The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued the controversial crypto entrepreneur Richard Schueler, popularly known within the crypto community as Richard Heart, along with three of his entities, for allegedly engaging in unregistered securities sales and fraudulent activities. Heart purportedly used investors’ money to create a luxury lifestyle for himself, buying expensive items,...Read More
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked Coinbase to halt the trading of all cryptocurrencies except for Bitcoin before pressing charges against the exchange for breaching federal securities law. According to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, delisting every other asset except for Bitcoin would mean the end of the crypto industry. Coinbase vs. SEC In...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its Chairman, Gary Gensler, have received a significant wave of criticism from numerous organizations and individuals (including some American politicians) for the way they have treated the cryptocurrency industry over the years. Ripple’s recent court victory against the Commission prompted even more lawmakers to castigate the...Read More
Paul Munter – principal advisor to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on accounting and auditing matters – issued a warning on Thursday to crypto accounting firms whose work is inappropriately marketed as a substitute for “audits.” The statement, titled “The Potential Pitfalls of Purported Crypto “Assurance” Work”, claimed that clients of such firms often...Read More
Lisa R. Zornberg, a prominent U.S. attorney representing Ripple Labs in the legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is seeking the court’s approval to withdraw from the case following her appointment as New York Chief Counsel by Mayor Eric Adams. According to a recent filing, Ripple asked the court to grant Zornberg’s...Read More
Wyoming-based Custodia Bank’s application to become a member of the Federal Reserve System was rejected earlier this year by the Kansas City Fed. But the platform has no intention of backing down. The legal dispute took a new turn after Custodia slapped three lawsuits against the regulator in three separate circuits. According to attorney John...Read More
An appeal by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Judge Analisa Torres’ ruling on XRP will affirm the decision, according to Stu Alderoty, the chief legal officer (CLO) of Ripple Labs. During an interview with TechCrunch’s Chain Reaction, Alderoty said the judge’s decision was right as it was a “faithful application of the...Read More
John Deaton, crypto lawyer and legal representative of XRP holders in the lawsuit between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has slammed haters and critics of Judge Analisa Torres, insisting that her recent decision in the ongoing case is “very sound.” In a lengthy Twitter thread, Deaton outlined why Judge Torres’ decision...Read More
The Ripple boss has lambasted the federal regulator after its expressed intentions to appeal the recent ruling. Late last week, the SEC said the decision made by Judge Torres that XRP sold to retail traders was not a security needs a “review.” This has largely been viewed as intent to appeal the court ruling and...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly put six spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications under review, marking the first step before officially approving or rejecting them. Finance giants, including BlackRock and Fidelity Digital Assets, have recently displayed ambitions to launch such ETFs, infusing enthusiasm in the crypto space and positively affecting...Read More
The legal war between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs appears to be far from over. While the latter managed a partial win following a recent court ruling, the Commission doesn’t seem to be backing down just yet. According to a recent report by Bloomberg, the United States Securities and Exchange...Read More
On July 17, Gary Gensler said he was “disappointed” with the judge’s ruling that Ripple’s XRP token was not a security when it was sold to retail investors on exchanges. The ruling was celebrated as good news for the wider crypto industry and retail investors, but Gensler doesn’t agree. 🚨BREAKING: @GaryGensler addresses the @Ripple Summary...Read More
Last week, the legal battle between the SEC and Ripple that had been raging for 3 years was finally settled, at least partially. Although Judge Analisa Torres ruled that some primary sales of XRP should have been registered as securities offerings, the secondary sale of the asset does not count as unlicensed securities. Open for...Read More
The landmark decision by Judge Torres in the legal battle between Ripple and the US SEC could positively impact the entire crypto industry, said the former’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse. He also hopes that the ruling will serve as a wake-up call to US Congress for the upcoming regulations. A Win for Everyone Nearly three years...Read More
The crypto market has recovered a lot of the losses sustained in 2022, with BTC rising by over 80% YTD and many altcoins performing even better. This led to questions and analysis within the community about whether the bear market is over and the industry is preparing for yet another bull cycle. Moreover, the BTC...Read More
