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SEC goes after Ripple execs in latest appeal of securities sales lawsuit
18.10.2024
Ripple’s native coin XRP is down 1.2% in the last 12 hours. Why? The United States Securities and…
SEC charges Consensys Software for unregistered securities sales
2.7.2024
The SEC has charged Consensys Software Inc. with engaging in unregistered securities offerings and sales via MetaMask Staking. Additionally, the platform faces charges for operating as an unregistered broker through MetaMask Staking and MetaMask Swaps. The SEC has filed a complaint alleging that...
Judge backs SEC on Terraform securities sales question
29.12.2023
Judge Jed Rakoff, who is looking into the SEC’s case against the ex-CEO Do Kwon of Terraform Labs, favors the regulatory body. As per the judgment, Kwon and Terraform carried out the sale of uncertified securities pertaining to LUNA and MIR tokens. The Securities and Exchange Commission pitched...
SEC charges podcaster in first unregistered securities sales claim against NFT offering
28.8.2023
Impact Theory produces entertainment and educational podcasts and was “trying to build the next Disney” when it invited investors to purchase its NFTs
Decoding Ripple’s Ruling: A Potential Tsunami for the SEC
25.7.2023
In a groundbreaking decision earlier this month, the Southern District Court of New York determined that institutional sales of XRP conducted directly by Ripple constitute securities sales. However, intriguingly, XRP sales on secondary markets, specifically crypto exchanges, do not. A verdict that...
SEC revises $22M punishment against LBRY, seeks $111K instead
15.5.2023
The SEC originally wanted LBRY to pay millions of dollars in penalties, but now concedes the defunct firm can’t pay up that amount
Judge dismisses proposed class action suit alleging Coinbase securities sales
1.2.2023
The decision did not address the question of whether the 79 tokens in questions were securities, but dismissed claims based on the Securities and Exchange Acts
Class action suit against Coinbase alleges unregulated securities sales
17.3.2022
Plaintiffs say 79 tokens that Coinbase sells meet the definition of securities, but they were not warned of their risks
US SEC Shuts Down $30 Million Defi Money Market in First Decentralized Finance Bust
8.8.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken its first enforcement action involving decentralized finance (defi). The commission has charged a defi platform and its executives for unregistered securities sales of more than $30 million and misleading investors. SEC’s...