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The lawsuit between Ripple and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is starting to heat up.Ripple Could Be Heading to a Point of No ReturnHere’s a little background on the case. Less than a month ago, the financial agency filed a civil suit against Ripple, which issues the fourth-largest cryptocurrency in the world known as XRP after bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether (a stable currency). The SEC is alleging that Ripple falls into the “securities” category and did not properly register its...

The Chicago-based company has increased its position to GBTC by about 24% from October to late December, according to a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The financial institution now owns 30,454 GBTC shares.Founded in 1908 in Chicago, Rothschild Investment Corporation is a registered financial brokerage, dealer, and a member of SIPC and FINRA. However, it’s worth noting that the company broke out from the Rothschild family dynasty more than four decades ago, after...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission charges on Ripple have pushed another platform, namely eToro, to suspend trading for the company’s native cryptocurrency. The Israeli exchange will prohibit the purchase and trading of XRP for US citizens starting from January 24th.eToro Joins The List Of XRP Suspending ExchangesFounded in 2006 in Israel, eToro is a popular social trading and multi-asset brokerage company that also support various cryptocurrency pairs.However, the company has decided...

The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, may start trading cash-settled Bitcoin futures. This is according to new filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, with almost $8 trillion worth of assets under management last year. To put it in perspective – that’s almost 8 times the current capitalization of the entire cryptocurrency market.Now, the Wall Street giant has filed two Prospectus documents with the United States...

Various analysts are warning traders that they shouldn’t expect a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) this year. Despite bitcoin doing better than ever – it’s now trading in the high $30,000 range – such a product is still likely to carry several red flags wherever it goes.A Bitcoin ETF May Not Happen This YearTodd Rosenbluth – head of ETF and mutual fund research at CFRA Research – explained in a recent interview that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is becoming even pickier when...

The San Francisco-based veteran crypto exchange Kraken is the latest platform announcing plans to halt Ripple (XRP) trading starting at the end of January. The decision will affect only US-based citizens, while all services will remain operating as intended for customers located outside of the country.Starting on January 29th at 5 pm PT (or January 30th at 1:00 UTC), Kraken will suspend XRP trading for users based in the United States. The near 10-year-old exchange said that residents need to...

European cryptocurrency payments company CoinGate has joined the likes of Coinbase and Binance US to remove Ripple (XRP) from its services. The firm justified its decision with the SEC charges brought on the payment processor as many of its partners had already stopped doing utilizing the XRP token.CoinGate Removes XRPHeadquartered in Lithuania, CoinGate enables bitcoin, ETH, and other digital assets to be used as a means of payment with traditional merchants. The company has a reported...

2021 has started off well for most of the crypto ecosystem, except for Ripple. The company is on the verge of one of the riskiest lawsuits in the history of the industry, and the pessimism surrounding its XRP token has led it into a downward spiral that is causing significant losses to those who still are enrolled in the XRP Army.Ripple has tried to tackle this situation in many possible ways, from investing in lobbies and external audits, to even contemplating a relocation. And even during...

Things are not looking great for Ripple and its XRP cryptocurrency. In a day where the total market cap managed to add a whopping $60 billion as bitcoin charts a staggering 11% increase, XRP is down 5% in the past 24 hours.In what looks like an interesting development, a group of supporters is trying to force the hand of White House on the allegations made by the Securities and Exchange Commission.XRP Supporters File a Petition to the White HouseAn interesting petition titled We the People...

Following a couple of unsuccessful attempts, the New York City-based giant asset manager VanEck has filed another document with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin ETF. If successful, the VanEck Bitcoin Trust would reflect the performance of the MVIS CryptoCompare Bitcoin Benchmark Rate.VanEck Tries Again For A BTC ETFFounded in 1955, VanEck is a giant US investment firm with about $50 billion in assets under management as of 2019. The company has been actively involved with the cryptocurrency field...