On July 13, Ripple scored a big win in its nearly three-year-long legal battle against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after a court ruled that the majority of XRP sales do not fall under the classification of securities transactions. This has raised questions about the potential implications for cryptocurrencies, such as Solana (SOL),...Read More
Ripple’s partial victory in its fight with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a court ruling paved the way for small but significant regulatory clarity that the cryptocurrency industry was deprived of for so long. Now all eyes are on the security regulator who, according to Congressman Ritchie Torres, is acting like “an...Read More
XRP appears to be leading the altcoin rally fetching over 66% in the past day alone. This comes after Ripple Labs managed to score a victory in the SEC case crippling the financial regulator’s plan to regulate the digital asset industry. The market has reacted positively to the District Court for the Southern District of...Read More
Recent comments regarding Bitcoin exchanges from Gary Gensler – Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – suggest that his agency may not be so eager to approve the recent wave of Bitcoin spot ETF applications in its mailbox. The chairman claimed that crypto trading platforms like Coinbase are structured in such a...Read More
XRP is booming after Judge Analisa Torres’s ruling on Thursday that most sales of the Ripple-issued cryptocurrency do not constitute securities transactions. The ruling brings a conclusion to a three-year-long lawsuit that is expected to set a firm precedent for many crypto issuers’ legal standing in the United States going forward. Let’s dig into the...Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against fallen crypto lender Celsius and its ex-boss, Alex Mashinsky after the latter was reportedly arrested on Thursday. The agency accused Celsius of illegally raising billions of dollars through unregistered securities offerings, but only named CEL token as a relevant crypto security in the...Read More
LBRY Inc – the firm that’s responsible for developing the LBRY Protocol – announced that it will be closing shop. This comes after it received a final judgment in the case against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this week. LBRY lost the case. The judge sided with the Commission and ruled that...Read More
It’s no surprise that XRP investors are expecting a ruling in the case between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. According to a recent report from Kaiko, they are already positioning themselves, which is reflected in the increased trading volume. Kaiko reports that XRP ranks third in trading volume as investors are...Read More
LBRY Inc – the firm responsible for developing the LBRY protocol – has announced it will close operations after receiving a final judgment in its case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday. Since the announcement, LBRY token (LBC) has collapsed 14% in value. A federal judge sided with the SEC in...Read More
Crypto investment company Paradigm has filed an amicus brief in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) case against Bittrex, claiming that the regulator is “wrongfully attempting to lay claim over crypto secondary markets.” The brief filed on July 7th stated that the case against the US-based crypto exchange should be dismissed. It argued that...Read More
Grayscale, the owner of the world’s largest Bitcoin fund, has grown even more frustrated with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator approved a leveraged Bitcoin futures ETF last month. The firm has taken its complaint to the court, arguing that the approval strengthens its case that the SEC’s denial of its...Read More
The case between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple is one that the entire cryptocurrency community is looking at. The outcome of the lawsuit is likely to determine whether XRP is a security – a decision that might have considerable implications for the rest of the industry. Ripple v. SEC Case: When...Read More
John Deaton, a pro-Ripple lawyer representing thousands of XRP holders, believes the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strategically capitalized on Ripple’s commitment to transparency and used it to target the company and its CEO, Brad Garlinghouse. The attorney shared his thoughts in response to a Twitter post by Delphi Labs’ general counsel Gabriel...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a response to Coinbase’s recent filing, in which it claims that the exchange made a “calculated decision” to act as an unregistered securities intermediary. The company filed to dismiss the SEC’s charges back in June. The agency launched a full-on legal operation against two of the...Read More
John Deaton, crypto lawyer and legal representative of XRP holders in the lawsuit between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has disclosed that a recent class action brought against the company would most likely be made void if the firm wins the case. In a recent tweet, Deaton said the class action...Read More
