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Many regulators – including Hester Peirce of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – are claiming that more legislation and monitorization of the cryptocurrency space is necessary if digital assets are going to continue to be adopted by huge companies.Peirce Wants More Rules in the Crypto SpaceOver the past few weeks, several large tech and financial companies – such as Tesla – have invested money into bitcoin, the world’s largest and most popular digital currency. In addition, Tesla...

Despite the huge and ugly lawsuit pending against Ripple, the company’s cryptocurrency XRP has recently incurred a massive gain following news that Tesla has purchased approximately $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin, the world’s leading digital asset by market cap. The news suggests that all smaller altcoins still move in tandem with BTC and have yet to find their own footing in the growing world of digital currency.Ripple Shoots UpFollowing the purchase, XRP rose as much as 15 percent before...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple, the fintech company behind the third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP, have clearly stated that there will not be any settlement on the current lawsuit against Ripple prior to the official trial date.No Prospect For SettlementBoth parties made this statement in a discovery letter dated February 15, 2021, which was addressed to Judge Analisa Torres. In the document, both the SEC and Ripple said that they “do not believe there is...

The recent boom in institutional interest in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies might be a fresh sign that the market needs crypto regulations. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce pointed out that the wide range of investors would also improve price formation.Institutional Interest as the Long-Awaited Sign for Crypto RegulationsUS Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce has said that there is a need for precise cryptocurrency regulation. According to a recent news report, the...

In a document filed with the United States District Court of New Jersey, Binance dropped the lawsuit filed against Forbes in November 2020. The case was in response to Forbes’ story, where it alleged that the cryptocurrency exchange was brewing plans to exploit United States investors through a sham company.Binance, through its attorneys, Peter J. Pizzi and Selina M. Ellis, have now dropped its defamation lawsuit, which was filed against Forbes last year. The new document calls for a...

More institutional investors are betting big on bitcoin as the digital currency rallied. From gaining acceptance by corporations as a primary reserve asset, the cryptocurrency is now making its way to the portfolio of some of the world’s largest hedge funds.Last month, Bridgewater Associates founder and Ray Dalio called bitcoin an “amazing accomplishment” and hinted at the possibility of his hedge fund adopting bitcoin as a hedge against currency devaluation. For Bill Miller, however,...

The lawsuit between Ripple and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just keeps heating up. Ripple has now put in a request with the agency to view documents determining its decisions to allow both bitcoin and Ethereum to be exempt from securities statuses through what’s known as a “Freedom of Information” request.Ripple: What Makes Us So Unique, Huh?Here’s a little background on the situation. Ripple is being charged by the SEC for hosting an improper token sale back in 2013....

The U.S. SEC has charged three individuals on an initial coin offering scam, where their company Bitcoiin2Gen squeezed more than $11 million from retail investors. The ICO, which took place in 2018, involved actor Steven Seagal as a promoter of the newly created token.Defrauding Investors with More than $11MThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) went after three individuals, allegedly defrauding hundreds of retail investors. The U.S. watchdog has charged them on a 2018 initial coin...

There are no boring days on the cryptocurrency market, and that’s particularly true for this week. After the GameStop saga, Dogecoin’s pump, and Elon Musk putting Bitcoin in his bio, it appears that it’s now XRP’s time to shine.The price for Ripple’s native cryptocurrency, XRP, has increased by as much as 80% in a few short hours. Less than 12 hours ago, the coin was trading at around $0.28 but has since surged to an intraday high of $0.51 for an increase of about 80%.The price has since...

Ameritrade, a popular US-based trading platform owned by Charles Schwab, and Robinhood, an American financial service company, have suspended GameStop (GME) trading following the recent controversy.Simultaneously, the former SEC Chair Jay Clayton said that the traditional financial markets need significant readjustments as they are not functioning in everyone’s best interest.Ameritrade And Robinhood Halt GME TradingThe saga around a video game company struggling for years to revamp its...