Here’s Why The XRP Securities Suit Is Worse Than Past SEC Charges
In what has had an enormous ripple effect across the crypto industry, the SEC has filed a lawsuit that deems the XRP cryptocurrency token to be an unregistered security. Those on the defensive look to past instances of EOS and KIN as examples of tokens launched that barely got a slap on the wrist, paid […]
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SEC Charges Former Coinbase Manager, His Brother, and a Friend — 9 Crypto Tokens Identified as Securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday....
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The legal battle between Ripple Labs and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking major steps towards a final ruling after almost two years now. As Bitcoinist reported, Ripple Labs already published its brief rejecting a summary judgment on Friday. Shortly thereafter, the SEC followed suit with its judicial adversary. Both briefs are only […]
Blockchain security firm Quantstamp has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over charges related to an unauthorized initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $28 million in 2017. The SEC filed charges against the San Francisco-based firm for allegedly conducting an unregistered ICO of crypto asset securities, resulting in a settlement that requires […]
Alleged Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht has suffered a setback in his efforts to fight federal narcotics and money laundering charges after a US court rejected his bid to dismiss the suit. Ulbricht's lawyer originally sought to dismiss the charges in late March, citing flaws in the legal definition of money laundering. As well, the dismissal filing challenged allegations that Ulbricht directly conspired with Silk Road users. On 9th July, US District Judge Katherine Forrest rejected the defendant's claims regarding the validity of the charges, saying that there are sufficient grounds for....