The Securities and Exchange Commission's first gathering on crypto issues kicked off with assurances from commissioners that they're aiming to set effective policy.
The securities regulator wants an appeals court to rule that XRP tokens sold to retail investors were unregistered securities, the latest in its years-long case against Ripple Labs.
The Supreme Court has denied a petition to review a lower court decision that securities laws applied to Binance.
From a viral sensation to a hotly anticipated meme coin, “Hawk Tuah Girl” is now the subject of a legal battle. Related Reading: Fed Can’t Hold Bitcoin, No Plans Yet To Change Law, Powell Says The digital asset developers named after the viral social media meme are now facing a legal battle filed in the […]
This final guidance calls for a commonly adopted application of the definition of “financial instrument” across EU member states.
The Cedar Innovation Foundation and other crypto organizations are lobbying against the re-nomination of Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw.
Gary Gensler is going, but the lawsuits against crypto firms may continue — until Congress defines how securities laws apply to digital assets.
Terraform Labs’ near $4.5 billion settlement with the SEC has contributed to a record year for the agency’s financial penalties.
Coinbase, a16z, Multicoin Capital, and Paradigm have filed an amicus brief supporting Beba LLC and DeFi Education Fund’s preemptive lawsuit against the SEC.
The word war between Ripple Labs’ key people and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues. Related Reading: Fake Bitcoin ETF Post Lands Man Plea Deal In SEC Hack Case In the latest twist in the Ripple v SEC saga, Ripple’s co-founder, Chris Larsen, offered a stinging comment of SEC Chair Gary Gensler, saying that […]
The ETP issuer is asking for more clarity and consistency from what it claims is the European Union’s “patchwork” of crypto regulations.
The SEC has targeted the largest NFT marketplace for unregistered securities trading, and the crypto community is outraged.
Atlas Development chief legal officer Oscar Franklin Tan stated that the Wells notice “does everything except provide us with clear rules to follow.”
The regulator claims that Coinbase's document discovery requests are overly broad and disproportionate to the needs of the case.
Coinbase has now filed a motion to compel, including among others, a narrowed request for Gary Gensler’s private communications during his time as Chair.
MakerDAO, the leading DeFi platform, has revealed a significant $1 billion investment in tokenized US Treasury securities in a move that has rocked the crypto industry. This strategic action is likely to change the basic principles of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Related Reading: Coinbase Sounds The Alarm: Crypto Market Rollercoaster To Persist Major Players […]
The U.S. SEC claims Consensys has been operating as an unregistered broker through MetaMask.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler didn’t comment on when his agency would approve Ether ETFs for trading, but analysts predict it could be as soon as next week.
Judge Phyllis Hamilton found XRP could be a security when sold to retail and gave the go-ahead to a class-action lawsuit over statements from Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has long been at loggerheads with the crypto industry, especially concerning the security status of some cryptocurrencies. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently had some strong opinions on the matter that he’s not afraid to share. While speaking at an interview, Garlinghouse noted that the SEC is “grossly wrong” in […]
Ethereum developer Consensys has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, striking back against what the company calls an “unlawful seizure of authority” over Ethereum by the federal regulator.
A recent court decision in the United States has offered a mixed verdict for cryptocurrency regulation, with implications for both crypto exchanges like Coinbase and investors nationwide. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that secondary sales of cryptocurrencies on Coinbase do not fall under the purview of the Securities Exchange Act […]
Philippine investors are being warned by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about the dangers of using unregistered online investment platforms. The latest target is eToro, a popular multinational online crypto trading platform with over 33 million users worldwide. Related Reading: Forget Wall Street, Uniswap Is The New Trading King With $2 Trillion Crown eToro […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a New York judge to impose a nearly $2 billion judgment against Ripple Labs, according to court filings.
The XRP community is celebrating a recent development that could have significant implications for the cryptocurrency’s future. The European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), a highly respected European think tank focused on corporate governance, published a research paper acknowledging XRP’s status as a utility token, distinct from securities. This recognition comes amidst an ongoing legal battle […]
Coinbase delivered an opening brief in a United States appeals court, arguing that the SEC should be forced to “engage in rulemaking.”
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority said it would not object to requests to create a market segment for crypto-backed ETNs.
Coinbase lawyers have requested that a U.S. court throw out a previous default judgment that deemed the secondary sales of crypto assets as “securities transactions.”
The “only U.S.-registered crypto securities platform" is listing ETH in a bold test of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's thesis that most cryptocurrencies are securities.
After the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Kraken, a small but trusted exchange, CoinDesk asked passersby for their views on crypto and regulation.