Says

Despite a few weeks’ break from their regulatory assessments, the BitOoda team says it has been regularly monitoring the crypto industry and engaging in the ongoing advancement of the US regulatory landscape. BitOoda notes that the recent developments they’ve followed are: New York Attorney General… Read More

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