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Ripple Pledges $25 Million Yearly to Crypto Super PAC 
Cryptocurrency // May 29, 2024

Ripple has donated another $25 million to pro-cryptocurrency political action committee (PAC) Fairshake. And there’s more where that came from, the blockchain payments company’s CEO told Axios in an interview published Wednesday (May 29). “This isn’t a one-time thing,” said Brad Garlinghouse, pledging to give Fairshake $25 million annually,...

This Week in Web3: Usability, Utility and Oversight 
Blockchain // April 10, 2024

The next iteration of the internet, Web3, has been around for a while now.  Meta’s Reality Labs division — the arm of the tech giant that focuses on metaverse, mixed reality (MR), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives — is...

Ripple CEO: SEC Will Fine Company $2 Billion
Cryptocurrency // March 26, 2024

Federal regulators want blockchain firm Ripple to pay a nearly $2 billion fine. That’s according to company officials who took to social media in advance of the publication of court documents scheduled for Tuesday (March 26) to criticize the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed punishment. “The SEC plans...

Ripple Chief: SEC Could Be ‘Thawing’ Toward Crypto
Cryptocurrency // November 12, 2023

The CEO of Ripple says the SEC has stumbled in its investor protection duty. “I think the SEC, in my opinion, has lost sight of their mission to protect investors,” Brad Garlinghouse said of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an interview with CNBC published Saturday (Nov. 11). “And the...

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Ripple CEO: US Crypto Rules Lag Amid ‘Interminable’ Lawsuits

July 18, 2024
Ripple’s CEO says the cryptocurrency industry is still seeking regulatory clarity from the U.S. Speaking with Bloomberg News Wednesday (July 17), Brad Garlinghouse said America lags behind other countries that have already adopted crypto regulations. “What we are seeing, where it’s the UK, Japan, Singapore … even the European Union, more than two dozen countries have come together to provide a […]

Ripple CEO: SEC Will Fine Company $2 Billion

March 26, 2024
Federal regulators want blockchain firm Ripple to pay a nearly $2 billion fine. That’s according to company officials who took to social media in advance of the publication of court documents scheduled...

Ripple Chief: SEC Could Be ‘Thawing’ Toward Crypto

November 12, 2023
The CEO of Ripple says the SEC has stumbled in its investor protection duty. “I think the SEC, in my opinion, has lost sight of their mission to protect investors,” Brad Garlinghouse said of the Securities...

Ripple Pulls Out of Fortress Trust Acquisition

September 29, 2023
Cryptocurrency company Ripple is not moving ahead with its previously announced plans to acquire custodian Fortress Trust. “A few weeks ago, we signed a letter of intent to acquire Fortress Trust...