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XRP price started a fresh decline below the $0.658 zone against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.650 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.625 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could extend losses if it breaks the $0.585 support zone. XRP price is struggling below $0.650 against the US Dollar, unlike Bitcoin. The price could decline...

According to Musk, X Corp will sue Media Matters and several others for a fake plot to paint the social media company as problematic. X (formerly Twitter) owner and Chairman Elon Musk has threatened to file a lawsuit against major advertisers and Media Matters for America (MMfA) for pausing ads on X and allegedly misrepresenting the company’s position on free speech. Musk said the company will file a lawsuit first thing today.  In a post published Saturday, the X Chairman stated: “The...

United States prosecutors arrested three people for allegedly stealing $10 million from financial institutions and laundering the stolen funds using cryptocurrency exchanges. The individuals could each get up to over 80 years in prison if found guilty of the allegations. Defrauding Banks and Channeling Proceeds to Crypto Exchanges A press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest of Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Feo...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its latest report revealed that the number of enforcement actions filed in the fiscal year 2023 (FY2023) increased by three percent from the previous record in the financial year of 2022. Some of the enforcement actions involved heavyweights in the crypto industry, with various accusations against cryptocurrency businesses and executives ranging from fraud to securities violations. Nearly $1 Billion Distributed to Harmed...

Unstoppable Domains is currently facing criticism for allegedly appropriating the open-source advancements of the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) through the filing of a patent named “Resolving Blockchain Domain Names” in January this year. In an open letter, Nick Johnson, the lead developer of ENS, expressed significant concerns about Unstoppable Domains’ patent applications related to blockchain domain names while highlighting ENS’ advocacy for open source, open standards, and...

Ripple Labs and the SEC are in discovery for the remedies phase of the Ripple case until February. Meanwhile, Gary Gensler recently gave a speech in which he quoted the first SEC chair, Joseph P. Kennedy. That’s what started the X skirmish between the Commission and members of the crypto industry. Gary Gensler’s SEC Remarks Irk Ripple Labs In his speech, Gensler touted the original SEC chair’s words as a model for the agency’s ethical behavior as a government regulatory...

The United States has persistently stumbled in delivering clear regulatory guidance for digital assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) presides over instruments and assets deemed as securities, while the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulates the trading of derivatives on commodities. This landscape leaves a regulatory gap for digital assets that defy the categorization of securities or commodity-based derivatives. Amid this regulatory chaos,...

The Dogecoin team made an exciting announcement on X this week, revealing that Astrobotic has scheduled the launch of a physical DOGE to the moon. Notably, the coin will be included in the DHL Moonbox and transported via ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket on December 23, 2023. Dogecoin to the Moon The initiative traces back to a Dogecoin community fundraising campaign initiated in 2015. The cryptocurrency’s journey to the moon is now set to materialize through a collaborative effort...

XRP token prices pared back profits the week ending Sat, Nov 18. After a wild mid-October run-up from $0.49 to $0.72, XRP fell to $0.61 by Sunday morning Tokyo time. Meanwhile, the notorious XRP case attorney John Deaton took to X to remind readers that “XRP is a utility token at its core.” Amicus Lawyer for Ripple Lawsuit Outlines Victory The thing that drove me nuts was that a few career securities lawyers would argue XRP is a security. I would always counter with...

TL;DR Where is BTC Headed? It has been another interesting week for the cryptocurrency industry, especially Bitcoin (BTC). The primary digital asset has experienced considerable price swings ranging between $35,000 and $38,000, while some analysts believe it could go even higher in the following months. Such an example is the popular X (Twitter) user KALEO, who thinks BTC has a chance to soar to $40,000 before the end of 2023. However, they warned that the asset might...