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What Are the Stakes in the SEC vs. Ripple?
19.5.2023
Where the SEC’s Proposed Custody Rule Comes Up Short for Crypto
18.5.2023
Financial advisors looking for clarity on crypto and digital assets from the SEC’s proposed changes to Custody Rule 206(4)-2 won’t get everything they want
Where the SEC’s Proposed Custody Rule Comes Up Short for Crypto
18.5.2023
Financial advisors looking for clarity on crypto and digital assets from the SEC’s proposed changes to Custody Rule 206(4)-2 won’t get everything they want
Regulatory Battle: Grayscale Challenged by SEC’s Designation of Filecoin as Security
18.5.2023
Grayscale Investments, the largest digital currency asset manager by assets under management, made an announcement on May 17 regarding a comment received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the SEC, the crypto asset filecoin qualifies as a security under federal...
Grayscale and Bitwise distance themselves from Ether futures ETF plans
18.5.2023
Grayscale has removed ETH futures ETF plans after a warning from the SEC, while Bitwise amended its SEC filing to halt any near launch of Ether ETF products
Ripple case: SEC Hinman docs must become public by June 6, lawyer suggests
18.5.2023
The infamous Hinman Speech docs are required to be unsealed by June 6 according to a previous court order, suggests defense attorney James K. Filan
SEC warns Filecoin 'meets definition of a security' — Grayscale
18.5.2023
The regulator has asked Grayscale to withdraw its application for a Filecoin Trust product, saying its underlying asset "meets the definition of a security."
US SEC Says Filecoin Is a Security in Comment Letter to Grayscale
17.5.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission determined that Filecoin is a security, according to a statement released by asset manager Grayscale Investments.
In a press release sent on Wednesday afternoon, the digital currency asset manager said it had received a comment letter from SEC staff...
Filecoin Price Drops After SEC Asks Grayscale to Withdraw FIL Trust Application
17.5.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked Grayscale to withdraw its application to launch a Filecoin Trust product, the company revealed Wednesday
Berenberg Investment Firm Analyst Sees MicroStrategy as Safer Bet than Coinbase Due to SEC Risk
17.5.2023
An analyst at Berenberg investment firm believes MicroStrategy is now a safer bet compared to Coinbase due to the exchange's regulatory issues.
Mark Palmer, an equity research analyst at Berenberg Capital Markets, said the US Securities and Exchange Commission will likely file an enforcement...
Bitcoin price capitulation below $26K increases as Friday’s BTC options expiry looms
17.5.2023
This week’s BTC options expiry could play a decisive role in Bitcoin price potentially trading below the $26,000 level
The Chamber of Digital Commerce backs Coinbase in SEC fight
17.5.2023
The Chamber of Digital Commerce is a leading digital asset and blockchain trading association that aims to promote the use and acceptance of blockchain and crypto-based technologies. It works closely with regulatory agencies, industries, and policymakers through advocacy and education. The digital...
XRP Price Prediction as Judge Rules in Favor of Ripple to Deny SEC Motion to Seal Hinman Documents – XRP to $1?
17.5.2023
The XRP price has jumped by 5% in the past 24 hours, after the judge presiding over Ripple's case with the SEC denied the regulator's motion to seal important documents.
At $0.446896, XRP is up by 4% in a week but down by 13% in the last 30 days, with today's spike going some way towards reversing...
Valkyrie Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF gets inspiration from TradFi memes
17.5.2023
After being initially discussed in 2021, the investment fund is now capitalizing on the meme-worthy ticker for its new leveraged Bitcoin ETF
Judge Torres Rules That SEC Cannot Seal Hinman Docs in Ripple Case
17.5.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission cannot seal certain documents in connection with a 2018 speech from agency’s former director Bill Hinman in its case against Ripple, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
The SEC wanted to seal entirely the “Hinman Speech documents” which have in them “nonpublic...
Ripple CEO Accuses US Regulator of ‘Hypocrisy’ on Twitter
17.5.2023
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse did not hold back on Twitter in criticizing the US Securities and Exchange Commission for its “hypocrisy” in public statements about the cryptocurrency industry.
Garlinghouse tweeted a meme from The Office where a character looks befuddled in response, while adding...
Breaking: Court victory for Ripple as judge denies SEC motion to seal Hinman docs
17.5.2023
United States District Judge Analisa Torres made the order on May 16 in a win for Ripple
SEC Can't Seal Docs Tied to Hinman's Ether Speech, Judge in Ripple Suit Rules
17.5.2023
The SEC and Ripple have sparred for months over a set of documents related to Bill Hinman's 2018 speech on securities law and ether
Jump Trading Allegedly Supported Terra Before It Collapsed, New SEC Filings Show
16.5.2023
A US regulator’s court filings confirm that Jump Trading secretly supported Terraform Labs — the company behind the failed algorithmic stablecoin — about a year before the company collapsed.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a document last week showing a contract between Terraform...
Valkyrie Goes for a Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF Dubbed 'BUFD' in Regulatory Filing
16.5.2023
Asset management firm Valkyrie filed an application to a US regulator to launch a leveraged bitcoin futures ETF with an interesting ticker symbol.
The Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF, with the ticker symbol BTFD, would not invest directly in bitcoin, and instead seeks to benefit...