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August 14, 2024
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Ripple’s Cross-Border Business Could Be Collateral Damage in SEC Suit
Cryptocurrency // August 09, 2024

One of the longest running legal cases impacting crypto’s regulatory future is potentially nearing resolution. The case, between cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), centers around whether Ripple’s XRP token is a security and has gone through several iterations since its 2020...

Ripple CEO Hails Court Ruling in Case Brought by SEC
Cryptocurrency // August 07, 2024

Blockchain solutions provider Ripple Labs was ordered by a federal judge to pay a civil penalty of $125 million in a case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and centered on the company’s sale of its XRP token to institutional investors. The SEC...

Cryptocurrency Super PACs Among Top Fundraisers for 2024 Elections
Politics // May 06, 2024

Cryptocurrency sector-backed super political action committees (PACs) have become one of the top three fundraisers in the 2024 election season.  With more than $102 million raised, these groups are behind only the super PAC backing Ron DeSantis’ failed presidential campaign and the one backing Democratic Senate...

Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Reports Personal XRP Accounts Hacked
Cryptocurrency // January 31, 2024

Ripple Co-founder and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen said Wednesday (Jan. 31) that some of his personal XRP accounts were hacked on Tuesday (Jan. 30). He said this in a post on X in response to a post speculating that the Ripple network might have been...

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Ripple’s Cross-Border Business Could Be Collateral Damage in SEC Suit

August 09, 2024
One of the longest running legal cases impacting crypto’s regulatory future is potentially nearing resolution. The case, between cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), centers around whether Ripple’s XRP token is a security and has gone through several iterations since its 2020 start. On Wednesday (Aug. 7), the scales of justice fell […]

An American Revolution — How US Crypto Policy Diverges From Rest of World

July 04, 2023
There will be no fireworks for the digital asset sector this July Fourth.  It’s looking like the course du jour being cooked on the grill this Independence Day could be...

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Ripple CEO Hails Court Ruling in Case Brought by SEC

August 07, 2024
Blockchain solutions provider Ripple Labs was ordered by a federal judge to pay a civil penalty of $125 million in a case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and centered on the company’s sale of its XRP token to institutional investors. The SEC had sought a total of $2 billion in civil penalties, […]

Cryptocurrency Super PACs Among Top Fundraisers for 2024 Elections

May 06, 2024
Cryptocurrency sector-backed super political action committees (PACs) have become one of the top three fundraisers in the 2024 election season.  With more than $102 million raised, these groups are behind...

Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Reports Personal XRP Accounts Hacked

January 31, 2024
Ripple Co-founder and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen said Wednesday (Jan. 31) that some of his personal XRP accounts were hacked on Tuesday (Jan. 30). He said this in a post...

Court Ruling Forces SEC to Reconsider Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Application

August 29, 2023
Grayscale Investments, a prominent crypto asset manager, has won a court ruling that requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reconsider its application for the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)....