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The potential ruling on the ongoing Ripple class action lawsuit about XRP is important but will do next to nothing for the asset’s proper classification. Regardless of this, the XRP community – and maybe the crypto world at large – is still waiting patiently for an official end to the legal proceedings.Ripple Class-Action LawsuitIn 2018, a few XRP investors filed a lawsuit against Ripple. The litigants claimed that Ripple issued and sold XRP to them, even though it knew the asset is an...

If Judge Phyllis Hamilton will decide that Ripple is breaking the U.S. law with its token offerings, this could tank the 500 billion economy to the bottoms of the cryptocurrency market, after possible panic-sell.On 4 December, Ripple had asked the Chief District Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the Northern District of California to dismiss the case against cryptocurrency. The representatives are saying that the lawsuit sent to court by the angry Ripple investors is not relevant. Because there was a...

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF proposal has been withdrawn. The cryptocurrency asset management firm indicated that it had submitted a note to the U.S. SEC. Bitwise said that the withdrawal request is “consistent with the public interest and protection of investors”. This shows that the firm is studying the situation at this time. The global head of research told:“We did indeed withdraw the application. This is a procedural step, and we intend to refile our application at an appropriate time.”It also...

It appears that the cryptocurrency community won’t be seeing an SEC Bitcoin ETF yet again, as Bitwise has withdrawn its application which was filed in January 2019. According to the official note, the move is largely due to the public interest and pursuant to existing regulations.Bitwise Withdraws Bitcoin ETF ApplicationA lot of people from the cryptocurrency community seem to believe that a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund will send the cryptocurrency to new all-time highs.However, so far, all...

With initial coin offerings (ICOs) virtually gone and initial exchange offerings (IEOs) now dominating the crypto industry as the newest method of fundraising for blockchain projects, the United States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned US investors to be cautious when investing in them.The regulator issued an official notice today, warning crypto investors that IEOs and ICOs are very much alike and may still be subjected to federal securities laws.According to the Commission,...

XRP status has been classified as unclear. The U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert has indicated. He said this in an interview while trying to clarify the status of different cryptocurrencies. He noted:“It’s unclear. Stay tuned I’d say. Part of the issue is that our jurisdiction we share with the SEC [Securities and Exchange Commission]. If it’s a security, it falls under their jurisdiction. If it’s a commodity, it falls under ours.”CFTC...

Telegram’s bank records are going to be released to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This reversal in the case came as a shock to many. The current ICO misconduct court case has taken another dimension. This change came as in a filing yesterday the Court of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) gave Telegram time till February 26 to release them.The filing will also allow the removal of information. This is for privacy reasons. It is also in line with the privacy...

On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had filed invoices to the court. The SEC is claiming that brothers Nikolai and Pavel Durov were selling the Gram tokens after the initial pre-sale end.If It Has No Flaws, Invent ThemTelegram officially claimed that they did not conduct any sales after the initial offering end.However, the SEC representatives are sure that Telegram accountants have been messing with papers. Maybe Telegram managers got a total of 1.7 billion during the...

Kik, a Canadian company behind a freeware instant messaging mobile app, has long been involved in a battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the enforcement action against Kin token offering in 2017. Now Kik requires trial with the SEC in order to put a legal end to this story.On Thursday, the SEC updated the status of the case and provided a schedule for further proceedings. According to the document, yesterday, on January 9, the parties took a total of 11...

Regulators consider adding some cryptocurrencies to the list of registered securities. This especially true when it comes to PoS and DpoS-based blockchains, with the staking reward model. The annual report made by OCIE says that crypto-related operations will be observed and studied with caution. The crypto companies already in the SEC‘s registry will experience additional checks too.The OCIE is thriving to deliver the best integrity and security to the U.S. markets and economy. The investors...