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The US SEC Fines Shipchain $2 Million for Conducting an Unregistered Token Offering: Company Agrees to Cease Operations
24.12.2020
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a cease and desist order against Shipchain and ordered it to pay a penalty of $2.05 million. Additionally, the regulator has directed Shipchain, a shipping and logistics company, to transfer Ship tokens in the possession or control of...
XRP Liquidations Soar as SEC Lawsuit, Token Airdrop Whipsaw Markets
24.12.2020
Over $1.5 billion in XRP futures have been liquidated since the start of November
Elad Roisman appointed acting chairman of SEC, according to Hester Peirce
24.12.2020
President-elect Joe Biden will likely announce Clayton's permanent replacement shortly
Coinbase, Other Big Exchanges ‘Between Rock and a Hard Place’ on Delisting XRP
24.12.2020
The question of whether or not to delist XRP isn’t a black-and-white one for crypto exchanges
Roisman Named SEC Chairman, Peirce Tweets
24.12.2020
The news comes a day after former Chairman Jay Clayton announced that yesterday was his last day
Digital Securities Brokers May Not Be Subject to Enforcement for 5 Years, Says US Regulator
24.12.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement and is looking for public comment toward the custody of digital asset securities that have been handled by special purpose broker-dealers. The statement from the SEC follows the recent crackdown against Ripple Labs and...
Crypto Hedge Fund Founder Stefan Qin Accused of Fraud by SEC
24.12.2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is accusing the founder of hedge fund Virgil Capital which specializes in cryptocurrency arbitrage, of fraud
Telegram Forced to Monetize – and the American SEC May Be to Blame
24.12.2020
The Telegram chat app – the popular communication tool of choice for the crypto community – could be forced to monetize thanks to a regulatory intervention from the American Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) that scuppered its tokenization and blockchainization plans.
In a frank post...
SEC Chairman Clayton Says Wednesday Is His Last Day in Office
24.12.2020
Clayton announced in November he would be leaving by the end of the year but hadn't specified a date
US federal regulators set new expectations for stablecoin issuers
23.12.2020
The President's Working Group has not said anything revolutionary, but does establish some new clarity
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rangebound as XRP Plummets After SEC Lawsuit
23.12.2020
Bitcoin continues trading below $24,000 as legal action by the SEC rattles the XRP market
Bitwise dumps XRP investment amid SEC lawsuit against Ripple
23.12.2020
The Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund has liquidated its XRP holdings
SEC Gives Broker-Dealers Room to Handle Crypto Securities
23.12.2020
The SEC's broker-dealer guidance was generally welcomed as a step in the right direction by industry players
The SEC shows some mercy to broker-dealers handling security tokens
23.12.2020
In a Christmas present for the crypto industry, broker-dealers who abide by existing rules while holding security tokens in custody will not face enforcement action for the next five years
Bitwise Liquidates XRP Position in Crypto Index Fund Following SEC Suit Against Ripple
23.12.2020
Crypto money manager Bitwise has liquidated $9.3 million worth of XRP in its crypto index fund
XRP Crash Burns Other Crypto Asset Values, BTC Price Remains Unscathed
23.12.2020
Digital currency markets have seen some volatile action this week and during the last 24 hours following the XRP charges, a number of coins shed a great deal of value. At the time of publication, the entire crypto-economy is valued at $629 billion and because XRP lost so much value, bitcoin’s...
First Mover: XRP Plunges 20% as Traders Assess SEC’s Ripple Suit
23.12.2020
The SEC's suit against Ripple has triggered a steep sell-off in price for the payments token XRP. Meanwhile, prices for Chainlink's token have increased sevenfold this year, most among CoinDesk 20
XRP Token Plunges Nearly 40% Following the Announcement of SEC Charges Against Ripple
23.12.2020
Ripple’s XRP has lost almost 40% of its value after the token price dropped from $0.51 on December 21 to $0.31 at the time of writing. The token’s plunge appears to be the result of legal proceedings initiated against Ripple by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). At...
Small Exchanges Start Suspending XRP Trading Following the SEC Lawsuit
23.12.2020
Source: iStock/isa_ozdere
ow the fourth-largest cryptoasset by market capitalization, XRP, has started getting suspended by small exchanges following a lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against major US-based blockchain company Ripple.
Some small exchanges have...
XRP price falls 24% in 24 hours as exchanges begin delisting
23.12.2020
Several exchanges have already halted XRP trading after the SEC's lawsuit against Ripple was revealed